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...
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...
