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David Lockhart-Hawkins

Your questions on apprenticeship rules and governance – answered

As an organisation that provides up-to-date CPD to the apprenticeship sector, we get asked many questions from front-line staff eager to better navigate apprenticeship standards. Below is a series of popular questions on apprenticeship ...

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  • 24 May
  • Tim Chewter
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How can the trainer, employer and assessor all contribute to the success of the apprentice at EPA? Here’s a video case study…

One of the sessions at the recent SDN Apprenticeship Breakthrough Conference focused on the role of the trainer, employer and assessor, what it means in the world of apprenticeship standards and how they contribute to the success of ...

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  • 22 May
  • Tim Chewter
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Colin Bentwood Conference

SDN Managing Director, Colin Bentwood, gives his five key takeaways from the inaugural Apprenticeship Breakthrough Conference…

SDN delivered its first Apprenticeship Breakthrough Conference to a sold-out audience in Birmingham on 29th April. The conference purposely steered away from analysing the pros and cons of apprenticeship policy – instead focusing on ...

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  • 10 May
  • Tim Chewter
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Apprenticeship Assessment Plans aren’t just for EPAOs, decoding their expectations allow trainers to deliver better provision

Getting to grips with assessment plans can provide clarity for on-programme trainers. They aren’t just there to support EPAOs to plan their assessment strategy, they are also to be used by practitioners to develop their on-programme ...

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  • 24 Apr
  • Tim Chewter
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Great employer engagement insight from the last 12 months for apprenticeships – all collated in one handy space…

In the apprenticeship sector many blogs are understandably focused on delivery staff and how best to make the switch from frameworks to standards. But… there have been equally radical changes for business development practice, managing ...

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  • 09 Apr
  • Tim Chewter
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Levy Transfer All Spring Media

The 25% levy transfer is an opportunity for all apprenticeship providers – here’s an example from All Spring Media

Levy paying employers can transfer up to 25% of their apprenticeship allocation to other businesses. But how can this help training providers without a ‘non-levy allocation’ train apprentices at small businesses? And what are the ...

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  • 19 Mar
  • Tim Chewter
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RoATP Application Support

Every training provider is different, so every RoATP application should be too – 5 things to consider before submitting your application

The new Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers has now been launched and providers currently on the Register will be invited to reapply before the year is out. So, what do you need to think about before submitting your ...

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  • 11 Mar
  • Tim Chewter
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NAW2019

Insights for apprenticeship trainers all in one place, this #NAW2019!

Apprenticeship trainers up and down the country do an amazing job, supporting apprentices to learn, grow and succeed in their chosen career. But we also know, with the introduction of standards, that the role of the apprenticeship ...

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  • 04 Mar
  • Tim Chewter
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SDN assessor learning

Here’s how end-point assessment will impact on your role as a trainer (and why 29 April should be in your diary)

End-point assessment is different and high-stakes. But if apprentices are to succeed, then those involved in the training need to have a really clear understanding of how end-point assessment impacts on their role and how they prepare ...

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  • 28 Feb
  • Tim Chewter
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Opinion: Increasing quality in the context of the apprenticeship reforms – four risks we need to monitor

SDN Strategic Associate and Mesma Director, Louise Doyle, recently spoke at the Westminster Forum in London about the challenges providers face in delivering quality apprenticeships and what the sector must consider if it is to improve ...

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  • 02 Feb
  • Tim Chewter
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