by SCTP | Apr 27, 2018 | Uncategorised
People 1st, once a major sector skills council and a key player in the apprenticeship reforms, has entered administration. Click here for more. Members may be concerned about the arrangements for ongoing apprenticeship certification. The following statement on this...
by SCTP | Apr 27, 2018 | Uncategorised
FE Week has obtained figures for Traineeship starts by provider for each year back to 2013/14. This article gives an interesting analysis of why the programme is and isn’t working and the behaviour of different types of providers as well as extrapolating some...
by SCTP | Apr 27, 2018 | Uncategorised
This Collab Group report published has published a paper looking at how the landscape for technical and professional education is changing, focusing on the role of providers and identifying 16 organisational capabilities such providers will need in order to succeed....
by SCTP | Apr 26, 2018 | Uncategorised
Latest from the ESFA (former EFA) including: 1. Information: ESFA e-bulletin subscriptions; 2. Action: hospital education baseline collection; 3. Reminder: T Level panel recruitment closing date approaching; 4. Information: good estate management for schools manual...
by SCTP | Apr 26, 2018 | Uncategorised
SCTP member, NCFE is offering two free webinars, on the transition from apprenticeship Frameworks to Standards (9th May) and one on End Point Assessment (15th May). See links for details.
by SCTP | Apr 26, 2018 | Uncategorised
More than 50 leading businesses and organisations have contributed to the development of a £1 billion AI Sector Deal to put the nation at the forefront of the artificial intelligence industry, featuring almost £300 million of new private sector investment. This is the...
by SCTP | Apr 26, 2018 | Uncategorised
The National Union of Students ‘Class Dismissed’ report highlights issues with apprentices not being paid the minimum wage, their families being ineligible for some benefits and issues of access due to the cost or lack of availability of transport. AELP...
by SCTP | Apr 26, 2018 | Uncategorised
This interesting and short FE News article from Mark Corden, Head of Apprenticeships at Specsavers cautions employers against abandoning their entry level programmes in favour of higher level apprenticeships and recommends investing across all levels.
by SCTP | Apr 25, 2018 | Uncategorised
Latest from the ESFA (former SFA) including: 1. Declaration of subcontracting fees and charges; 2. National Apprenticeship Awards 2018.
by SCTP | Apr 25, 2018 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has published updated funding year contract values which provide maximum contract value information as at April 2018 for colleges, training organisations and employers that have a contract for 2017 to 2018. Click here for more information.
