If you’re a designated safeguarding officer (DSO) for an apprenticeship training provider, you have a very important role to play in securing the safety and well-being of your apprentices. You are not only responsible for dealing ...
In this post, we share with you five practical tips on how to measure and assess apprentices’ behaviour whilst on-programme. As a trainer/coach you know that behaviours are one of the key components of the knowledge, skills and ...
Getting your apprenticeship costings right is essential for ESFA compliance and for operating a financially sound apprenticeship programme Though every apprenticeship standard has a maximum funding band, each provider may have their ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
