For many HEIs considering the delivery of Higher and Degree Apprenticeships, the apprenticeship sector can be difficult to navigate. Perhaps most challenging is the need to set up new systems, processes and funding mechanisms, that ...
This week’s blog comes from our colleague Louise Doyle – Director of Mesma and Senior Associates with SDN One of the questions we often pose to employers and training providers is ‘what questions should you be asking of ...
Last week, we hosted a Coffee Break webinar to give providers a chance to hear from JTL Training. Over 60% of JTL’s apprentices are on new apprenticeship standards, so they have lots of insights to share. Here’s a summary of their ...
Last week, we hosted a Coffee Break webinar to give providers a chance to hear from JTL Training. Over 60% of JTL’s apprentices are on new apprenticeship standards, so they have lots of insights to share. Here’s a summary of their ...
Over the last few months, with our partners AELP, we’ve worked with almost 500 organisations interested in delivering end-point assessment. We’ve taken them through the options, opportunities, risks and decision making process. But the ...
If you’re reading this post, chances are you know that all apprentices in future will go through end-point assessment, independently carried out by an Apprentice Assessment Organisation (AAO). Sector organisations of all shapes and ...
The Skills Funding Agency’s statement on the delay to Loans growth requests has left us all puzzled. The SFA and sector support organisations (like SDN), have worked hard over the last few years to help providers understand the ...
Now, I know what you’re all thinking: “not another article about our vote to leave the EU!”, but don’t fear, this isn’t a political piece littered with soundbites and questionable figures. It’s about our day jobs. We can’t get away ...
In just over ten months’ time, 20,000 businesses will be required to pay the new apprenticeship levy. If your payroll costs are over £3m annually, 0.5% will be deducted by HMRC from April 2017 to fund the government’s drive for 3 ...
Last week, the Skills Funding Agency announced that they are increasing SFA-funded Traineeship allocations by 24% in 2016/17. Although there have been mixed messages with growth cases over the last few months, it’s clear that ...
