A ground-breaking digital skills programme, backed by leading global employers to prevent a lost generation FastFutures is a ground-breaking digital and personal skills programme, coaching education leavers on vital workplace skills, backed by leading global employers…
The government has launched a new ‘Promoting opportunity through social mobility’ category in the prestigious Queen’s Awards for Enterprise, recognising businesses that promote a sustainable and inclusive culture. UK businesses are being urged to join more…
The Apprenticeships Service are aware of an issue whereby some employers are unable to access their ‘My Training Providers’ section of their Apprenticeship Service account. When attempting to click into it they are presented with an…
Last week the ESFA announced additional funding for one-year for all 16-to-19 providers to mitigate the disruption to learning arising from COVID-19. We have now managed to ascertain that as part of this, the ESFA will…
A number of members have asked whether employers taking on disaplced redundant apprentices can receive the new hire incentive grants. We have done some digging and can confirm that employers who take on redundant apprentices who…
DfE data released yesterday shows a 60% year-on-year drop in apprenticeship starts for the month of May, with 22,300 starts in May 2019 dropping to 9,000 in 2020. Young people appear to be the hardest hit as…
By Jane Hickie | Managing Director | AELP : Welcome to this week’s Countdown! Even under normal circumstances, July and August are a strange time for our sector, with the holidays starting just as many young…
Following the publication of the government’s Plan for Jobs which included a £111 million investment to triple the number of traineeships available, the ESFA is planning a procurement opportunity to allow providers access funding to deliver 19 to…
The ESFA have published the 16 to 19 study programme guidance for the 2020 to 2021 academic year. All students funded through the 16 to 19 funding methodology must be enrolled on a study programme or…
The ESFA previously confirmed that we will not publish any institution-level QARs in the national achievement rate tables for the 2019 to 2020 academic year in response to COVID-19. They also announced that data will not…
