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...
by SCTP | Sep 21, 2018 | Uncategorised
It’s a little strange to reflect that back in 2012 an employer driven system where employers directly accessed public funds for training was a new, untested idea. The Employer Ownership of Skills Pilots (EOPS) tested the principal with mixed results that did...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 21, 2018 | Uncategorised
SCTP’s September Members’ Meeting was held at Plumpton Village Hall yesterday with over 30 people present. Members were updated about current SCTP project work and also heard presentations from Ben Kinross from the NUS about the National Society of Apprentices and the...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 21, 2018 | Uncategorised
A reminder that SCTP’s Apprenticeships in Sussex events service and website promotes members’ provision to employers and schools. It’s a busy week this week, starting on Tuesday 25 Sept at the Crawley careers fair and running a workshop at Chalkhill Education...
