Ministry of Justice to Hold DPS Webinar

The Ministry of Justice wishes to advise the market that it is holding its first supplier engagement webinar focused on the DPS element of the Prison Education procurement package on Tuesday 13th March, at 9am. The session is scheduled for 1 hour. The DPS will be a...

ESFA e-Bulletin Issue 210

Latest from the ESFA (former EFA) including: 1. Information: T levels implementation and next steps; 2. Reminder: section 251 data submission; 3. Information: Asbestos Management Assurance Process (AMAP); 4. Information: government Building Safety Programme (BSP)...

ESFA Update Issue 394

Latest from the ESFA (former SFA) including: 1. Qualification Achievement Rates (QAR) business rules for 2017 to 2018;2. AEB devolution implementation funding; 3. 2018 to 2019 skills and adult education allocations; 4. Complaints e-mail address

Tomorrow’s People to Close Down

SCTP was sad to hear that former SCTP member Tomorrow’s People is to close down. The charity has done good work over many years to help young people furthest from the labour market get into work. To find out more and to explore whether SCTP members may have...

Chichester Awards Night a Great Success

Last night SCTP joined with 80 apprentices and 18 training providers gathered at Chichester Cathedral for the West Sussex Awards ceremony. It was great to celebrate the positive achievements of so many apprentices and their providers and see the pride of the...

SCTP Seeks VAT Opinion on Loans and Sub-contracting

Last week SCTP carried a news item on the potential VAT issues relating to sub-contracting. This added to the existing concerns about VAT and loans. SCTP has sought advice from VAT adviser Mike Payne of Grosvenor VAT consultants and has reproduced his comments here....