The apprenticeship landscape is once again in the spotlight, and not just for the long-term reforms slowly making their way through policy channels. This time, providers across the sector are facing a dual challenge: preparing for the ...
We are witnessing a rapid change in the FE and Skills sector, which presents new challenges to our apprenticeship planning and delivery. Apprenticeship reform is seen as a challenge for tomorrow but what are the challenges we need ...
Major changes in apprenticeship assessment are on the way – with a greater role for apprenticeship training providers and employers. Over the coming months, as details become clearer, we’re offering a variety of support to help you ...
It’s a brilliant time to join SDN Mesma Group. Following our recent merger we are at the beginning of an exciting new chapter. We are looking for two sales and marketing professionals to join our team and help us to connect with ...
At SDN Mesma Group, one of our big aims is to improve technical education and workforce development across England. We’re now looking for three talented individuals to join our growing team, to help us do just that: We are recruiting ...
We’re incredibly excited to let you know that from 1st August 2025, Strategic Development Network (SDN) and Mesma will formally merge to become the SDN Mesma Group, bringing together our complementary strengths across the further ...
In today’s Further Education (FE) landscape, experienced apprenticeship trainers, assessors, coaches and mentors are being challenged to rethink their approach to progress reviews. Many once viewed progress reviews as primarily a ...
Whether you’re leading on quality improvement or supporting continuous professional development, observations can be a powerful tool for individual and organisational improvement. Done well, they build trust, encourage growth, ...
This blog was written by SDN Apprenticeship Development Specialist, Bradley Goldsworthy If you work in the apprenticeship sector, you’ll have noticed the world is shifting faster than ever. What was once a relatively stable environment ...
This blog is written by SDN’s Managing Director – Colin Bentwood. “In case you missed my talk at the Apprenticeship Conference in February– Taming the Apprenticeship Beast: strategies for resistance and complexity – I wanted to share ...
