by Sarah Sawyer | Aug 7, 2020 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has published details of its relief scheme for providers of apprenticeship training to public sector employers. Any relief paid to the apprenticeship training provider will be deducted from the public sector employers levy funds. The guidance states that...
by Sarah Sawyer | Aug 6, 2020 | Uncategorised
This article examines the decline in the number of black and ethnic minority (BAME) principals leading further education colleges in England. The Black Further Education Leadership Group has written an open letter to the government on many issues, including the...
by Sarah Sawyer | Aug 6, 2020 | Uncategorised
Engineering UK recently undertook a survey of young people about their attitudes and the degree to which their educational and career aspirations have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the key findings from the survey was that the pandemic has widened the...
by Sarah Sawyer | Aug 6, 2020 | Uncategorised
This article from the Institute of the Motor Industry discusses the impact of COVID-19 on apprenticeship recruitment in the automotive sector. Apprenticeship starts in June 2020 in the automotive sector fell by 75% compared to the same time period in 2019, with...
by Sarah Sawyer | Aug 5, 2020 | Uncategorised
The DfE launched a new support service on 1 August to help apprentices who have been made redundant, or who are at risk of redundancy, due to the COVID-19 outbreak to find new opportunities. The Redundancy Support Service for Apprentices (ReSSA) offers an online and...
by Sarah Sawyer | Aug 5, 2020 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has stated that any employer registered with the apprenticeship service needs to accept the new employer legal agreement. Accepting the agreement will allow employers to access funding for new apprenticeship starts, as well as ensuring continued access to...
by Sarah Sawyer | Aug 5, 2020 | Uncategorised
The latest edition of the ESFA’s business update. 1. Redundancy Support Service for Apprentices launches; 2. Apprenticeship service new employer agreement; 3. Chancellors Plan for Jobs incentive package from 1 August; 4. COVID-19 guidance.
by Sarah Sawyer | Aug 5, 2020 | Uncategorised
The ESFA is replacing the Learning Aims website (part of the Hub) with a new website for the start of the 2020 to 2021 academic year. The ESFA says that the Find a learning aim design has simplified the user experience while still providing all of the key information...
by Sarah Sawyer | Aug 5, 2020 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has announced that it will be relaunching the feconnect forum in the next few months to offer a more robust, accessible service and address known issues with the current service. If you would like to join their private beta to try the new site before it goes...
by Sarah Sawyer | Aug 5, 2020 | Uncategorised
The ESFA is developing an online help centre for education and training providers to make sure their key tools, services and guidance are easy to find, and information is available so common issues can be resolved without having to raise a query with their support...
