by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 28, 2021 | Uncategorised
A new manual has been published, co-authored by industry and government, entitled the ‘Flexible Apprenticeships in Construction’. This explains how apprenticeship training can be flexed, including what is delivered and when, based on the existing relevant knowledge or...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 28, 2021 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has published information about clinically extremely vulnerable staff in education and childcare settings returning to the workplace. Their advice is that if it’s possible for them to fulfil their role from home, they should continue to work remotely. If they...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 28, 2021 | Uncategorised
The latest information from the ESFA: 1. Latest information on coronavirus (COVID-19); 2. Reminder: a new Document exchange service is now live; 3. Reminder: the coronavirus (COVID-19) free school meals additional costs online form for schools and colleges is live; 4....
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 26, 2021 | Uncategorised
Brighton & Hove City Council (BHCC) is accepting applications for levy transfer funding to support eligible employers in Brighton and Hove to take on new apprentices and develop the skills of existing employees. The deadline for applying is Wednesday 19 May for...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 26, 2021 | Uncategorised
A new report ‘A U-shaped crisis’ published by the Resolution Foundation examines the economic impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on older workers, and how periods of unemployment can affect their prospects upon returning to work. This article highlights that...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 23, 2021 | Uncategorised
The South East Local Enterprise Partnership (SELEP) has published its Skills Report, an executive summary will be produced shortly.
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 23, 2021 | Uncategorised
The West Sussex County Council Economy Reset Plan, for the period 2020 – 2024 can be downloaded from its website. The WSCC Reset Plan is also available.
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 23, 2021 | Uncategorised
The government has launched a £7 million Global Screen Fund to support the UK independent screen sector to export their productions to markets around the world.
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 23, 2021 | Uncategorised
All the information for bidding on the Department for Education (DfE) contracts is available here. The page has been updated to add a link to a UK procurement portal, replacing one to a EU portal.
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 23, 2021 | Uncategorised
The House of Commons Library has published some research briefings: The UK Economy: a dashboard – an interactive dashboard presenting key economic data for the UK Unemployment – National: Key Economic Indicators – data on unemployment in the UK....
