by SCTP | Jun 15, 2018 | Uncategorised
A warm welcome back to SCTP’s latest full member – national specialist, grade 1, IT apprenticeship provider, QA. We look forward to working with Amanda Spring, Apprenticeships Resourcer and James Dawson, Sales Manager. QA has a local branch in the New England Quarter...
by SCTP | Jun 15, 2018 | Uncategorised
The Government urgently needs to boost lower level skills training to be ready for Brexit, according to a new AELP policy paper. AELP wants ministers to use government spending and post-18 education reviews as an opportunity to “reverse the sharp fall in level two...
by SCTP | Jun 15, 2018 | Uncategorised
SCTP was represented at two regional provider network meetings with AELP this week – the London East meeting (Paul Mitchell) and the South meeting (Jo Bridger). The concerns of members that arose from the recent SCTP Members’ Meeting and Strategic...
by SCTP | Jun 15, 2018 | Uncategorised
Ofsted director Sean Harford outlines what’s expected when Ofsted looks at careers provision in schools and colleges suggesting that on the basis of recent inspections, things are improving.
by Sarah Sawyer | Jun 15, 2018 | Uncategorised
In order to reach as wide an audience as possible and deliver the maximum benefit for local learners, we would be grateful if you could help us to promote the apprenticeship events which SCTP are working in partnership with Brighton & Hove City Council to run on...
by SCTP | Jun 14, 2018 | Uncategorised
The metro mayors overseeing skills budget devolution have joined forces to demand control of apprenticeship levy cash that employers fail to spend. This move follows the impending devolution of the AEB budget in 2019/20 and seeks to extend the power and control that...
by SCTP | Jun 14, 2018 | Uncategorised
This interesting article looks at whether subcontracted provision is best measured through compliance (ESFA audit) or by quality of provision (Ofsted inspection).
by SCTP | Jun 14, 2018 | Uncategorised
The TES FE Awards show the very best that the sector has to offer and will continue to be open to all types of FE provider. Categories include Training Provider of the Year, Apprenticeship Programme of the Year, Specialist Provider of the Year and ACL Provider of the...
by SCTP | Jun 14, 2018 | Uncategorised
We are grateful to AELP for capturing information that relates to last week’s announcement of changes to AEB funding. The ESFA has now issued a new version of the AEB funding rules that includes detail of the arrangements for fully funded training for those on a low...
by SCTP | Jun 14, 2018 | Uncategorised
The DfE has published the latest figures showing a continuing fall in apprenticeship starts. Apprenticeship starts for March are down 52 per cent compared with the same period in 2017. There have been 23,900 starts recorded so far in March 2018, compared with 50,000...
