by SCTP | Mar 19, 2018 | Uncategorised
The providers that will be protected from adult education budget devolution have been announced. Certain providers will continue to be funded nationally by the Education and Skills Funding Agency for two years between 2019/20 and 2020/21 after devolution goes ahead,...
by SCTP | Mar 19, 2018 | Uncategorised
In the fifth of the series exploring EPA assessment methods from the Strategic Development Network, this article looks at the interview.
by SCTP | Mar 19, 2018 | Uncategorised
The Prime Minister has announced some help for young people looking to get into the job market. The new fund will use money from dormant bank and building society accounts to help some of the most disadvantaged young people into employment. A support programme will be...
by SCTP | Mar 19, 2018 | Uncategorised
This article from Phillip Speed of SCTP member, Nucleus Commercial Finance suggests that the reason for the drop in apprenticeship starts is a lack of awareness of ‘the options for onboarding apprentices, and the benefits that apprentices could...
by SCTP | Mar 19, 2018 | Uncategorised
A recording and slides have been made available for e-Memoir’s recent webinar looking at mentoring and learner’s barriers to learning, mental health & life skills. A second webinar in the series is taking place next month titled ‘Your style...
by SCTP | Mar 19, 2018 | Uncategorised
Click here to see the minutes of the latest meeting of the South East LEP wide group that pulls together skills strategy across East Sussex, Kent and Essex. SELEP has also made available a document with answers from DWP to a set of questions on the use of the...
by SCTP | Mar 19, 2018 | Uncategorised
Click here for the latest newsletter for the Coast to Capital Local Enterprise Partnership.
by SCTP | Mar 19, 2018 | Uncategorised
The Horsham Apprenticeship Fair, organised by Horsham District Council and West Sussex County Council, took place on Saturday 10th March at the end of National Apprenticeship Week. Over 1000 visitors (about a third were students and two-thirds made up of parents and...
by SCTP | Mar 19, 2018 | Uncategorised
AELP has members that are colleges, universities and independent training providers (ITPs). It feels that ITPs are the least well understood of these member types as they vary so much in their size, focus and geography. To remedy this AELP has published a Key ITP...
by SCTP | Mar 19, 2018 | Uncategorised
Increases to the national minimum wages rates will take effect from the 1st April, including the apprenticeship minimum wage rising from £3.50 and hour to £3.70. Details of the rates are here.
