by Jasmine Griffiths | Sep 9, 2023 | Uncategorised
A recent Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) report found that disparities in earnings based on geography and ethnicity indicate that over the past 50 years, it has become more difficult for children born into less well-off households to climb the UK’s social ladder....
by Jasmine Griffiths | Sep 4, 2023 | Uncategorised
Representatives from ESCC, DWP, University of Brighton, East Sussex Careers Hub, Trac and SCTP (Apprenticeship East Sussex Working Group) met on the 17th of July to discuss the Apprenticeships East Sussex Action Plan for 2023/24. Click here for the minutes taken in...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Sep 4, 2023 | Uncategorised
The Sussex Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that it has received approval from the Secretary of State for the Local Skills Improvement Plan for the Sussex area, including Future Skills Sussex and the associated annexes. A representative from the Chamber said...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Sep 4, 2023 | Uncategorised
This insight looks at how the UK’s economy performed in the second quarter of 2023. Recent grounds for economic optimism have been fleeting. While the latest figures on GDP growth were higher than expected and inflation fell to its lowest rate in over a year...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Sep 4, 2023 | Uncategorised
Runway Training have launched a function skills pilot, to tackle the issue of learners being entered into their final Functional Skills exam with insufficient exam practice, knowledge gaps or without practical application deficiencies being accurately identified and...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Sep 4, 2023 | Uncategorised
In a recently published assessment, DfE permanent secretary Susan Acland-Hood announced that the lifelong loan entitlement faces “significant challenges” that could delay the planned 2025 rollout. She also concluded that the flagship skills reform policy represents...
