We’ve been releasing a series of articles taking you through the end-point assessment methods used in new apprenticeship assessment plans, and some of the practical issues to consider. (If you’ve missed these posts, here ...
Louise Doyle (Director of Mesma and Senior Associate with SDN) The low volumes of apprenticeships (a 26% reduction since this time last year) and the increasing gap between the government’s 3 million target and current levels has been ...
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The learning and skills sector continues to face new reforms, reviews and restructuring. For learning and skills organisations, this brings challenges as well as opportunities. Six months on from our first confidence index, SDN ...
Higher and Degree Apprenticeships has provided the HE sector with an opportunity to grow and expand their offer. For some HEIs however, apprenticeships aren’t always an easy fit with their organisation’s approaches, systems and ...
SDN conducts a regular analysis of apprenticeship standards currently in development, which are published and which have End-Point Assessment Organisations (EPAO) in place (broken down by EPAO type, which standards they are approved ...
Starting to deliver apprenticeship standards can be a daunting process. In some cases, new employer-designed standards are very different from what has gone before, with new content, requirements and methods. So how do you start to ...
If you are an HEI paying the apprenticeship levy (and many are), you will be making significant financial contributions to HMRC. It’s clear however, from our work with HEIs, that many are facing unique challenges in developing an ...
Making the move to apprenticeship standards impacts on nearly all areas of delivery and operations. One area that can keep apprenticeship providers awake at night is getting the finances right. For example, how do you assess whether a ...
Our colleague Louise Doyle (Director of Mesma and Senior Associate with SDN) wrote this blog which you many have found helpful – so we thought we’d share it with you too. Effective self-assessment and the improvement plan ...
