Apprenticeship Voice

26/10/2021

Spending review: Minimum wage for apprentices to rise to £4.81 an hour

It will take effect from April 1, 2022

22/09/2021

Don't forget, if you're an employer with apprentices who have an employment start date between 1 April 2021 and 30 September 2021 you may be eligible for an incentive payment.
Employers will receive £3,000 for new apprentices of any age.
You must apply for these apprentices by the end of 30 November 2021.
For more details click on the following link
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/incentive-payments-for-hiring-a-new-apprentice

22/09/2021

Don't forget, if you're an employer with apprentices who have an employment start date between 1 April 2021 and 30 September 2021 you may be eligible for an incentive payment.
Employers will receive £3,000 for new apprentices of any age.
You must apply for these apprentices by the end of 30 November 2021.
For more details click on the following link https://www.gov.uk/guidance/incentive-payments-for-hiring-a-new-apprentice

22/09/2021

Reshuffle: Alex Burghart appointed apprenticeships and skills minister

Alex Burghart has been named as the Department for Education’s new apprenticeships and skills minister.

22/09/2021

Don't forget, if you're an employer with apprentices who have an employment start date between 1 April 2021 and 30 September 2021 you may be eligible for an incentive payment.
Employers will receive £3,000 for new apprentices of any age.
You must apply for these apprentices by the end of 30 November 2021.
For more details click on the following link https://lnkd.in/dxbVXvF

25/11/2020

Crumbs: Spending review extends apprenticeship employer incentives by just two months

The bonuses will now run until 31 March 2021

19/11/2020

Apprentice redundancy numbers rise: 'I was devastated'

Two-thirds more apprenticeships ended in redundancy as Covid hit employers, BBC figures show.

26/10/2020

DfE lifts all provider T Level restrictions from 2024

This comes after the DfE dropped the requirement for providers to be rated 'good' or 'outstanding' to deliver T-levels

22/10/2020

Revealed: The top 100 apprenticeship employers

Over 400 applications were received for the list, and the results were announced at a special online event broadcast earlier today

28/02/2020

Apprenticeship providers struggling to adapt to new Ofsted framework?

Proportion of those being hit with a grade 3 of 4 has risen to 52%

28/02/2020

Game over for level 2 business admin apprenticeship

The new IfATE boss has rejected a final plea from employers

26/09/2019

Prioritise investment in level 2 qualifications, new report urges

NOCN and City & Guilds proposed the measure to fill a "massive skill gaps" opening within the next five years