The next NELP Members' meeting will be on Thursday 27 January at 1.30pm. The meeting will be virtual (using Zoom).
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From FE Week: A national training provider could step in to become the only education provider in Stourbridge, after the area’s FE college is sold off. Skills Training UK, which currently trains more than 2,000 learners…
From FE Week: With just over two months to go until the new education inspection framework comes into action, Ofsted has found its model for assessing the quality of lessons “does not fit” FE providers. In…
From FE Week: Imposing a salary cap to constrain the apprenticeship budget would “be at odds with encouraging lifelong learning” and would restrict public sector services such as the NHS from upskilling their workforce, the skills…
From FE Week: A senior policy advisor from the Department for Education has warned providers against using external bid writers to apply for a place on the refreshed apprenticeships register. Sheila Sturgeon, who marks many of…
Message from Stuart Linden: Hi David, I would appreciate it if you would circulate to NELP network as some members may be interesting in supporting. On Friday 14 June we asked for expressions of interest to…
Nick Linford webinar: 1 July @ 1pm : Free webinar on the the negotiated price and staying the right side of audit. CLICK HERE to register Most apprenticeship providers charge at the maximum funding band limit…
The ESFA have updated the high needs operational guide for 2019 to 2020 as follows: links to the dedicated schools grant: 2019 to 2020 and finance regulations ‘changes to 2019 to 2020’ section, to reflect the…
During the transition period to apprenticeship standards, where new relationships between training providers and end point assessment organisations are being built and consolidated, the ESFA recognise that some apprentices are unable to complete their apprenticeship standard…
The ESFA will release the R10 in-year qualification achievement rates (QARs) data for 2018 to 2019 today, Thursday 27th June 2019, on both the Hub and dashboard through the View Your Education Data portal. The in-year…
In July, we will issue the new Education and Skills agreements for the 2019 to 2020 funding year. Please take the time to look at the new framework and supporting information. The agreements bring these areas…
