Levy-paying employers now have “skin in the game” What do we mean by that? For most employers, the levy means they are now stumping up the (digital) cash to pay for the full apprenticeship training for the first time. More than that, ...
Levy-paying employers now have “skin in the game” What do we mean by that? For most employers, the levy means they are now stumping up the (digital) cash to pay for the full apprenticeship training for the first time. More than that, ...
More than four and a half million people use the railway each day and it is crucial to the UK economy. The rail network consists of 20,000 miles of track, thousands of bridges, tunnels and viaducts, as well as thousands of signals, ...
You’d be surprised how many times we’ve been asked this question – mainly from assessors who deliver frameworks and are worried they will be out of a job when their organisation makes the switch to standards. The answer to the question ...
For local authority HR teams, grappling with the apprenticeship levy and public sector targets can feel rather overwhelming and burdensome – but don’t lose sight of the opportunities. The government changes to apprenticeships provide ...
I consider myself to be first and foremost an education professional. The nature of my work focuses on further and higher education, and in particular the government’s reforms to apprenticeships. I am also the co-founder of a software ...
Ten collaborative projects have now been commissioned to investigate the fundamental shift in teaching, learning and assessment of new apprenticeship standards. Funded by the Education and Training Foundation (ETF), the projects are an ...
Although apprenticeship starts are down, the apprenticeship levy is now driving a wider variety of employers to get involved with apprenticeships. So far, employers who have started paying the levy have had less focus on recruiting new ...
Most apprenticeship providers have now started to dip their toe into the new apprenticeship standards water. Volumes however are still low and we have some way to go before providers make the full transition. Business development teams ...
The fundamental changes in the new world of apprenticeships is now – in most cases – well understood by leaders and managers across the sector. Our work with over 3,000 staff has shown however that many trainer-assessors – ...
