by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 1, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Government has announced the biggest ever increase to the National Living Wage is coming into effect from 1 April. It is increasing by almost 5% to £8.21 per hour (for those 25 and over). The National Minimum Wage is also increasing. The apprentice minimum wage...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 1, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Department for Work and Pensions have updated their Access to Work guidance documents. Access to Work is a specialist disability service from Jobcentre Plus that gives practical advice and support to disabled people, whether they are working, self-employed or...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 1, 2019 | 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 | Apr 1, 2019 | Uncategorised
SCTP member, East Sussex College Group are exploring developing an ESF bid for the SELEP call looking at industry placements for staff and students. The project requires 50% match funding. If any provider operating in East Sussex has any funding that can be used as...
by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 30, 2019 | Uncategorised
The ESFA updated the apprenticeship off-the-job training guidance document last week, to provide the policy context and some best-practice examples around off-the-job training. They also added a commitment statement template which has been produced following requests...
by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 29, 2019 | Uncategorised
Latest monthly newsletter from the Education & Training Foundation outlining latest news and support programmes for the FE & skills sector.
by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 29, 2019 | Uncategorised
The DfE has published the latest apprenticeships statistics covering apprenticeship starts, apprenticeship service registrations and commitments. It shows there have been 225,800 apprenticeship starts reported to date between August 2018 and January 2019 for the...
by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 29, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Annual Apprenticeship Awards 2019 were held last week as part of the FE Week and the AELP Annual Apprenticeship Conference. Congratulations to Seetec for winning the Business & Administration Apprenticeship Provider of the Year and Skills Training UK for...
by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 29, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) has published its March newsletter which includes references to the new apprenticeships quality strategy and the second wave of T Level ITTs for awarding organisations.
by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 29, 2019 | Uncategorised
Amanda Spielman, Ofsted’s Chief Inspector, spoke at the 2019 Annual Apprenticeships conference about the apprenticeship landscape, current challenges that providers face and Ofsted’s approach. The transcript of the speech can be read here.
