by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 18, 2020 | Uncategorised
Get Career Confident, Sussex Learning Network, East Sussex and Coast to Capital Careers Hubs, working with Elev8Careers and Learn Live, are running a large-scale Sussex-wide virtual post-16 pathways event called What Next Sussex. The event provides a platform for all...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 18, 2020 | Uncategorised
A new T Level page has been added to the Amazing Apprenticeships website for teachers and careers advisers to access useful resources about T Levels, including a presentation for teachers to explain T Levels to students, posters, an explainer film and a teacher...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 18, 2020 | Uncategorised
The House of Commons Library has published a suite of newly published research on the economy and employment: The UK economy: a dashboard – an interactive dashboard presenting key economic data for the UK People claiming unemployment benefits by constituency...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 18, 2020 | Uncategorised
The latest T Level bulletin from the Education and Training Foundation which details the Department for Education’s funded T level professional development offer.
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 18, 2020 | Uncategorised
The DWP’s latest Touchbase newsletter includes a roundup of recent DWP announcements on support for employers, benefit claimants and businesses.
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 18, 2020 | Uncategorised
The DWP has added guidance and a list of intermediaries who can support employers to apply for a Kickstart Scheme grant on their behalf if they can’t offer 30 placements. It has also added a revised version of the Kickstart Employer guide.
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 18, 2020 | Uncategorised
The CBI’s annual survey has surveyed 248 employers and revealed that 51% expect to maintain or increase their permanent recruitment in the next 12 months and 46% plan to either reduce permanent recruitment or not recruit at all. The CBI commented that “As the...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 18, 2020 | Uncategorised
It was confirmed last month, after an IfATE consultation, that Ofqual would deliver External Quality Assurance (EQA) of apprenticeship End Point Assessments, alongside the Office for Students for integrated degree apprenticeships. The IfATE has been charging a fee of...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 18, 2020 | Uncategorised
The University of Sussex, in conjunction with Gatwick Diamond Business is running an event for employers to explore how working with universities can support the growth of their business. The event is free and is on Wednesday 23 September at 13:00 – 14:00,...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 17, 2020 | Uncategorised
Ofqual has published updated statistics on vocational and other qualifications (excluding GCSEs, AS levels and A levels) from April to June 2020. The main trends in the statistics are also available on the linked page.