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....
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 22, 2021 | Uncategorised
The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) and the Welding Institute have announced that they are looking for employers to join an employer ‘trailblazer’ group that will review the level 2 general welder apprenticeship.
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 22, 2021 | Uncategorised
The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has published a briefing note entitled ‘Big changes to adult education funding? Definitely maybe’ assessing the key policy announcements made in the FE White Paper around the funding of post-18 education. This article...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 22, 2021 | Uncategorised
The Social Market Foundation, a cross-party think-tank, has published a news briefing, supported by the Further Education Trust for Leadership, presenting the results of a national survey on what the public thinks about vocational qualifications. The survey found that...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 22, 2021 | Uncategorised
Toby Perkins MP, Shadow Minister for Apprenticeships and Lifelong Learning, visited SCTP member, Steve Willis Training in Burgess Hill recently to learn more about apprenticeship provision, and how apprenticeship training can address the looming skills shortage in the...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 22, 2021 | Uncategorised
Ofqual has published a small update to the following conditions, requirements and guidance for English and maths Functional Skills qualifications documents. The changes give effect to the Secretary of State’s decision to extend the end date for continuing learners on...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 22, 2021 | Uncategorised
The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) has written a blog about its new green apprenticeships advisory panel. The panel will play a role in advising on how existing apprenticeships could be made greener and highlight any gaps that could be...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 21, 2021 | Uncategorised
The government is planning a new law to make sure all smart devices meet new requirements to help protect people from cyber attacks. The plans include a ban on using universal default passwords and ensuring customers are aware when buying a device how long it will...
