Working with the ESFA as a provider
ESFA today (10 Nov) updated their information about getting ESFA funding to deliver adult education and apprenticeship training. Register and bid for funding To offer government…
Month: November 2017
Equal Pay Day 2017: Women basically work for free from now until 2018, but getting more girls into STEM could help close the gender pay gap
Despite the Equal Pay Act in 1970, women still earn less than men in Britain today. In fact, the current gender pay gap means women…
Flashback Friday! 10th November
Welcome to Flashback Friday 10th November, where we take a look back through time at the year: 2016: Young People with Below Average Academic Attainment…
Ben Sweetman: Challenges for expanding higher and degree apprenticeship and the impact of the Apprenticeship Levy
QA is a specialist, we work in technology, digital business, that’s been our heritage for 25 years, and we started diversifying into apprenticeships and higher…
DfE publishes guidance to help schools and colleges further engage with National Citizen Service
The Department for Education has launched a new practical guide to help schools and colleges across the country further engage with National Citizen Service (NCS)…
Why is the global workforce not prepared for what lies ahead?
The next twenty years represent the greatest technological expansion and most powerful digital disruption we’ve ever seen but there are warnings that the workforce here…
The Hampton-Alexander Review
The Hampton-Alexander Review first report was published today (9 Nov). The Hampton-Alexander Review, was commissioned by the government to look at ways to ensure talented…
John McNamara to take over as Interim CEO at the Federation of Awarding Bodies (FAB)
The Federation of Awarding Bodies has today announced the departure of the Federation’s Chief Executive, Stephen Wright, who is due to step down at Christmas…
Charity tackling child abuse awarded funding for Croydon and East London project
A leading children’s charity has received £270,000 towards an initiative in London tackling Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE). The City of London Corporation’s charitable funder and…
Cardiff and Vale College cadets learn life skills in Leckwith with the Gryphon Squadron
The Junior Apprenticeship members of the CAVDETs – Cardiff and Vale College’s cadet troop – have met with senior commanders from its parent unit and…
