The workforce needs of businesses are changing rapidly. Technological advancement replaces jobs that were once in high demand and new roles with new skills emerge in their place. So, how can colleges and training providers align their ...
SDN is expanding. We’re looking for a flexible, collaborative Marketing and Media Manager to become an integral part of our agile team. Your focus will be on: developing and enhancing our SEO activity and improving our search ...
On 15 July 2020, the ESFA published their first iteration of the 2020-21 Apprenticeship Funding Rules. Many providers have already started considering how the end of frameworks and new employer incentives will change their ...
Since September 2019, all new apprentices that need to study functional skills have been enrolled onto new, reformed, functional skills qualifications. A change of this kind is never easy to implement, especially with lockdown thrown ...
On Thursday, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, announced several incentives to encourage employers to create more work opportunities for young people over the next six months, rather than batten down the hatches to weather ...
Many apprentices are due to take end-point assessment over the coming months. However, the fall-out from the coronavirus pandemic means a large number of these apprentices are taking their assessment from home. This creates new and ...
Universities across the UK are expected to have a significant drop in income from international students in 2020-21 because of the Covid-19 pandemic. To mitigate this loss of income, many HEIs are looking at how an improved ...
In advance of our 5-part webinar series: Preparing your apprentices for end-point assessment, SDN’s Strategic Associate, Chris Cherry, provides his thoughts on where end-point assessment might be heading in light of the Covid-19 ...
Delivering FE and skills provision to learners remotely is not easy. And it’s not necessarily because you haven’t got the latest video software or superfast broadband, but more likely because that rapport you have with your learners ...
With an uncertainty as to how the apprenticeship landscape will settle in the coming months and years, it can be difficult to know how best to plan for the future. However, one thing is clear, we will all need to adapt to a ‘new ...
