by Paul Mitchell | Mar 31, 2023 | Uncategorised
Employers are being offered up to £25,000 towards “legitimate costs” in the DfE’s latest move to increase the quality and quantity of industry placements for T Levels. The department announced in February that £12 million will be set aside for a new T Level...
by Paul Mitchell | Mar 31, 2023 | Uncategorised
The Education and Training Foundation (ETF) has been awarded a contract – up to the value of £9.55m – from the Department for Education (DfE) to deliver an enhanced programme of support to strengthen leadership and governance capability and capacity within the FE...
by Paul Mitchell | Mar 31, 2023 | Uncategorised
The cap on apprentice numbers for small businesses that had caused some employers to turn away new starts has finally been scrapped by the skills minister. Robert Halfon confirmed in a letter to the sector on Thursday that small businesses which don’t pay the...
by Paul Mitchell | Mar 31, 2023 | Uncategorised
The Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) committee has issued a new report urging the government to invest in businesses and skills to “kickstart growth”. In the report, MPs called on the government for support with “skills development” directed at...
by Paul Mitchell | Mar 31, 2023 | Uncategorised
Latest from the ESFA including: 1. Information: adult funding allocations for the 2023 to 2024 funding year; 2. Information: update to the high needs funding 2023 to 2024 operational guidance; 3. Information: 2023 to 2024 student financial support scheme guides; 4....