by Jasmine Griffiths | Apr 10, 2023 | Uncategorised
The government is set to drop a ban that stopped Restart programme participants from joining skills bootcamps. Currently, participants in the DWP Restart programme, which gives out-of-work Universal Credit claimants extra support to find employment, cannot enrol on...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Apr 10, 2023 | Uncategorised
New figures reveal falling apprenticeship achievement rates and 3 in 10 training providers will flag as “at risk”. Combined with 25 per cent falling in the “needs improvement” category of the government’s apprenticeship accountability framework, 54 per cent of...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Apr 10, 2023 | Uncategorised
Over decades, a trend in the UK has emerged – employers are failing to invest in training the workforce, despite technological change and the need to address climate change. The Campaign for Learning’s report includes analysis and recommendations on how to boost the...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Apr 10, 2023 | Uncategorised
In recent months, labour market commentary has been dominated by the knock-on effects of the ongoing cost of living crisis. Click here for an outlook into the first quarter of 2023 Labour Market by Resolution Foundation and here for the report.
by Paul Mitchell | Apr 1, 2023 | Uncategorised
The new National Minimum Wage Rates took effect on the 1st April with the Apprenticeship Minimum Wage rising 47p (9.7%) to £5.28 per hour.
by Paul Mitchell | Apr 1, 2023 | Uncategorised
The DfE has published the rules employers and training providers must follow to get funding for training and assessing apprentices in England for the contract year 2023-24. As promised these have been published much earlier than is usually the case. The 2023 to 2024...
