SDN are leading programme managers in FE and skills. We work with government agencies and sector organisations to deliver large-scale national support programmes to help organisations understand, prepare and deliver policy change.
We rapidly deploy our specialists to deliver programmes which have the highest quality outputs, maximum impact and optimum value for money.
Here’s some of the programmes we deliver:
Future Apprenticeships – on-programme
Managed by AELP, SDN has been the lead deliver partner for Future Apprenticeships – supporting thousands of staff and their organisations to understand and implement the reforms through in-depth consultancy, action planning, workshops, webinars and resources. We also wrote the Future Apprenticeships toolkit, which is regularly updated. We’re currently supporting providers to make organisational changes and deliver specific industry standards.
Future Apprenticeships – end-point assessment
SDN manage a new and critical end-point assessment support programme through Future Apprenticeships. The programme helps organisations and assessors to plan, prepare and start to deliver end-point assessment. We’ve already supported over 300 organisations.
Traineeship Staff Support Programme
This was a national two-year programme to strengthen the delivery of traineeships. SDN delivered 70 individual consultancy assignments, developed resources, and established online communities of practice to help providers start, grow and improve their traineeships offer. All programme resources now sit on the Excellence Gateway.