Delivering STEM Skills for the Economy

This is the title of a new report from the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee which has highlighted some of the current issues around STEM skills citing in particular patchy careers advice in schools, gender imbalances, a lack of clarity on the potential role...

Opportunities to Bid for Non-levy Growth

The next opportunity to bid for non-levy growth will be 22nd June 2018. Interested parties will have until 6th July 2018 to respond. Growth funding that can be requested will cover: Apprenticeships allocation for new starts from 1 January 2018 to 31 March 2019. For...

NHS Apprenticeships Fall by More Than a Third

The number of people starting an apprenticeship with the NHS has fallen by more than third over the last two years. A spokesperson for Health Education England (HEE) said the drop is “as a result of NHS organisations taking the time to implement and adapt to the new...

East Sussex College Group DPS for Partner Providers

The East Sussex College Group (ESCG) have a need to appoint suitably qualified organisations to a Dynamic Purchasing System to deliver training and education nationwide, with requirements for delivery specifically within Sussex and the South East, in partnership for...

SCTP Pre-employment Group Meeting Report

23 people gathered at Lewes Jobcentre on Wednesday for SCTP’s latest meeting of its Pre-employment Group. The meeting included updates from the Hastings Opportunity Area on the priorities areas which will be focussed on, Maximus UK on the Work & Health...

Don’t Reform the Reforms!

This interesting article from Phil Goulding of Supply Train CIC questions whether scrapping the 10% SME contribution is the answer to boosting non-levy apprenticeship recruitment and calls on providers to improve employer engagement and sell the real business benefits...