by SCTP | Apr 24, 2018 | Uncategorised
East Sussex County Council has launched its Skills East Sussex’ Industry Champion’ badge. The scheme recognises the significant contribution of East Sussex businesses to promoting careers in their sector to young people in the county via activities including attending...
by SCTP | Apr 24, 2018 | Uncategorised
The government will publish subcontracting fees for providers across the country in June, the education minister Nadhim Zahawi has revealed. The ESFA will publish the level of funding paid and retained by providers for each of their subcontractors that delivered full...
by SCTP | Apr 23, 2018 | Uncategorised
In January 2018, the government announced that £90 million from dormant bank and building society accounts will fund projects to support young people furthest from the labour market into employment. The programme will be designed jointly by the Department for Digital,...
by SCTP | Apr 23, 2018 | Uncategorised
The Edge Grant Fund is open for a second funding round. The fund has a total of one million pounds to award. Applications are welcomed in support of ‘projects that build on proven models of success or which test new approaches within education and...
by SCTP | Apr 23, 2018 | Uncategorised
Click here for the latest edition of the DWP’s regular newsletter with news on various benefits and DWP programmes.
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 23, 2018 | Uncategorised
There has been a change of date for the July apprenticeship and traineeship roadshow which SCTP are running in partnership with Brighton & Hove City Council. The events will now take place on: Wednesday 20 June at Hove Town Hall from 16.30 – 19.30, and Tuesday 10...
by SCTP | Apr 20, 2018 | Uncategorised
We have quite a line up for the next Members’ Meeting on the 24th May, 9.30-1.00. We will hear from Chris Jones HMI Ofsted’s Specialist Apprenticeship Adviser on the inspectorate’s latest data and feedback from inspections of apprenticeship...
by SCTP | Apr 20, 2018 | Uncategorised
SCTP has been analysing the apprenticeship starts statistics published in recent weeks and sharing that analysis with Sussex MPs, Local Authorities and LEPs. The LAs and LEPs are concerned about the falling numbers of apprenticeship starts and wish to take action. In...
by SCTP | Apr 20, 2018 | Uncategorised
The last meeting of Skills East Sussex on the 20th March focussed on the Health & Social Care sector. Some SCTP members were present and the notes of the meeting are here and presentations here. This was intended as a precursor to the setting up of a further...
by SCTP | Apr 20, 2018 | Uncategorised
Last week we covered this report from the Reform Think Tank which looks at how the apprenticeship reforms including the apprenticeship levy are working – or not. Fe News has carried four articles from its author Tom Richmond which give an interesting analysis on...
