Natalie Campbell MBE to chair The Workforce Development Trust

Natalie Campbell MBE, current co-Chief Executive of the social enterprise Belu Water, has been announced as the incoming Chair of The Workforce Development Trust. The…

Rentokil apprentices tell their stories this National Apprenticeship Week

National Apprenticeship Week (9-15 February 2026) is an annual celebration that brings together businesses and apprentices across the country to shine a light on the…

SFJ Awards win Federation of Awarding Bodies' End-Point Assessment Organisation of the Year (SME) award

SFJ Awards has been crowned End-Point Assessment Organisation (EPA) of the Year (SME) at the Federation of Awarding Bodies (FAB) Qualification and Assessment Excellence Awards.…

Exeter College restaurant crowned AA College Restaurant of the Year 2025, sponsored by People 1st International

Exeter College’s @Thirty-Four has been named the AA College Restaurant of the Year 2025 at Monday night’s prestigious AA Hospitality Awards in London. The award…

Resilience and Emergencies National Occupational Standards launched

A new set of National Occupational Standards (NOS) for Resilience and Emergencies have been published by standard setting organisation The Workforce Development Trust, as an…

Country’s first peer worker apprenticeship successfully passed by West Nottinghamshire College student

A growing body of evidence suggests that lived experience is central to the delivery of a variety of frontline public services, particularly those aimed at…

New apprenticeship standard boosts response to anti-social behaviour

Derby Homes is celebrating both an employee milestone and a first for the social housing sector, with their apprentice Renee Beesley successfully completing the first…

SFJ Awards appoints new Managing Director

SFJ Awards has appointed David Higham as its new Managing Director. With a career background in Further Education (FE), David joins SFJ Awards from Nottingham…

Diploma in Conducting Serious and Complex Investigations launched

Policing qualifications specialists SFJ Awards has launched a new Level 6 Diploma in Conducting Serious and Complex Investigations. The qualification, which is aimed at police…

The Workforce Development Trust publishes annual impact report

Bristol-based charity The Workforce Development Trust has published its annual impact report. The Workforce Development Trust is the parent organisation of Skills for Health, Skills…

Budget 2023 – how apprenticeships could help get Britons back into work

With policy announcements aimed at tempting over-50s back into the workplace expected in the Chancellor’s Budget, SFJ Awards Managing Director Candace Miller assesses the role…

SFJ Awards completes 1,000th Operational Firefighter Apprenticeship End-Point Assessment

SFJ Awards reached an important milestone this week, completing its 1000th End-Point Assessment in Fire and Rescue. End-Point Assessment (EPA) is the crucial last stage…

Justice sector qualifications boss joins Federation of Awarding Bodies board

SFJ Awards Managing Director Candace Miller has been elected to the board of the Federation of Awarding Bodies (FAB) – the collective voice of the…

New Non-Executive Director and Trustee of Skills for Health appointed

Jon Restell, Chief Executive of specialist health and care union Managers in Partnership (MiP), has been appointed as a Trustee and Non-Executive Director of the…