by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 8, 2019 | Uncategorised
National Apprenticeship Week once again showcased a range of incredible opportunities that apprenticeships can bring for both individuals and employers. The ESFA has published a daily round up of events, announcements and good news stories from NAW 2019.
by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 8, 2019 | Uncategorised
The government has published a new Action note to inform European Social Fund (ESF) grant recipients about the ESF and the Apprenticeship Levy. This action note details the necessary evidence requirements when the Apprenticeship Levy is used as match funding within...
by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 8, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Department for Education is reportedly waiting for the Treasury to let them announce a start date for when the 10% employer co-investment for apprenticeships will be reduced to 5%, a policy which was announced in October. More details on this story are here.
by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 8, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Work and Pensions Secretary, Amber Rudd, announced at an event hosted by Scope, new measures to support disabled people, including stopping unnecessary reassessments for disabled pensioners. Her full speech can be read here.
by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 8, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Department for Education has published a summary of responses to questions asked in the post-16 institutions and providers omnibus survey.
by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 8, 2019 | Uncategorised
A collection of the ESFA funding system and rates for the Adult Education budget (AEB), apprenticeships, advanced learner loans and the bursary, ESF and 16 to 18 apprenticeships can be found here. Guidance has just been added for the 2019 to 2020 funding year for AEB...
by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 8, 2019 | Uncategorised
Latest update from the ESFA including: 1. Action: apprenticeship funding rules user research; 2. Reminder: advanced learner loans – updating contact manager information on the SLC portal; 3. Information: register of apprenticeship training providers re-applications;...
by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 8, 2019 | Uncategorised
New figures from the Office for National Statistics just released show that since 2010 the number of workless households has fallen by over a million, while the number of children in workless households in down by 665,000. A press release from the Department for Work...
by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 8, 2019 | Uncategorised
The latest monthly newsletter from the Education & Training Foundation focusing on maths and English support for providers in the South East.
by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 8, 2019 | Uncategorised
The DWP has confirmed that some smaller jobcentres will merge with larger ones, and others will be co-located within local government premises. The announcement and further details are here.