by Sarah Sawyer | Dec 5, 2018 | Uncategorised
The Government has announced that Local Industrial Strategies will be developed across the country, through consultation with businesses, public partners and wider society to help each community reach their economic potential and create high quality jobs. These...
by Sarah Sawyer | Dec 4, 2018 | Uncategorised
Congratulations to SCTP member, East Sussex College, who have been awarded Matrix Standard accreditation, the quality standard for providing students with Information, Advice and Guidance. More details are here.
by Sarah Sawyer | Dec 3, 2018 | Uncategorised
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) published its latest departmental plan covering among other things, plans to help more people into work and progressing their careers, completing the roll out of Universal Credit and looking at the case for a mid-life savings...
by Sarah Sawyer | Dec 3, 2018 | Uncategorised
The Low Pay Commission released its latest report on the national minimum wage showing young apprentices in particular having to cope with low wage growth and high levels of underpayment and with only modest (20p) increases in wages for 2019.
by Sarah Sawyer | Dec 3, 2018 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has announced in their monthly Inform newsletter that they plan to withhold any completion payments that do not meet the criteria in the funding rules, which state that co-investment from the employer must be collected and recorded in the ILR before the...
by Sarah Sawyer | Dec 3, 2018 | Uncategorised
Projects to increase the number of people trained in the construction industry and tackle skills shortages in the sector have secured funding through the Construction Skills Fund, provided by the Department for Education and managed by the CITB. One of the 26 projects...
by Sarah Sawyer | Dec 3, 2018 | Uncategorised
Interesting research commissioned by SCTP member, HIT Training, has revealed that only 49% of hospitality professionals are currently using most of their Levy funding which will start to expire in May 2019. More details about the findings are on FE News here.
by Sarah Sawyer | Dec 3, 2018 | Uncategorised
The ESFA’s monthly e-news for MI managers, software writers and suppliers about FE data systems and reports, the ILR, open data and other data news.
by Sarah Sawyer | Dec 3, 2018 | Uncategorised
Congratulations to SCTP member, Varndean College on being awarded their second consecutive ‘good’ rating from Ofsted. In the report, the college was praised for its curriculum, the “exceptional quality” of its learners’ work and its “highly inclusive...
by Sarah Sawyer | Nov 30, 2018 | Uncategorised
Interesting article in FE News featuring some issues raised by those delivering apprenticeships about the whole apprenticeship process and how these are being addressed, including end point assessment and quality assurance.
