by Paul Mitchell | Oct 20, 2022 | Uncategorised
Skills East Sussex is inviting local businesses and employers to complete a business survey to help inform them on future training needs, careers advice and employment support initiatives in the county.
by Paul Mitchell | Oct 20, 2022 | Uncategorised
Nominations are open for the Annual Apprenticeship Conference Awards 2023. Deadline is Friday 18th November and more information is here.
by Paul Mitchell | Oct 20, 2022 | Uncategorised
Latest news from the ESFA including: 1. Action: coronavirus (COVID-19) 16 to 19 tuition fund 2022 to 2023 claim form now live; 2. Action: submit your 16 to 19 tuition fund recovery form; 3. Reminder: final funding claim for 2021 to 2022 opens Monday 24 October 2022;...
by Paul Mitchell | Oct 20, 2022 | Uncategorised
Leaders of training providers and colleges have announced they are joining forces to campaign on “key policy issues” and better funding ahead of the next general election. The Association of Employment and Learning Providers along with the Association of Colleges and...
by Paul Mitchell | Oct 20, 2022 | Uncategorised
Jeremy Hunt has said ‘all departments’ will need to find savings, and ‘some areas of spending will need to be cut’. Further education leaders have already warned of protests if cuts hit the sector’s budgets. Colleges and training providers have reported...
by Paul Mitchell | Oct 20, 2022 | Uncategorised
The government has confirmed that it will scrap thousands of level 2 and below qualifications, but the timeline for defunding the courses has been delayed by a year. Proposals, described by sector leaders as “devastating”, were set out by ministers earlier this year...
by Paul Mitchell | Oct 20, 2022 | Uncategorised
A lack of basic digital skills is costing workers and the UK economy billions of pounds and more than five million people in the UK are unable to carry out simple online tasks such as sending an email a new study has suggested. Click here for more.
by Paul Mitchell | Oct 15, 2022 | Uncategorised
Click here for the latest information on Sussex’s Local Skills Improvement Plan, a plan to make sure that the training needs of local employers are identified and met.
by Paul Mitchell | Oct 15, 2022 | Uncategorised
The Education Committee will question school and college leaders on the ways in which they integrate skills into their curricula and achieve outstanding results for their students. The evidence session takes place on Tuesday 18th October at 10am and will be available...
by Paul Mitchell | Oct 15, 2022 | Uncategorised
The #WeekofVocTech (14 – 18 November 2022) is a free programme of in-person and online events exploring the role of digital technology in vocational training and celebrating its impact on learners, employers, training providers and society as a whole.