by David O'Connor | Sep 8, 2017 | Uncategorised
FW Week is reporting that a group of leading training providers is gearing up for collective action against the government’s adult education budget procurement process. The coalition is made up of organisations which say they’ve suffered financial loss and damage to...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 7, 2017 | Uncategorised
Latest information from the former EFA including: 1. Action: Condition Spend Data Collection (CSDC) 2017. 2. Reminder: ILR R13 due by 14 September 2017. 3. Information: claims for 16 to 19 Bursary Fund for vulnerable students. 4. Information: get information about...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 7, 2017 | Uncategorised
New Department for Education figures, based on commitments made through the apprenticeship service since May show that just 15 per cent of levy-funded apprentices to date are aged 16 to 18. Click here for more.
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 7, 2017 | Uncategorised
SCTP Associate Member, the Sussex Chamber, the employer organisation covering Sussex is tendering for training providers to deliver its bespoke courses to its members. This a potentially useful opportunity for new business for SCTP members who can find out more here....
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 6, 2017 | Uncategorised
SCTP Associate Member, Pearson is offering free ‘Sector Update’ sessions across the autumn term. The will be sessions on: Catering and Hospitality Childcare and Education Construction Engineering and Manufacturing Protective Services Sales, Marketing and...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 6, 2017 | Uncategorised
Click here for an FE Week article from Nick Linford that lays out just how difficult it has been for providers to keep track of the moving target that is the apprenticeship non-levy tender process which is due to conclude tomorrow. We hope that our members have...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 6, 2017 | Uncategorised
It’s been a tough few weeks for many of our members and perhaps branching out in a new country might seem attractive! If so, this article from SCTP Associate member Tom Bewick of New Work Training outlines the enthusiasm for apprenticeships in the United States...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 6, 2017 | Uncategorised
Latest from the ESFA including: 1. Year-end funding claims 2016 to 2017. 2. 16 to 18 apprenticeship, 16 to 18 traineeship and adult apprenticeship over-delivery payments 2016 to 2017. 3. Updated provider complaints procedure.
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 6, 2017 | Uncategorised
This is the first event in SCTP’s CPD programme for the 2017/18 membership year is Introduction to Curriculum Planning, part of AELP’s Future Apprenticeship Programme. This workshop will enable attendees to develop a broader understanding of the main...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 5, 2017 | Uncategorised
Latest news from the strategic partnership that which brings together leaders from business, education and the public sector to work collectively on economic issues that affect the West Sussex coast.