The next NELP Members' meeting will be an on-line meeting using GotoMeeting (https://www.gotomeeting.com/en-gb/lp/easy-online-meetings) on Thursday 11 June 2020 at 10am - Noon. Further details will follow. Take care, be aware.
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Last week’s publication of labour market statistics from the Office for National Statistics show a greater than expected decrease in the number of people who are unemployed. Unemployment rates may have been falling for the last 6 years,…
WorldSkills UK (WSUK) runs the only UK-wide skills competitions. Attracting approximately 3,500 young students and apprentices and featuring 70 skills they encompass regional heats, and a National Final at the NEC Birmingham each November. From here,…
The independent training provider, based at DurhamGate, Spennymoor has been announced as a Sunday Times Top 100 employer once again. The list, compiled by Best Companies, is calculated through employee feedback that covers everything from management…
By Mark Dawe | Chief Executive | AELP: I genuinely don’t know where to start this week – so much happening that is of real significance to members. I will try and get the highlights, more…
Please note: Members and non-members of AELP can register at the member rate with a 10% discount (£179.10) by using the code Northern10 More information
As part of the work to help the education sector raise any matters or concerns that arise on extremism, the ESFA would like to speak to the sector to receive their feedback on a new online…
The ESFA have launched a consultation on proposed changes to the Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance and would encourage colleges, schools and staff, particularly designated safeguarding leads (DSLs) and senior leaders to respond. The ESFA…
The FE Choices learner satisfaction survey will launch in March, after some delay due to the general election period. Eligible providers will receive invitation letters by next week. There have been changes made to the survey…
Based on your feedback the ESFA have improved the layout of the ‘Manage your apprentices’ page in the apprenticeship service. The fields have been updated and now include the employer and apprenticeship training course details. The…
In conjunction with the January announcement that the ESFA were giving smaller employers, who do not pay the apprenticeship levy, full access to the apprenticeship service, the ESFA wrote to all existing providers about how the changes…
