Mark Dawe Podcast on EPA

Mark Dawe of AELP talks about the issues facing the apprenticeship system regarding End Point Assessment and the training that will be available to support providers. He also covers AELP’s split with ETF and how AELP plans to support the sector with its own CPD...

AELP Publishes Parliamentary Newsletter No 24

Before the latest monthly apprenticeship numbers were published recently, English MPs were each sent a copy of AELP’s latest Parliamentary Newsletter.  In contrast to previous editions, this one focused almost entirely on the apprenticeship reforms because of AELP’s...

Team UK Squad Picked for Euroskills

The 22-strong team selected to represent the UK at EuroSkills Budapest 2018 has been announced. Good to see a SCTP member represented in the shape of Chichester College via Cabinet Maker, Thomas Pennicot. Good luck to them all.

IfA Commences Apprenticeship Funding Band Review

The Institute for Apprenticeships has started reviewing the funding bands for 31 apprenticeship standards, which are already approved for delivery. IfA will work collaboratively with trailblazers to carry out the review in an open and fair way. This review follows a...

AELP’s Paul Warner on Apprenticeship Starts & Brexit

In this thoughtful article (actually an account of a presentation to a recent Westminster Employment Forum) Paul Warner, Director of Research and Development, Association of Employment and Learning Providers looks at the reasons for the fall in apprenticeship starts,...

SELEP Growth Hub Skills Event Slides and Q&A

The South East LEP held a skills event on the 9th May in London aimed at briefing local Growth Hubs on the skills agenda and provision on offer with the intention of this supporting interactions with employers. The event included inputs on the SELEP-wide skills...