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Over half of current Loans allocations go unused – so why the delay to growth requests?

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 ...

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  • 10 Oct
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SDN at centre of apprenticeships debate at Conservative and Labour Party Conferences

SDN is to take part in an exclusive round-table discussion at the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham this week. The round-table, which includes senior politicians and sector leaders, will debate the current apprenticeship ...

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  • 04 Oct
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SDN key delivery partner for next phase of Future Apprenticeships

SDN is set to play a leading role in delivering the next phase of the Future Apprenticeships programme, with the aim of preparing thousands of apprenticeship staff for the reforms and start delivering the new standards. The Education ...

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  • 21 Jul
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brexit and FE Skills

What does Brexit mean for FE and skills?

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 ...

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  • 24 Jun
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Apprenticeship Levy – 4 things employers can do NOW to prepare

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 ...

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  • 18 May
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Employers urged to act over ‘unnecessary’ Apprenticeship Levy costs

Thousands of UK businesses are likely to be hit by unnecessary costs simply because they are unprepared for or do not understand the new Apprenticeship Levy, warns a firm of apprenticeship experts. Strategic Development Network (SDN) ...

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  • 10 May
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Apprenticeship Levy – maximising your contribution (events)

Are you one of the 20,000 businesses who are in scope to pay the new Apprenticeship Levy from April 2017? If so, we’re running two free webinars and a detailed workshop to help you understand the levy and make a real return on your ...

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  • 10 May
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Launching and growing Traineeships – 4 questions providers need to work through

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 ...

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  • 30 Mar
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Apprenticeship 2020 Vision: What does the government’s five year plan tell us?

This month, the government published their vision for Apprenticeships over the next five years. The document confirms much of what we already knew about the Apprenticeship reforms, but provides much needed detail and timescales. Here’s ...

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  • 21 Dec
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SDN supporting delivery of new Future Apprenticeships programme

SDN has been commissioned to deliver key resources, workshops and support packages to prepare providers to deliver new Apprenticeship Standards. The Education and Training Foundation (ETF) has now launched the new Future ...

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  • 16 Dec
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