by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 26, 2021 | Uncategorised
A new report ‘A U-shaped crisis’ published by the Resolution Foundation examines the economic impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on older workers, and how periods of unemployment can affect their prospects upon returning to work. This article highlights that...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 23, 2021 | Uncategorised
The South East Local Enterprise Partnership (SELEP) has published its Skills Report, an executive summary will be produced shortly.
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 23, 2021 | Uncategorised
The West Sussex County Council Economy Reset Plan, for the period 2020 – 2024 can be downloaded from its website. The WSCC Reset Plan is also available.
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 23, 2021 | Uncategorised
The government has launched a £7 million Global Screen Fund to support the UK independent screen sector to export their productions to markets around the world.
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 23, 2021 | Uncategorised
All the information for bidding on the Department for Education (DfE) contracts is available here. The page has been updated to add a link to a UK procurement portal, replacing one to a EU portal.
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 23, 2021 | Uncategorised
The House of Commons Library has published some research briefings: The UK Economy: a dashboard – an interactive dashboard presenting key economic data for the UK Unemployment – National: Key Economic Indicators – data on unemployment in the UK....
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 22, 2021 | Uncategorised
The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) and the Welding Institute have announced that they are looking for employers to join an employer ‘trailblazer’ group that will review the level 2 general welder apprenticeship.
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 22, 2021 | Uncategorised
The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has published a briefing note entitled ‘Big changes to adult education funding? Definitely maybe’ assessing the key policy announcements made in the FE White Paper around the funding of post-18 education. This article...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 22, 2021 | Uncategorised
The Social Market Foundation, a cross-party think-tank, has published a news briefing, supported by the Further Education Trust for Leadership, presenting the results of a national survey on what the public thinks about vocational qualifications. The survey found that...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 22, 2021 | Uncategorised
Toby Perkins MP, Shadow Minister for Apprenticeships and Lifelong Learning, visited SCTP member, Steve Willis Training in Burgess Hill recently to learn more about apprenticeship provision, and how apprenticeship training can address the looming skills shortage in the...