by Jasmine Griffiths | Dec 16, 2022 | Uncategorised
Skills Minister Robert Halfon has addressed questions from education select committee members on the future of post-16 qualifications. The Minister spoke on a range of subjects, including T Levels, apprenticeships, careers advice, a British Baccalaureate and...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Dec 15, 2022 | Uncategorised
A new report from the Public Accounts Committee says the Department for Education’s (DfE) £4 billion a year spend on activities designed to develop workforce skills in England is failing to deliver the skills essential to economic growth and prosperity. The number of...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Dec 15, 2022 | Uncategorised
Latest from the ESFA including: 1. Action: mandatory 2021 to 2022 FE workforce data collection deadline extended to 27 January 2023; 2. Information: update on implementation timelines for the further education funding and accountability reforms; 3. Information:...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Dec 15, 2022 | Uncategorised
The Department for Education’s Independent Strategic Adviser on Careers Guidance has written to ministers setting out his recommendations to improve the careers guidance system for young people and adults in England. Here is an exchange of letters between Professor...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Dec 15, 2022 | Uncategorised
The annual report of FE Commissioner, Shelagh Legrave has highlighted some concerns over the quality of oversight of subcontracting. The Commissioner claims that the economic climate is effecting learner recruitment levels for colleges and they’re more likely to...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Dec 15, 2022 | Uncategorised
New TUC analysis reveals that 2022 has been the worst year for real wage growth in nearly half a century. The analysis of official statistics reveals that real wages (wages after the cost of living has been taken into account) have slumped by 3.0% over the course of...
by Paul Mitchell | Dec 14, 2022 | Uncategorised
The Sussex Chamber of Commerce has asked us to recirculate their December LSIP Newsletter. This has a new link (the link in the previous newsletter won’t work) that takes you to a new improved version of the Skills Provider Survey. It would be great if members...
by Paul Mitchell | Dec 14, 2022 | Uncategorised
Government ministers announced on Monday plans to close the national traineeship programme for new starts from 1 August 2023, citing low uptake. From then, funding is to be diverted to the 16-19 study programme and adult education. It is unclear at present where this...
by Paul Mitchell | Dec 11, 2022 | Uncategorised
Just under two thirds (60 per cent) of people who are economically inactive because of long-term illness are living with a mental health problem, research has found. Analysis of official data by IPPR found that while issues such as anxiety and depression are affecting...
by Paul Mitchell | Dec 11, 2022 | Uncategorised
Official data has found that 30.8 million working days were lost in 2021-22 as a result of work-related ill health. The data from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found that there were more than 1.8 million work-related ill health cases – new or longstanding – in...
