by Sarah Sawyer | Aug 5, 2020 | Uncategorised
The ESFA have instructed that training providers who received funding via the post-16 provider relief schemes are required to submit a reconciled summary of costs used within 60 days of the support ending. As the initial scheme (April – June 2020) has now ended...
by Sarah Sawyer | Aug 5, 2020 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has issued a reminder that all adverts on the Find an Apprenticeship (FAA) website must link to apprenticeship standards now and not frameworks. They advise providers that in order to prevent any vacancies with frameworks appearing on FAA, not to re-open old...
by Sarah Sawyer | Aug 5, 2020 | Uncategorised
The latest information from the ESFA: 1. Latest information on coronavirus (COVID-19); 2. Reminder: all apprenticeship job adverts for learners starting from 1 August 2020 should feature apprenticeship standards; 3. Information: provider relief scheme (April – June...
by Sarah Sawyer | Aug 5, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Social Mobility Commission has published a report looking at the national, regional and organisational barriers to stability in the early years workforce. A summary of the findings of the report is here. The Commission recommends a first step of a comprehensive...
by Sarah Sawyer | Aug 5, 2020 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has updated its guidance for employers on employing an apprentice and how apprenticeship funding works, including additional information about off-the-job training, English and maths qualifications, and end-point assessment, and stated the government’s...
by Sarah Sawyer | Aug 4, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Coast to Capital LEP has announced details of the projects it is supporting as part of the Government’s new Getting Building Fund. The Getting Building Fund was created to invest in local infrastructure projects to drive economic growth in the wake of the COVID-19...
by Sarah Sawyer | Aug 4, 2020 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has updated the guidance about how the high-value courses one-year offer for 18 and 19-year-olds will work. The update is to the eligible qualifications section to include information from the qualifications manual that clarifies which qualifications will not...
by Sarah Sawyer | Aug 4, 2020 | Uncategorised
The CIPD has updated its ‘returning to the workplace planner’ for businesses, urging businesses to ensure they meet three key tests before bringing employees back to the workplace – is it essential, is it sufficiently safe and is it mutually...
by Sarah Sawyer | Aug 4, 2020 | Uncategorised
Public Health England’s advice and information on how to look after your mental health and wellbeing during the COVID-19 outbreak. has added translated documents of the guidance in Arabic, Bengali, Chinese CN, Chinese HK, French, Gujarati, Polish, Portuguese,...
by Sarah Sawyer | Aug 4, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) has announced that it will move to a new simplified external quality assurance (EQA) system following a public consultation earlier this year. The changes will see EQA delivered by Ofqual or, for...
