by Sarah Sawyer | Feb 1, 2019 | Uncategorised
It has been reported that the number of apprenticeship standards approved for delivery is set to hit 400 this week. The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education had this as a target to hit by April this year. More on this story and some further statistics...
by Sarah Sawyer | Feb 1, 2019 | Uncategorised
Latest funding news issued by East Sussex County Council.
by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 31, 2019 | Uncategorised
Over forty members gathered at Clair Hall last week for SCTP’s January Members’ Meeting. The meeting commenced with a summary of that morning’s AGM which saw Joanne Bridger and Charlotte Blant re-elected to the SCTP board and Jude Day elected as a new director. The...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 31, 2019 | Uncategorised
Irene Lucas has been appointed as the ESFA Management Board Chair. Details about the management board and the other members can be found here.
by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 31, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has published a report entitled ‘Getting Apprenticeships Right: Next Steps’. The report includes a number of recommendations for both the government and the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 31, 2019 | Uncategorised
The T Level Capital Fund is now available for eligible FE providers to bid for funding to refurbish their existing buildings, build new spaces or upgrade equipment. The Department for Education has published guidance on the fund which is for FE providers who are...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 31, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Institute for Apprenticeships (IfA), has become the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) as from today the Institute assumes responsibility for arranging the approval of outline content for all T Levels, issuing contracts to awarding...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 31, 2019 | Uncategorised
The ESFA announced in their FE Update yesterday that they will shortly be sending out the next set of invitations to providers to re-apply to join the Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers (RoATP). The notifications will be sent to providers via Bravo, so...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 31, 2019 | Uncategorised
At SCTP’s January members’ meeting, members discussed that it would be advantageous for lead providers to have discussions with other providers within SCTP, who are delivering contracts in areas where they are struggling to get learner numbers and look at...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 30, 2019 | Uncategorised
As mentioned in their FE Update this week, the ESFA has published details about the apprenticeship non-levy contract arrangements from April 2019 to March 2020. They will start issuing contract extensions at the end of February.
