SCTP Attending Regional AELP Meeting Next Week

Next Monday sees Vanessa Potter attending AELP’s Regional Network meeting in London with local provider networks meeting with the national provider network to discuss how we can tackle the issues affecting our members and how we can work together to represent and...

Advanced Learner Loan Participation Falls

The government has published participation figures for advanced learner loans for the 2017/18 year and as FE Week reports, the number of people taking out advanced learner loans last year fell by more than 8%. This has led the shadow skills minister, Gordon Marsden,...

Apprenticeship Numbers Fall by Almost a Quarter

The DfE has published the further education and skills statistics in England for the full 2017 to 2018 academic year. The figures show that apprenticeships numbers fell by almost a quarter compared to the year before.  FE Week report that the figures show there were...

Pathways into Construction Funding Opportunity

CITB are managing a Pathways into Construction funding opportunity to help address the shortage of skilled workers in the construction industry. The funding is aimed at helping under-represented groups get jobs in construction and get into training which leads to jobs...

ESFA Business Update – December 2018

Latest edition of business update, the ESFA’s monthly round-up of information and news for businesses including: 1. Apprentices invited to feedback on their experience; 2. Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers re-opens; 3. National Apprenticeship Awards...

ESFA FE Update 5 December 2018

Latest update from the ESFA including: 1. Action: 16 to 18 traineeships growth requests for adult providers; 2. Reminder: application deadline for Condition Improvement Fund 2019 to 2020; 3. Information: qualification achievement rates (QAR) 2017 to 2018 updated...