Is it time for a maths GCSE designed for adults?
Most students who resit GCSE maths don’t gain a grade 4 or better by age 19. Stella Dudzic argues for a new type of qualification…
Apprenticeship Standards
Here are the latest news and thought leadership articles on Apprenticeship Standards. Apprenticeship standards were first developer in 2013 as a part of the Richard’s Review of Apprenticeships. Apprenticeship Standards are employer led and now replace the previous Apprenticeship ‘Frameworks’.
Apprenticeship standards were first introduced in 2017.From 2020, all apprenticeship starts are standards.
Apprenticeship standards show what an apprentice will be doing and the skills required of them, by job role. Standards are developed by employer groups known as ‘trailblazers’.
You can use the apprenticeship standard finder on the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education website
Skills factory unveils new Industry 4.0 tech to train future generations of manufacturers
A SKILLS factory unveiled groundbreaking new technology that will deliver cutting-edge Industry 4.0 training to students and manufacturing workers in North Wales. Coleg Cambria has…
Research project launched to improve early years apprentice success rates with “real-world” functional skills
@ncfe: A leading End-point assessment organisation has embarked on a groundbreaking research initiative to support early years apprentices in achieving their maths Functional Skills qualification…
Gill Mason on Empowering the Future and Ensuring Quality Childcare for All Through Apprenticeships
Across April, VTCT is exploring the challenges facing the Early Years sector and how we can collaborate to find solutions to revitalise it. In the…
Trailblazer insights into the revised Level 3 Early Years Educator
In the latest of our series, Trailblazer Lead Sandy Silvester shares her insider perspective on the revised Early Years Educator standard. As Early Years Education…
Revitalising Early Years: Expert Insights with Mark Child
In my three decades as a specialist in the early years sector, I’ve seen firsthand the challenges that confront the industry. The early years sector…
Revitalising Early Years: Apprenticeship Growth Signals Hope Amidst Recruitment Crisis
As the Early Years and Childcare sector grapples with both anticipation and anxiety surrounding the increase in free childcare hours, recent apprenticeship data offers renewed…
Apprenticeship funding reform a step in the right direction, but long road ahead
Yesterday, government measures to boost apprentice numbers and support for SMEs came into play. While a positive step for closing acute skills gaps, the National…
New Apprenticeships Provider ‘Access Industry’ Looks to Fill National Skills Gaps
Newly launched Access Industry, (formerly National College Creative Industries) have announced a series of events to address local concerns around skills gaps in the digital,…
Qualification pass rates: Dangerous if used in isolation
ROBIN JACKSON, DIRECTOR OF ASSESSMENT AT OPEN AWARDS As educators, we all want to see our learners (including apprentices) progress and move on or into…