by Vanessa Potter | Jul 26, 2019 | Uncategorised
“The acute shortage of levy funding for SME employers and the disastrous fall in intermediate level apprenticeships have to be addressed quickly and we urge the Secretary of State to push the case for apprenticeships and other key skill programmes hard with the...
by Vanessa Potter | Jul 26, 2019 | Uncategorised
Advice on the implementation of Ofsted’s new curriculum guidance – including how to demonstrate the intent, implementation and impact of apprenticeship curriculum.
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 24, 2019 | Uncategorised
The booking site for the East Sussex Apprenticeship Graduation Ceremony is now open. The ceremony will be held on Wednesday 25 September 2019 at the Devonshire Park Conference Centre in Eastbourne, between 18:30 – 20:00. The ceremony is open to any apprentice...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 24, 2019 | Uncategorised
The CIPD, the professional body for HR and people development, has published a report looking at the apprenticeship levy and its impact on workplace training. Their report, based on survey data from 2000 employers, shows that fewer than a third of levy paying...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 24, 2019 | Uncategorised
Anne Milton resigned as the Skills and Apprenticeship Minister on Tuesday 23 July, just prior to the announcement of Boris Johnson being announced as Prime Minister. Her resignation letter can be seen here and sector comment here.
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 24, 2019 | Uncategorised
Thank you for all our members who attended the latest SCTP members’ conference at Crawley College on 18 July. Members heard presentations from Christina Dennis on behalf of the Coast to Capital LEP Skills 360˚ Board about the work towards their Local Industrial...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 24, 2019 | Uncategorised
The South East LEP (SELEP) has released an ESF call of up to £1.7 million to run a project within the South East LEP area to offer support to individuals to undertake apprenticeships, and to employers to offer apprenticeships, including promoting opportunities and...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 24, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Department for Education and the ESFA have both published their annual reports and accounts for 2018/19. FE Week have picked some interesting points from both reports here.
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 24, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Institute of Student Employers (ISE) have published a report highlighting the challenges that employers face with the apprenticeship system and levy. They have made a series of recommendations which they believe will make the system more effective including...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 23, 2019 | Uncategorised
Mencap have published a report entitled ‘Access All Areas’ looking at how to make apprenticeships more accessible to people with a learning disability and/or difficulty. The recommendations from the report include removing the age cap on traineeships for...
