by SCTP | Mar 8, 2018 | Uncategorised
The Association of Employment and Learning Providers, the adult community education and learning organisation Holex, and provider group Collab have agreed a Best Practice Guidance Document that recommends that sub-contracting management fees should not exceed 20% of...
by SCTP | Mar 8, 2018 | Uncategorised
Latest from the ESFA (former EFA) including: 1. Information: T levels implementation and next steps; 2. Reminder: section 251 data submission; 3. Information: Asbestos Management Assurance Process (AMAP); 4. Information: government Building Safety Programme (BSP)...
by SCTP | Mar 8, 2018 | Uncategorised
The Coast to Capital LEP has opened a consultation on its Strategic Economic Plan. Comments and observation are invited with a closing date of the 23rd March. The plan identifies 5 unique opportunities and 10 strategic priorities two of which relate specifically to...
by SCTP | Mar 7, 2018 | Uncategorised
Latest from the ESFA (former SFA) including: 1. Qualification Achievement Rates (QAR) business rules for 2017 to 2018;2. AEB devolution implementation funding; 3. 2018 to 2019 skills and adult education allocations; 4. Complaints e-mail address
by SCTP | Mar 7, 2018 | Uncategorised
SCTP was sad to hear that former SCTP member Tomorrow’s People is to close down. The charity has done good work over many years to help young people furthest from the labour market get into work. To find out more and to explore whether SCTP members may have...
by SCTP | Mar 7, 2018 | Uncategorised
Last night SCTP joined with 80 apprentices and 18 training providers gathered at Chichester Cathedral for the West Sussex Awards ceremony. It was great to celebrate the positive achievements of so many apprentices and their providers and see the pride of the...
by SCTP | Mar 6, 2018 | Uncategorised
Last week SCTP carried a news item on the potential VAT issues relating to sub-contracting. This added to the existing concerns about VAT and loans. SCTP has sought advice from VAT adviser Mike Payne of Grosvenor VAT consultants and has reproduced his comments here....
by SCTP | Mar 5, 2018 | Uncategorised
Today marks the start of National Apprenticeship Week. See news and comment here. National highlights from day 1 are here.
by SCTP | Mar 5, 2018 | Uncategorised
Most recent edition of the ESFA’s monthly round-up of information and news for businesses including:1. National Apprenticeship Week 2018; 2. Apprenticeship service update; 3. NUS Apprentice Extra; 4. Apprenticeship funding band structure; 5. Apprentice Minimum...
by SCTP | Mar 5, 2018 | Uncategorised
A high-level advisory group made up of top government officials and industry and union leaders has met for the first time today to begin their work in developing a “historic” national retraining scheme that was signalled in the government’s Industrial Strategy....
