by SCTP | Oct 6, 2017 | Uncategorised
SCTP’s next Pre-employment Meeting for members takes place on Wednesday 11th October at Sussex Downs College, Newhaven between 9.30 & 12.30. This meeting a great opportunity for providers delivering NEET programmes, Traineeships, ESF, Programmes for the...
by SCTP | Oct 6, 2017 | Uncategorised
This week, 34 of the UK’s most highly rated young competitors will fly to Abu Dhabi for WorldSkills 2017, where they will compete for the top awards in what has been dubbed the ‘olympics of skills’. A special mention for beauty therapy student Kaiya Swain...
by SCTP | Oct 6, 2017 | Uncategorised
This Fe News article focusses on how Apprenticeship providers could be receiving lower Ofsted grades because they do not have provisions in place to proactively identify and support learners with hidden, additional learning needs. It focuses on how to improve learner...
by SCTP | Oct 6, 2017 | Uncategorised
SCTP’s latest new associate member is e-Learning WMB. We welcome director Andrew Howie and his team and look forward to working with them. The company has developed a product called Apprentix – an e-portfolio and learning system for apprenticeship...
by SCTP | Oct 5, 2017 | Uncategorised
The minutes of the SELEP Skills Advisory Group meeting on the 22nd August show the latest strategic discussions and decisions on LEP skills policy for East Sussex, Kent and Essex. There is useful information from a presentation by Debbie Leach, HM Prison Regional Head...
by SCTP | Oct 5, 2017 | Uncategorised
New Government statistics published this week show that 10,500 apprenticeship service accounts were registered on the levy system by the end of August out of 19,150 levy-paying companies that are eligible to use the service (55%). Click here for more. At the same time...
by SCTP | Oct 5, 2017 | Uncategorised
Latest information from the former EFA including: 1. Action: 2017 autumn school census; 2. Information: high needs place change notification arrangements for 2018 to 2019; 3. Information: 2016 to 2017 R13 reconciliation statements for independent learning providers...
by SCTP | Oct 5, 2017 | Uncategorised
Latest from the ESFA including 1. ILR R02 data collection for 2017 to 2018; 2. 2016 to 2017 ILR R14 period: closes 19 October; 3. Funding reports guidance; 4. Earnings adjustment statement 2017 to 2018: guidance published; 5. Provider data self-assessment toolkit; 6....
by SCTP | Oct 4, 2017 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has announced more flexibility in the regular minimum English and maths requirements needed to complete an apprenticeship for people with a learning difficulty or disability who have, or previously had, an Education, Health and Care plan, a Statement of...
by SCTP | Oct 4, 2017 | Uncategorised
Skills East Sussex is the strategic group that looks at skills policy across E Sussex and is the local skills arm of the South East LEP. The minutes of the last meeting show that the group is very keen to ensure that local training provision can meet the current and...
