by Sarah Sawyer | Jun 16, 2020 | Uncategorised
The South East LEP has announced an economy support package to support businesses and to help boost skills in the South East area. SELEP’s Growing Places Fund will allocate £2 million to establish a COVID-19 Skills Fund, £2.4 million to establish a COVID-19 SME...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jun 16, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) has launched a consultation seeking views on the planned content for the agriculture, land management and production T Level. The consultation closes on 13 July. There is also a consultation ongoing for...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jun 16, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Office for National Statistics has published the latest Labour market overview for June 2020, which gives estimates of employment, unemployment, economic inactivity and other employment-related statistics for the UK. This article highlights that the number of...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jun 15, 2020 | Uncategorised
HMRC has updated its YouTube video about the support available to help you run your business through the coronavirus pandemic. The video gives an overview of the support available to help businesses deal with the economic impact of coronavirus including the deferral...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jun 15, 2020 | Uncategorised
The DfE has updated its guidance for FE and skills providers on what to do during the COVID-19 outbreak to maintain provision. They have added additional wording to the guidance to clarify that they would not normally expect adults to be included in the cohort...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jun 15, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Office for National Statistics has published a report on Coronavirus and anxiety in Great Britain. The number of people reporting high levels of anxiety has sharply elevated during the COVID-19 pandemic. This report looks at which socio-demographic and economic...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jun 15, 2020 | Uncategorised
The essential digital skills framework has been designed to support providers, organisations and employers across the UK who offer training for adults to secure their essential digital skills. The framework sets out five categories of essential digital skills for life...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jun 15, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Resolution Foundation has published a briefing note looking at the UK’s 4.2 million low-paid workers on whom it argues that the COVID-19 pandemic has imposed the greatest cost. It states that lower earners are three times as likely to have lost their job or been...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jun 15, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Centre for Social Justice has released a publication on how to reboot skills training for disadvantaged adults. The paper outlines several major barriers faced by disadvantaged individuals in the context of adult learning. The paper was written before the COVID-19...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jun 15, 2020 | Uncategorised
A research report by The Prince’s Trust and YouGov which surveyed 1022 16 to 25 year olds, has revealed that 43% of these young people feel their anxiety levels have increased as a result of the crisis, with 32% saying they are overwhelmed by feelings of panic and...
