by Jasmine Griffiths | May 19, 2023 | Uncategorised
Analysis of Learning and Work Institute’s long-running Adult Participation in Learning Survey, shows that younger people are more likely to participate in learning than older people and also invest three times as much per year. This lower investment by older people...
by Jasmine Griffiths | May 19, 2023 | Uncategorised
This independent research report by Atkins – a member of the SCN-Lavalin Group, explores the views of some of those who will be living in the hopefully ‘levelled up’ world of the future, specifically, a sample of 16-21 year olds across the North of England. The...
by Jasmine Griffiths | May 14, 2023 | Uncategorised
Koli Begum completed an apprenticeship with the Go Ahead Group in June 2021, before going on to become a driver and apprentice mentor in the organisation. Click here to hear about her experience on the level 2 passenger transport driver – bus, coach and tram...
by Jasmine Griffiths | May 14, 2023 | Uncategorised
Established in November 2020, the ESTAR team sits within the wider skills team across Childrens Services and Economic Development at East Sussex County Council. ESTAR manages two main projects that support adults with disadvantage into work and housing. The Moving on...
by Jasmine Griffiths | May 14, 2023 | Uncategorised
Ofsted have published their inspection of local authority children’s services (ILACS) report following their full inspection back in March. Ofsted Inspectors have praised West Sussex County Council’s Children’s Services for its ‘relentless approach to improving...
by Jasmine Griffiths | May 14, 2023 | Uncategorised
Skills East Sussex are hosting their Skills Summit on Thursday 25 May 2023 from 9:00 – 16:00pm. The event will bring together task groups, careers hub, employer networks contacts and focus on a local, cross sector approach to the skills challenges facing East...
by Jasmine Griffiths | May 14, 2023 | Uncategorised
FE Week analysed apprentice starts data for the 668 currently “available for delivery” apprenticeship standards and found that 58, which have been approved for over a year, have yet to recruit – meaning nearly one in ten established apprenticeship standards have...
by Jasmine Griffiths | May 14, 2023 | Uncategorised
New research by Learning and Work Institute reveals that people are spending billions of pounds on their own learning – more than the government or employers. Analysis published claims that learners invest £7.3 billion of their own money and £55 billion worth of their...
by Jasmine Griffiths | May 14, 2023 | Uncategorised
SCTP would like to congratulate new member Gateway Qualifications, as they have received confirmation that their digital functional skills qualifications have been signed off for delivery in August 2023, by Ofqual – being the first organisation to achieve this....
by Jasmine Griffiths | May 14, 2023 | Uncategorised
This FE Week article by Jessica Hill looks into the social care system and how the government wants more apprentices to fill the 165,000 vacancies however there are grave doubts over the viability of the current funding model, as two of the biggest providers of adult...