by SCTP | Feb 22, 2018 | Uncategorised
Following on from the recent Coast to Capital ESF workshop regarding the forthcoming Direct Calls more information has been provided by Claire Witz at the C2C LEP on the process of building partnerships for bidding. Click here to see Claire’s...
by SCTP | Feb 22, 2018 | Uncategorised
Latest e-bulletin from the ESFA (former EFA) including: 1. Action: publication of section 251 budget guidance and tables for 2018 to 2019; 2. Reminder: deadline to submit expression of interest to deliver T levels in the 2020 to 2021 academic year approaching; 3....
by SCTP | Feb 22, 2018 | Uncategorised
SCTP’s Apprenticeships in Sussex service has a busy week of events at Halisham Community College on the 26 February, UTC Harbourside, Newhaven on the 27th, Varndean College on the 28th and March 2nd and Bexhill Jobs and Apprenticeships Fair also on the 2nd...
by SCTP | Feb 22, 2018 | Uncategorised
Latest provisional monthly figures from the Department for Education show that there were 27,000 apprenticeship starts last November, 40 percent fewer than in the same month in 2016. This continues the pattern of significant fall for each of the last 6 months since...
by SCTP | Feb 22, 2018 | Uncategorised
The Department for Work and Pensions, in partnership with the South-East LEP and the National Careers Service is offering a free service to local businesses to explore how the National Careers Service could provide individuals with careers and skills advice to help...
by SCTP | Feb 21, 2018 | Uncategorised
The ESFA is reviewing the effectiveness of the current funding band structure and are considering changes to incentivise negotiation and drive better value for money. Any new structure would apply to new starts from August 2018. The maximum funding band will remain at...
by SCTP | Feb 21, 2018 | Uncategorised
Latest from the ESFA (former SFA) including: Class of 2018 apprentice graduations; Non levy apprenticeship procured growth requests; Review of apprenticeship funding bands; Final Qualification Achievement Rates (QAR) for 2016 to 2017.
by SCTP | Feb 20, 2018 | Uncategorised
Click here for the slides from this week’s Lsect webinar with Skills Minister, Ann Milton and Keith Smith, Director of Funding and Programmes at the ESFA, plus an update from sponsors and SCTP member, NCFE. Unfortunately there isn’t a recording available...
by SCTP | Feb 20, 2018 | Uncategorised
In answer to a question from the chair of the Commons treasury sub-committee, who asked what estimate had been “made of the underspend against the AEB in the academic year 2016/17”, Anne Milton confirmed that “The underspend against the mainstream participation...
by SCTP | Feb 20, 2018 | Uncategorised
We’ll be carrying this series of articles from the Strategic Development Network unpicking the detail of End Point Assessment. The first article gave an overview of EPA and this second article focusses on the use of Professional Discussion as an assessment...
