by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 5, 2019 | Uncategorised
The West Sussex Apprentice Graduation ceremony is at 15:00 on 20 May at The Hawth in Crawley. This is for any Advanced and Higher apprentice completers who completed their apprenticeship during 2018 and up to the end of February 2019, and who qualified in a West...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 4, 2019 | Uncategorised
The latest monthly information from the Education & Training Foundation focusing on maths and English support for providers in the South East.
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 4, 2019 | Uncategorised
Barclays has created LifeSkills, which aims to inspire young people to get the skills they need for a better future. They have published a free lesson plan for 14-16 year olds to help teachers support pupils with adaptability skills needed for the workplace. It takes...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 4, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Education and Training Foundation (ETF) has announced that it is searching for a new Chair of the Board. The ETF’s Chair of the Board is an independent position that plays a key role in the development and maintenance of the ETF’s stakeholder and government...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 4, 2019 | Uncategorised
AELP and the Further Education Trust for Leadership (FETL) have conducted research to find out whether the ’employer in the driving seat’ theory stands up in practice. Their report entitled ‘Employers in the Driving Seat?’ finds that the...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 4, 2019 | Uncategorised
The National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) has published a study comparing the earning outcomes of young people doing higher vocational qualifications with those of degree holders. They found that people achieving Level 4-5 qualifications in STEM...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 4, 2019 | Uncategorised
FE News has published a podcast interview with Anne Milton, Minister of State for Skills and Apprenticeships. The subject of the interview is ‘How does the FE Sector, individual colleges, individual training providers and the wider FE and Apprenticeship sector...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 4, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) have confirmed that the current organisation which delivers the external quality assurance (EQA) for the 271 standards which they are the nominated EQA provider for, Open Awards, will continue to...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 4, 2019 | Uncategorised
The ESFA have asked providers to complete a survey to help them understand the availability of off-the-job training information and how the policy is working in practice. This is an opportunity for members to feedback on any issues that have emerged with off-the-job...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 4, 2019 | Uncategorised
Following last week’s updated off-the-job training guidance and the confusion around the 30 hour cap calculation mentioned in the new guidance, the ESFA have now reviewed and updated the guidance to remove the ‘error’ and have apologised for any...
