By Carley Consult: Chancellor Philip Hammond announced a variety of measures aimed at changes to universal credit, mental health, enterprise and self-employment, apprenticeship provision, skills and productivity. Lets start with the apprenticeship levy. From April the…
Apprenticeship standards has brought about a fundamental shift in the day-to-day delivery (and roles) of front-line staff. So how do you know your apprenticeship standard provision is of good quality? Starting on 7th November, SDN are…
A brief overview of progress towards introducing T levels Facilitated by: Paul Warner, Director of Research, AELP Date: Tuesday, 6 November 2018 Time: 2.00 pm – 3.00 pm GMT During November, December and January AELP, with…
Chaired by: Paul Warner, Director of Research and Development, AELP Facilitated by: Sam Slack, Regional HE/FE Prevent Coordinator East Midlands, Dept for Education Date: Tuesday, 27 November 2018 Time: 10.30 am – 11.30 am GMT This…
From FE Week: Apprenticeship starts for July are down 43 per cent on the same month in 2016 – but up 21 per cent on last year. There have been 25,200 starts recorded so far in…
From FE Week: New research on apprenticeships by industry characteristics has revealed which sector is the most popular, what is preferred by each gender and where in the country apprenticeship starts are lowest. The Department for…
From FE Week: Employer satisfaction levels have fallen across the FE sector this year, but private providers are still outperforming colleges. The latest government research, based on the Education and Skills Funding Agency’s 2017/18 employer satisfaction…
The Greater London Authority has become the first devolved area to launch a tender for its adult education budget. Its procurement, worth an initial £130 million, went live on Saturday and will run for two months…
The 10-per-cent fee that small businesses must pay when they take on apprentices will be halved, the chancellor has announced. Philip Hammond told the Commons today that SMEs must now only contribute 5 per cent to…
Just a quick reminder regarding the Maths, English and Digital Skills Collaborative Practice Day, 30th November 2018, Ramside Hall Hotel, Durham. This event is for vocational tutors and well as specialists. We’ve consulted with several of…
