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Employer Tuesday – Three ways providers can build strong partnerships with employers

Happy #NAW2024 Employer Tuesday! Strong provider-employer partnerships are the bedrock of effective apprenticeships. But we also know the pace of change in the workplace has never been greater. For providers, that means regularly ...

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  • 24 Jan
  • Tim Chewter
  • Blog
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It’s National Apprenticeship Week! Supporting those who make apprenticeships a success

It’s National Apprenticeship Week, and we want to celebrate all those who help to make apprenticeships a success! Today, we’re sharing our most popular webinar of the year with you – Bringing Quality and Compliance ...

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  • 24 Jan
  • Tim Chewter
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Progress reviews – the undiscussed art of communication balance

We rightly spend a lot of time thinking about the structure, process and impact of progress reviews. They’re the ‘golden thread’ of delivery and are often fundamental in driving apprenticeship success. With most apprentices, you will ...

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  • 09 Jan
  • Tim Chewter
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Quality assurance and improvement in apprenticeships: four reflective questions to ask yourself

Quality assurance and improvement (QA/I) is a vital part of any apprenticeship provider’s work. It makes sure that the training and assessment delivered to apprentices meets the required standards and outcomes. But quality is not ...

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  • 05 Jan
  • Tim Chewter
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Top Tips for Mastering the Professional Discussion

If you’re an end-point assessor, a coach, trainer, mentor or on-programme assessor, you know how important it is to plan and facilitate professional discussions with your apprentices. Professional discussions are a great way to ...

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  • 05 Dec
  • Tim Chewter
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Compliance Insights – November 2023

David Lockhart-Hawkins is SDN’s compliance specialist, having worked with hundreds of apprenticeship providers to develop robust approaches to funding, compliance and quality. Here, David shares his top compliance insights from ...

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  • 01 Dec
  • Tim Chewter
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How end-point assessment should shape your role as a trainer

End-point assessment (EPA) is high stakes. Although EPA has become an embedded part of our apprenticeship system, understanding the impact of EPA on the apprentice’s learning journey and what contributes to their success is an ...

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  • 30 Nov
  • Tim Chewter
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Join the SDN team

SDN is expanding! We’re a team of leading specialists in apprenticeships, technical education and workforce development. We work for training and education organisations, employers and government, providing industry-leading ...

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  • 28 Nov
  • Tim Chewter
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White Paper – How ITPs can survive, and thrive in an inflationary market

SDN and Aptem recently teamed up to produce a joint white paper on how independent training providers (ITPs) and others are adapting their strategy, funding streams and priorities to survive and thrive in the current market. We ...

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  • 24 Nov
  • Tim Chewter
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Compliance Insights – October 2023

David Lockhart-Hawkins is SDN’s compliance specialist, having worked with hundreds of apprenticeship providers to develop robust approaches to funding, compliance and quality. Here, David shares his top compliance insights from ...

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  • 06 Nov
  • Tim Chewter
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