by Paul Mitchell | Jun 14, 2018 | Uncategorised
The metro mayors overseeing skills budget devolution have joined forces to demand control of apprenticeship levy cash that employers fail to spend. This move follows the impending devolution of the AEB budget in 2019/20 and seeks to extend the power and control that...
by Paul Mitchell | Jun 14, 2018 | Uncategorised
This interesting article looks at whether subcontracted provision is best measured through compliance (ESFA audit) or by quality of provision (Ofsted inspection).
by Paul Mitchell | Jun 14, 2018 | Uncategorised
The TES FE Awards show the very best that the sector has to offer and will continue to be open to all types of FE provider. Categories include Training Provider of the Year, Apprenticeship Programme of the Year, Specialist Provider of the Year and ACL Provider of the...
by Paul Mitchell | Jun 14, 2018 | Uncategorised
We are grateful to AELP for capturing information that relates to last week’s announcement of changes to AEB funding. The ESFA has now issued a new version of the AEB funding rules that includes detail of the arrangements for fully funded training for those on a low...
by Paul Mitchell | Jun 14, 2018 | Uncategorised
The DfE has published the latest figures showing a continuing fall in apprenticeship starts. Apprenticeship starts for March are down 52 per cent compared with the same period in 2017. There have been 23,900 starts recorded so far in March 2018, compared with 50,000...
