by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 28, 2021 | Uncategorised
The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) has published reports summarising the results from its latest route reviews for hair and beauty and creative and design. The reports set out what occupations are being added, removed and prioritised for...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 28, 2021 | Uncategorised
Highways England has announced that more than 22,000 people will be expected to work on the Lower Thames Crossing project, bringing a major jobs boost to the South East.
by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 28, 2021 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has updated the Advanced Learner Loans funding rules 2020 to 2021, detailing changes to the National Skills Fund – level 3 adult offer.
by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 28, 2021 | Uncategorised
This article calls into question the gender equality of the government’s digital skills bootcamps, given the subjects being tendered for are male-dominated ones.
by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 28, 2021 | Uncategorised
The DfE has published adult further education and skills statistics for the first quarter (August to October 2020) of the 2020 to 2021 academic year. This includes learner participation and achievements reported to date The figures show that adult government-funded FE...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 28, 2021 | Uncategorised
The DfE has published apprenticeships and traineeship statistics for the first quarter (August to October 2020) of the 2020 to 2021 academic year. The figures show that there have been 91,100 apprenticeship starts in the first quarter, which is down 27.6% from the...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 28, 2021 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has updated the Adult education budget (AEB) funding rules 2020 to 2021, detailing changes to the National Skills Fund – level 3 adult offer and performance management arrangements for traineeships 2020 procurement. It has also updated the AEB funding...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 27, 2021 | Uncategorised
A new function has been added to the apprenticeship service to enable employers and training providers to find end-point assessors that deliver assessments for the standard their apprentice is completing. The Find an end-point assessment organisation function allows...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 27, 2021 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has confirmed that it will be running an in-year growth process for 16 to 18 delivery during February. It will contact the providers who are eligible for growth funding by the end of February 2021. It says the growth process will be purely data driven, so...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 27, 2021 | Uncategorised
The latest information from the ESFA: 1. Latest information on coronavirus (COVID-19); 2. Action: new subcontractor declaration window open – including nil returns; 3. Reminder: mid-year funding claims for 2020 to 2021; 4. Reminder: 16 to 19 tuition fund statement; 5....
