by Sarah Sawyer | May 20, 2019 | Uncategorised
A reminder that the National Apprenticeship Awards close for nominations on 24 May at 17:00. The awards website has useful information to help complete applications.
by Sarah Sawyer | May 20, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Asian Apprenticeship Awards celebrates the talent and diversity of British Asian apprentices, their employers and learning providers. Nominations are open in the following categories: Finance, Legal and Professional Services, Health, Medical and Social Care,...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 17, 2019 | Uncategorised
You will be aware from previous SCTP news posts that SCTP members East Sussex County Council and Pearson have been leading on work to get the L2 Business Administration apprenticeship standard proposal developed and submitted to the IfATE. The IfATE has now put the...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 17, 2019 | Uncategorised
Ofsted’s education inspection framework sets out how Ofsted will inspect state schools, further education and skills providers, non-association independent schools and registered early years settings in England. It details Ofsted’s inspection principles...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 17, 2019 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has published new guidance describing the approach that will be used, and the actions that will be taken by ESFA, for any providers that apply to the new Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers (RoATP) and are unsuccessful in their application, and...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 17, 2019 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has announced that it is opening up the apprenticeship service to employers of all size, whether they pay the levy or not, from Summer 2019. To give employers and training providers time to prepare to the move to the apprenticeship service and ensure...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 17, 2019 | Uncategorised
Leaders from business, academia and data privacy organisations have joined an independent expert committee created to help boost growth of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the UK, promote its adoption and ethical use in businesses and organisations across the country....
by Sarah Sawyer | May 17, 2019 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has updated their guidance on how apprentices in England are assessed. This gives an overview, with relevant links, on standards, frameworks and end-point assessment.
by Sarah Sawyer | May 17, 2019 | Uncategorised
SCTP member, Brighton Aldridge Community Academy (BACA), runs Enterprise Days each year for their students, to enable them to gain some real-life skills through being interviewed by real external people. They are looking for people who could offer assistance on...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 17, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) is to trial using gender-neutral language in apprenticeship standards to help boost the number of female STEM apprentices, following research showing that the language used in job adverts can make the...