by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 25, 2019 | Uncategorised
The South East Local Enterprise Partnership (SELEP) has published its Economic Strategy Statement, entitled Smarter-Faster-Together. The statement outlines the action SELEP will take, over the next five years, to deliver on the government’s National Industrial...
by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 25, 2019 | Uncategorised
As part of the Skills World series of podcasts, Tom Bewick, Chief Executive of the Federation on Awarding Bodies, is joined by the Director of Academy of Ideas Claire Fox. They discuss issues around FE funding, social mobility and the over emphasis on grades and...
by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 22, 2019 | Uncategorised
SCTP’s March Members’ Conference was held at Clair Hall in Haywards Heath on 21 March. Members were updated about the current SCTP Board and Executive Team, details of this can be seen on our SCTP Team website page. Members heard presentations from James Maltby, from...
by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 22, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) have called for no apprenticeship levy funding to be available for level 6 and 7 apprenticeships, with the funding coming instead from the employer and/or the apprentice via a student loan along with any...
by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 22, 2019 | Uncategorised
The government has announced £1.2 million to develop new training to improve charities’ knowledge of safeguarding requirements. The National Council for Voluntary Organisations will bring together a partnership of organisations to develop the high-quality training....
by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 22, 2019 | Uncategorised
Interesting article looking at how some businesses and FE institutions are helping to raise the profile of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) careers, especially to female students, and encouraging more take up of STEM related apprenticeships.
by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 22, 2019 | Uncategorised
The National Apprenticeship Service has updated its ‘A guide to apprenticeships’ guidance document. They have also updated the ‘A to Z of apprenticeships’ document, including reverting back to listing the frameworks and standards under sectors rather than...
by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 22, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) has launched a new Quality Strategy that sets out best practice expectations before, during and after apprenticeships. The Strategy has been developed by the Quality Alliance which includes the IfATE,...
by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 20, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Education and Training Foundation’s recently launched Enhance Digital Teaching Platform, offers 40 free modules to support teachers and trainers across the FE and training sector to develop their practice using technology. The training modules are free and...
by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 20, 2019 | Uncategorised
Ofqual have released a short podcast on Soundcloud talking about the reform work taking place for Functional Skills qualifications for English and maths. It can also be found on their Functional Skills qualifications reform page.
