The latest information from the ESFA: 1. Latest information on coronavirus (COVID-19); 2. Action: apprentice email addresses required from 26 August; 3. Action: apprenticeships ‘Fire It Up’ campaign – removal of advert and music track; 4. Reminder: incentive payment for hiring a new apprentice; 5. Reminder: applications remain open for Education and Training Foundation (ETF) professional development programmes for mentors; 6. Information: Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers: market entry process for identified gaps in provision; 7. Information: traineeship in-year growth for 2021 to 2022; 8. Information: new data upload facility to the ‘Publish to the course directory’ platform; 9. Information: domestic abuse statutory guidance consultation launched; 10. Information: launch of applications for EdTech mentoring and coaching development grants; 11. Information: post-16 monitoring plan for the 2021 to 2022 funding year; 12. Your feedback: improving your experience using ESFA digital forms; 13. Information: streamlined energy and carbon reporting for college corporations; 14. Information: new Learning Aim Class Codes for Essential Digital Skills.
