by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 18, 2019 | Uncategorised
West Sussex and Chichester District Councils are holding an apprenticeship and traineeship fair on 14 November, 15:00 – 19:00 at The Assembly Room at Chichester City Council. Training providers are invited to attend to promote their apprenticeship and traineeship...
by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 18, 2019 | Uncategorised
The national retraining scheme is the government’s new programme to prepare adults for future changes to the economy. It will support employed adults over age 24 who do not have a qualification at degree level and are paid below a certain wage threshold. One of the...
by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 17, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Coast to Capital Local Enterprise Partnership’s (C2C LEP) consultation on the economic profile of the area, will close on 31 October. This analysis will inform C2C’s Local Industrial Strategy which will be negotiated with Government early next year and, when...
by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 17, 2019 | Uncategorised
The DfE is running a selection exercise to identify Demonstrator schools and post-16 providers who are using technology effectively, and who are keen to share their experience and support other providers. This may include offering support and guidance on the effective...
by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 17, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) has announced its next route review of apprenticeship standards, looking at apprenticeships in engineering and manufacturing. There is a supporting consultation running until 8 January. Route Reviews...
by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 17, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Association of Colleges (AoC) has called on the government to provide extra funding for students attending college who have come from an alternative provision setting, such as a pupil referral units, following research conducted with colleges which highlights the...
by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 17, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Digital Skills Partnership, launched in June by the South East LEP (SELEP), is gathering information about the digital skills gaps and needs across the SELEP area. The Digital Skills Survey is an important part of this work to help gather evidence, map activity...
by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 17, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education held an event last week, for interested organisations, to introduce the third wave of T Levels. The third wave to roll out from September 2022 will be a Legal T Level, a Financial T Level and an Accountancy T...
by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 17, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Association of Colleges (AoC) has published a survey revealing that 94% of colleges would be unable to fund student and staff mobility programmes outside of the EU’s Erasmus+ programme. They have made recommendations to the government, including the need to launch...
by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 17, 2019 | Uncategorised
The week commencing 21 October is International Charity Fraud Awareness Week. The ESFA is promoting the campaign to raise awareness of fraud in the college sector. A free fraud awareness hub has been established, which will host webinars throughout the week, and...
