by SCTP | Mar 14, 2018 | Uncategorised
Led by EngineeringUK, the Big Bang Fair is supported by The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills as well as numerous sponsors from industry, the Big Bang Fair South East is the largest regional Big Bang event. Last year, more than 9,000 students and teachers...
by SCTP | Mar 13, 2018 | Uncategorised
ESCC has published its participation and NEET data for February. Targets for participation at age 16, 17 and ‘not knowns’ are being met.
by SCTP | Mar 13, 2018 | Uncategorised
Fears of a “middle-class grab” on apprenticeships are “valid”, the skills minister has admitted. Anne Milton told a House of Lords inquiry into the economics of further, higher and technical education that she was “watching and waiting” to see what happened – and...
by SCTP | Mar 13, 2018 | Uncategorised
There will be an extra £80 million released to help small businesses recruit apprentices, the chancellor has announced in his spring statement to Parliament. But it isn’t strictly new funding, a Treasury official later admitted and it looks like this refers to the...
by SCTP | Mar 13, 2018 | Uncategorised
SCTP associate member, Comprehend is offering SCTP members a 12% discount on the price of their next open Observation of Teaching, Training and Learning course and 15% off their in-house 3 day non qualification OTL course. See links for more information and...
by SCTP | Mar 13, 2018 | Uncategorised
Click here for a range of free subject specific webinars on apprenticeship reform from SCTP associate member, Pearson.
by SCTP | Mar 13, 2018 | Uncategorised
A number of witnesses called to the Education Select Committee’s session looking at sub-contracting have suggested that the system is in need of serious reform. No doubt there could be improvements and the recent controversy over Learndirect doesn’t help...
by SCTP | Mar 13, 2018 | Uncategorised
Click here for the latest in the series of End Point Assessment articles from the Strategic Development Network.
by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 13, 2018 | Uncategorised
The next SCTP Pre-employment group meeting will take place on Wednesday 20 June at Lewes Jobcentre Plus, Medwyn House, Mountfield Road, Lewes, BN7 2XR from 10.00 – 13.00. Further information and registration booking details will be sent out closer to the meeting...
by SCTP | Mar 12, 2018 | Uncategorised
95% of apprenticeships are being agreed at the full cap price rather than being negotiated lower. This has led AELP to call for an end to the negotiation ‘experiment’ and bring stability to the system and remove the danger of undermining quality through...
