by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 26, 2020 | Uncategorised
The ESFA, in partnership with Ofsted and the Office for Students, is hosting a series of engagement events to help training providers prepare for the change to Ofsted inspecting apprenticeship training provision at levels 6 and 7, and to gather feedback to support the...
by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 25, 2020 | Uncategorised
Last week was Get Online Week, promoting digital inclusion to the national attention. Ability Net has published a range of tips and resources to help support older and disabled people, to help reduce loneliness and social isolation and to help those who need access to...
by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 23, 2020 | Uncategorised
This FE Week article suggests that up to £80 million of unspent National Retraining Scheme pilot funding could be given back to the Treasury, rather than added to the skills fund.
by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 23, 2020 | Uncategorised
This article and analysis from FE Week shows that the proportion of black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) 16- to 18-year-old apprentices is falling and made up just 7.7 % of starts in the first three-quarters of 2019/20, compared to over 20 % for other FE...
by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 23, 2020 | Uncategorised
The DfE’s Redundancy Support Service for Apprentices (ReSSA) is offering support to individuals on the impact of redundancy, their options and next steps. It is keen for this service to be promoted to employers who have apprenticeship opportunities to offer to...
by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 23, 2020 | Uncategorised
Following the recent announcements of the awarding of Tier 1 & 2 of the CAEHRS framework, the DWP is currently considering the design of Tier 3 which they expect will predominantly be focussed on the VCSE, SME and specialist organisations within the employment...
by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 23, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Education & Training Foundation (ETF) has published a new guide to understanding and promoting positive behaviour in the FE sector, considering how FE professionals can cultivate a positive environment for staff and learners.
by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 23, 2020 | Uncategorised
The BBC’s Panorama programme is airing an investigation into the long-term consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on young people. The programme will be shown on BBC One at 19:35 on 26 October and will be available to watch online afterwards.
by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 23, 2020 | Uncategorised
SCTP member Go Train is seeking expressions of interest for partnership work on the DWP Commercial Agreement for Employment and Health Related Services (CAEHRS) framework. They are seeking initial EOI from organisations who are end to end providers, specialists,...
by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 23, 2020 | Uncategorised
The DWP’s latest Touchbase newsletter includes a roundup of recent DWP announcements on support for employers, benefit claimants and businesses.
