Coast 2 Capital LEP £14.2M ERDF Fund To Be Launched

A £14.35m European Regional Development Fund for the Coast to Capital LEP area will be launched by Department for Communities & local Government on Friday December 8th. The ‘calls’ that will be published cover the areas of innovation, business support...

Review Of Industry Training Boards

The DfE has published a report on the future operation of industry training boards (Construction & Engineering), following a departmental review of their form, function and purpose.

Confusion Over Inspecting Subcontractors

The Skills Minister has appeared to agree that Ofsted should inspect subcontractors during an exchange at education questions in the House of Commons today. This seems to ignore the fact that subcontractors are inspected as part of the inspection of their lead...

SCTP Activity Summary

Monday the 13th November sees SCTP’s latest board meeting taking place. Board meetings are held 3 times a year and are the vehicle through which members’ elected representatives and operational personnel meet to monitor and decide the strategic direction...

AELP Conference Key Themes & Slides

AELP’s autumn conference took place on the 1st November with SCTP represented by Chair, Jo Bridger. The conference was dominated by concerns over the 20% off the job requirement for apprentices with employers and providers reporting that the requirement is not...

ESFA e-Bulletin Issue 194

Latest from the ESFA (former EFA) including: 1. Information: high needs benchmarking tool updated; 2. Information: school financial benchmarking tool – new release; 3. Information: visit the Schools Commercial Team at the NASBM Conference; 4. Information: how...

Two Events That May Be Of Interest To Members

The National Deaf Children’s Society (NCDS) has a workshop aimed at apprenticeship training providers in London on 1st December to help them meet the needs of apprentices with sensory impairment. They are offering SCTP members a half price rate of £25 per...