by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 24, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) has submitted a blueprint to the government on a design for a new skills account. AELP believes skills accounts can make a positive different in the areas of digital skills entitlement, Level 2 and Level 3...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 24, 2020 | Uncategorised
Latest course newsletter from the Education & Training Foundation (ETF) highlighting the courses and resources they offer to support the FE & skills sector. The latest T Level Professional Development bulletin for 24 January has been published, detailing the...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 23, 2020 | Uncategorised
A new report published by Education and Employers called ‘Disconnected: Careers aspirations and jobs in the UK’, claims that the aspirations of UK young people are disconnected from labour market reality which has significant implications for the economy....
by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 23, 2020 | Uncategorised
The ESFA is holding webinars in the next couple of months aimed at employers, training providers, and any organisations/ individuals with an interest in the apprenticeship service. Topics include apprenticeship eligibility, apprenticeship funding rules, moving from...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 23, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) has published its new three-year business plan setting out their plans to support productivity in the industry. It has unveiled a new £90 million skills investment plan to meet the current and future skills...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 23, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Department for Education has added revised data to its statistics on destinations of KS4 and 16 to 18 (KS5) students.
by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 23, 2020 | Uncategorised
The World Economic Forum has launched Reskilling Revolution, a multi-stakeholder initiative aiming to provide better education, new skills and better work to a billion people around the world by 2030. The initiative will serve as a platform for connecting and...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 23, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Chief Executive of the University Vocational Awards Council (UVAC), Adrian Anderson, has written an article about the importance of the availability of apprenticeships at all levels, the purpose and goal fo the apprenticeship levy and the quality assurance of...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 22, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Department for Education are announcing plans to fund trials of ground-breaking assistive technology for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities in up to 100 schools and colleges. The trials of cutting-edge technology will be funded by an initial...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 22, 2020 | Uncategorised
The ESFA is running some provider roadshows in February and March for main providers on the register of apprenticeship training providers (RoATP). The events will focus principally on the transition of non-levy paying smaller employers to the apprenticeship service,...