by Sarah Sawyer | Feb 20, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education has published some new occupational maps on its website to help employers and individuals to understand routes for progression and how occupations at different levels link together.
by Sarah Sawyer | Feb 19, 2020 | Uncategorised
The government has announced details of its new points based immigration system. Under the plan, people considered ‘low skilled’ will be unable to come to the UK for work. People who wish to come to the UK to work will be required to speak English and have a job offer...
by Sarah Sawyer | Feb 19, 2020 | Uncategorised
Latest information from the ESFA: 1. Reminder: the deadline to express an interest to deliver T Levels in 2022 to 2023 academic year is Friday 28 February 2020; 2. Information: update on the review of post-16 qualifications at level 3 and below in England – the...
by Sarah Sawyer | Feb 19, 2020 | Uncategorised
The government has published a prospectus outlining Wave Two of the Institutes of Technology (IoT) programme. IoTs are collaborations between employers, FE colleges and universities. The prospectus sets out information for potential bidders about the IoT Programme,...
by Sarah Sawyer | Feb 19, 2020 | Uncategorised
As part of the review of post-16 qualifications at Level 3 and below, the Department for Education announced its intention to remove funding approvals for qualifications with low and no enrolments. They published a list of those qualifications in scope and the...
by Sarah Sawyer | Feb 18, 2020 | Uncategorised
This article from a College Principal talks about entry and Level 1 pathways for 16-18 year olds in FE Colleges and how this provision should be seen as transformational rather than transitional, providing the stepping stone to higher level study and apprenticeships,...
by Sarah Sawyer | Feb 17, 2020 | Uncategorised
Gillian Keegan has been appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Apprenticeships and Skills. Gillian is a former apprentice and is the MP for Chichester. You can see the announcement here from the Department for Education of its ministerial team’s...
by Sarah Sawyer | Feb 17, 2020 | Uncategorised
It has been reported that the Department for Education is to cut the budget for adult traineeships by more than half from August 2020. This article states that the 19 to 24 traineeship budget will be revised from £20 million to £8.5 million to reflect current delivery...
by Sarah Sawyer | Feb 17, 2020 | Uncategorised
This article explores what the appointment of Baroness Alison Wolf as a skills policy adviser to the prime minister might mean for adult education policy. This article looks specifically at part-time evening courses and whether Wolf will have an influence of this area...
by Sarah Sawyer | Feb 17, 2020 | Uncategorised
This article explores the possibility that the government may be considering skills tax credits, a recommendation originally from 2012, and brought up again by education select committee chair Robert Halfon last year.
