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.
by SCTP | Apr 25, 2018 | Uncategorised
Keith Smith, Director of Apprenticeships at the ESFA seeks to remind us all that the purpose of the apprenticeship reforms was to increase the quality of apprenticeships. He states that ‘quality is at the heart of the changes we are making to the apprenticeship...
by SCTP | Apr 24, 2018 | Uncategorised
The Education and Training Foundation collects workforce data from across the FE sector in England to inform government policy and provide data for representative sector bodies. ETF collects this data through the national FE workforce data service, SIR Data Insights....
by SCTP | Apr 24, 2018 | Uncategorised
The quarterly Skills East Sussex Newsletter has been published, covering news of employment and skills initiatives in East Sussex. This includes news on the Industry Champions scheme; the Creative Boost project; the Skills In Health & Social Care workshop;...
