Should we stop the universal funding of apprenticeships?
We hear from the Skills Minister, Anne Milton, that she is giving consideration to no longer funding all apprenticeships. Why is she now...
Twelve common apprenticeship myths
I speak to many people in the course of my work on apprenticeships, employers, training providers, people from intermediary organisations...
External Quality Assurance…will it really help to raise apprenticeship quality?
“High quality will mean that those undertaking apprenticeships have confidence that the skills they are learning will help them succeed,...
The Pros and Cons of becoming an Employer / Provider
Becoming an employer provider – weighing up the pros and cons If you work in apprenticeships, you may already know that if you are an...
End Point Assessment – Is it really delivering better apprenticeships?
We are all, in Apprenticeship Land, very familiar with the concept of End-point Assessment, or EPA. Originally devised by Matthew Hancock...
Apprenticeships 20% off-job training requirement – cast in stone?
I speak to many employers during the course of my work with the National Apprenticeship Show. Whether they are apprenticeship levy payers...
Changing Funding bands....Really?
Is it really the right time to be changing the apprenticeship funding bands? Four reasons why I think that now is not the right time So,...
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Welcome to our new website, I am very excited to be launching my own business where I can be myself and utilise the years of experience...
