In this post, Strategic Development Network’s (SDN) Associate, Emily Hughes, highlights the importance of Ofqual recognition and how it can add to and improve a robust End-point Assessment Organisation (EPAO) service, ...
Professional discussions or interviews feature in the majority of apprenticeship assessment plans and play a pivotal role in assessing the apprentice’s competence. Yet there are persistent misunderstandings of the key differences ...
The long-awaited tender for 19-24-year-old traineeship funding is finally here, yet with an extremely tight deadline for providers to think through their offer and submit their application. So, what do you need to think about before ...
If you were a manager or team leader when the country went into lockdown in March 2020 you probably felt dropped in the deep end of virtual management. Madly trying to keep your staff supported, engaged and productive whilst battling ...
Long-term is better for your bottom line. Ask any strategic marketeer about customer acquisition vs customer retention and they will tell you that it costs five times as much to attract a new customer than it does to retain an existing ...
Ofsted now inspect all Level 6 and Level 7 apprenticeships, including Degree Apprenticeships, which had previously been in the remit of the Office for Students. But what does mean for HEIs? To find out, we asked Louise Doyle – an SDN ...
The workforce needs of businesses are changing rapidly. Technological advancement replaces jobs that were once in high demand and new roles with new skills emerge in their place. So, how can colleges and training providers align their ...
On 15 July 2020, the ESFA published their first iteration of the 2020-21 Apprenticeship Funding Rules. Many providers have already started considering how the end of frameworks and new employer incentives will change their ...
Since September 2019, all new apprentices that need to study functional skills have been enrolled onto new, reformed, functional skills qualifications. A change of this kind is never easy to implement, especially with lockdown thrown ...
On Thursday, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, announced several incentives to encourage employers to create more work opportunities for young people over the next six months, rather than batten down the hatches to weather ...
