by Sarah Sawyer | May 20, 2020 | Uncategorised
As part of the Skills World series of broadcasts, Tom Bewick, Chief Executive of the Federation on Awarding Bodies, talks to Gilllian Keegan, Apprenticeship and Skills Minister, Rob Nitsch, Chief Operating Officer at the IfATE, Mark Armitage, Head of Membership...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 20, 2020 | Uncategorised
The DfE has launched the ESFA European Social Fund (ESF) Provider Relief Scheme in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. The purpose of the scheme is to retain capacity within organisations who are currently contracted to deliver ESFA ESF programmes and to support...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 20, 2020 | Uncategorised
The government has pledged £750 million to ensure voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations can continue their vital work supporting the country during the COVID-19 outbreak, including £200m for the Coronavirus Community Support Fund. It has also...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 20, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Culture Secretary, Oliver Dowden, has announced representatives from the arts, cultural and sporting worlds who will join a new taskforce aimed at helping getting the country’s recreation and leisure sector up and running again. The Cultural Renewal Taskforce will...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 19, 2020 | Uncategorised
The government’s points-based immigration scheme has passed its second reading in parliament. The bill will create a framework for the government to bring in tougher immigration rules which include requirements for an A-level equivalent education and a minimum...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 19, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Treasury has published figures to show how individuals and businesses are accessing the government’s coronavirus support schemes. 8 million jobs have now been furloughed with £11.1 billion claimed so far through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS)...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 19, 2020 | Uncategorised
The government’s guidance to help employers, employees and the self-employed understand how to work safely during the coronavirus pandemic has been updated to include a new section ‘5 steps to working safely’ – practical actions for businesses...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 19, 2020 | Uncategorised
The DfE’s guidance for apprentices, employers, training providers and assessment organisations in response to the impact of COVID-19 has been updated with information on training and assessing apprentices in line with the government’s new safer working...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 19, 2020 | Uncategorised
As part of the Skills World series of broadcasts, Tom Bewick, Chief Executive of the Federation on Awarding Bodies, talks to David Hughes, CEO at AoC, Ian Pretty, CEO Collab Group, Andy Westwood, Vice Dean Social Responsibility, Faculty of Humanities, University of...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 19, 2020 | Uncategorised
FE Week held a webcast on 18 May where they spoke to Apprenticeship and Skills Minister, Gillian Keegan about the DfE’s guidance on the wider reopening of colleges and training providers. Also involved in the webcast was Roger Coates, the DfE’s Deputy Director...
