by SCTP | Sep 26, 2018 | Uncategorised
The Association of Employment and Learning Providers has called for the apprentice minimum wage should be scrapped and instead, apprentices should simply be paid the national minimum wage. AELP CEO Mark Dawe said that the “general feeling” among AELP members was that...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 26, 2018 | Uncategorised
Click here for the latest edition of the DWP newsletter covering information relating to employment, job seeking and benefits.
by SCTP | Sep 25, 2018 | Uncategorised
The Hair and Barber Council has criticised the Government’s recent decision to cut funding for hairdressing apprenticeship training by 20%. Hair and Barber Council CEO (and former SCTP Chair), Keith Conniford has described the decision as yet another example of the...
by SCTP | Sep 25, 2018 | Uncategorised
While national governments in the UK have actively looked to international examples when devising further education and skills policy, much less use has been made of cross-UK comparisons. This report looks at what can be learned from comparisons in the approaches...
by SCTP | Sep 25, 2018 | Uncategorised
Team UK’s competitors enjoyed a spectacular opening ceremony at Euroskills, the European skills completion. Good luck to the UK Team and especially to cabinet maker Thomas Pennicott a student at SCTP member, Chichester College. For more see here.
by SCTP | Sep 22, 2018 | Uncategorised
Click here for a summary of the interview with Amanda Spielman which looked at T-level inspection, funding and research spending. Meanwhile, it has been reported that Ofsted has received the full £5.4M it requested from the DfE to cover the cost of inspecting all new...
by SCTP | Sep 22, 2018 | Uncategorised
More than 200,000 workers who were paid less than the minimum wage have been identified following a record government clampdown. Employers have been fined an unprecedented £14 million for not meeting legal obligations. Click here for more. Further analysis is here...
by SCTP | Sep 21, 2018 | Uncategorised
SCTP was pleased to announce at Thursday’s Members’ Meeting that it has been successful in bidding for ETF funding via the Association of Colleges to deliver a new Teach Too project. The project will focus on activities where people from industry are...
by SCTP | Sep 21, 2018 | Uncategorised
The DfE has published a qualitative study providing a detailed understanding of how and why adults decide to undertake learning.
by SCTP | Sep 21, 2018 | Uncategorised
After the government announced that the transition of the smaller non-levy paying employers on to the Apprenticeship Service would be delayed until April 2020, national provider network, AELP has made a range of proposals to ensure the apprenticeship system works for...
