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How to access Learning Support Funding for apprentices

If you are an apprenticeship provider, you can claim Learning Support Funding (LSF) to help you cover the additional costs of supporting learners who have learning difficulties or disabilities including those previously undiagnosed. ...

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  • 27 Apr
  • Tim Chewter
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T Levels Employer Support Conference – ARU

Welcome to the second T Levels Employer Support Conference! This page will provide you with all the information you need for the upcoming conference. T Levels are the government’s flagship technical education programme, combining ...

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  • 24 Apr
  • Tim Chewter
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10 top tips for monitoring apprentice progress

We all know that regular progress reviews are vital for checking apprentices are on track with their learning and working successfully towards completion. However, great progress reviews are much more than a check-in and chase-up… For ...

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  • 29 Mar
  • Tim Chewter
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When does it pay for training providers to use external expertise? A case study

SDN has provided consultancy support to over 1,000 apprenticeship providers in the last 5 years – through both government-funded programmes, like the Future Apprenticeship Programme, and through paid-for webinars, events and in-depth ...

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  • 24 Mar
  • Tim Chewter
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The solution to off-the-job compliance? A clear planned curriculum.

David Lockhart-Hawkins is SDN’s Strategic Associate for funding and compliance, and lead consultant at Lockhart Hawkins. Here, David tackles an important change in the apprenticeship funding rules that every provider needs to consider ...

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  • 20 Feb
  • Tim Chewter
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  • funding , insights

Integrated end-point assessments – how to recognise the pitfalls and improve quality assurance

In this blog we provide a glimpse into integrated end-point assessment. We ask some challenging questions and provide useful tips to help you improve your quality assurance. Timing is of the essence… You’ll know that integrated ...

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  • 17 Feb
  • Tim Chewter
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  • assessment , epa , epao

End-point assessors are in demand – but is it the right option for me? Here are six pointers

End-point assessors are in demand. More will be needed as end-point assessments keep ramping up. End-Point Assessment Organisations (EPAOs) continue to be on the look-out for the right people, with the right industry knowledge and the ...

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  • 08 Feb
  • Tim Chewter
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Hear from an SDN Apprentice

SDN supports hundreds of apprenticeship providers each year to launch, develop and improve their apprenticeship training. We work directly with employers too, to help them support apprentices in the workplace. But did you know we also ...

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  • 01 Feb
  • Tim Chewter
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Celebrating apprenticeship practitioners’ achievements this NAW

During National Apprenticeship Week, the country, quite rightly, focuses on apprentices and employers, that have benefitted from apprenticeship training. However, at SDN, we’re working day-in, and day-out supporting apprenticeship ...

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  • 31 Jan
  • Tim Chewter
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Compliance and quality fundamentals – how to plan and evidence ‘off-the-job’ training (OTJT)

Off the job training (OTJT) is a fundamental pillar of quality and compliance for apprenticeships. It’s also commonly misunderstood, which can undermine the design of learning plans and the evidence needed to support funding claims. ...

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  • 31 Jan
  • Tim Chewter
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