by Jasmine Griffiths | Aug 13, 2023 | Uncategorised
The government has confirmed that funding for local enterprise partnerships (LEPs) is set to end in April 2024. The money for LEPs will now be allocated to mayoral combined and some local authorities. According to a government letter to all authority leaders and LEP...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Aug 13, 2023 | Uncategorised
A near-£29 million donation will fund training and apprentice wage costs in a bid to rescue heritage craft skills in the UK. The donation, made by philanthropist Hamish Ogston, will provide a “sustainable, future-facing ecosystem of heritage conservation” to the...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Aug 13, 2023 | Uncategorised
SCTP is delighted to be working with East Sussex County Council to develop an area of the Careers East Sussex website, that will help adult job seekers connect with providers that could help them develop new skills. The provider directory listing will also encourage...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Aug 12, 2023 | Uncategorised
The next steps for allocating the remaining £2.049m of Getting Building Fund (GBF) were approved at the SELEP Strategic Board meeting on 7 July 2023. Further guidance has now been issued by SELEP confirming that the funding round is now open to all capital projects...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Aug 7, 2023 | Uncategorised
East Sussex County Council is currently in the early stages of developing a new Economic Growth Strategy. This will be a shared vision for the county including all their local partners and stakeholders and will be led by Team East Sussex. To ensure they have...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Aug 7, 2023 | Uncategorised
The DFE has published a series of updates on the APAR (Apprenticeship Providers and Assessment Register) to support training providers and end point assessment organisations. Updates can be access via the below links and include: Removal From the Apprenticeship...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Aug 6, 2023 | Uncategorised
The DWP has published the ‘Kickstart Scheme: process evaluation’. This report provides an overview of the views and experiences of young people, employers and gateways who participated in the Kickstart Scheme, as well as DWP staff involved in the delivery....
by Jasmine Griffiths | Aug 6, 2023 | Uncategorised
This DfE page provides guidance on how the Department for Education may prevent apprenticeship providers and end-point assessment organisations from providing or assessing apprenticeships. The guidance for providers outlines how the DfE will respond when...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Aug 6, 2023 | Uncategorised
This DfE page provides guidance for training providers and end-point assessment organisations on the conditions for the apprenticeship provider and assessment register (APAR).
by Jasmine Griffiths | Aug 6, 2023 | Uncategorised
If you are an end-point assessment organisation (EPAO), also known as an awarding body, and you carry out assessments for apprentices in England, you must be on the apprenticeship providers and assessment register (APAR). APAR replaces the former register of end-point...