ITPs Must Be Given the Tools to Deliver Post-16 Solutions at Scale
Independent Training Providers (ITPs) across the country are playing a critical and growing role in shaping the future of post-16 education. Whilst its well known…
AELP
The Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) is a national membership body, proudly representing its many member organisations that deliver training and vocational learning.
AI: The Powerful Ally Needing to be Tamed
I am fascinated by AI. It is clearly a technology that will transform almost everything we do in life and in work. A personal inflection…
Eroding Adult Education Stores up Problems for Tomorrow
The Current Landscape National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) is a time of celebration, shining a light on the successes of apprentices and the businesses that support…
Investing in Apprenticeships: A Missed Opportunity for Economic Growth
The deadline for submissions to the Comprehensive Spending Review falls in the week leading up to National Apprenticeship Week. With debt interest payments on government…
Solid Foundations for a Successful Foundation Apprenticeship Programme
Foundation Apprenticeships alone will not solve the NEET (Not in Education, Employment, or Training) issue, but they can be a significant part of the solution.…
AELP: Only 1 in 4 apprenticeship vacancies now open to applicants without GCSE Maths and English
New report by AELP (AELP Mini Commission 1, Functional Skills Qualifications FSQS) shows that only 1 in 4 apprenticeship vacancies are now open to those…
Defunding level 7: A choice that doesn’t need to be made
Skills – and in particular apprenticeships – are high on the agenda of government. We have had tepid economic growth since the global economic crisis…
AELP: Autumn Budget skills investment could lead to over half a million apprenticeship starts per year
AELP has today published its Autumn Budget consultation submission – estimating that government investment in skills could lead to over 500,000 high-quality apprenticeships per year…
A new government brings about an opportunity to get the skills system right
A new government brings about an opportunity to get the skills system right Two months into the formation of an incoming government, there are three…
Navigating the Future of Apprenticeships: Insights from the DfE Growth and Skills Levy Webinar
AELP recently co-hosted a webinar with the Department for Education (DfE) focusing on the forthcoming Growth and Skills Levy which was kindly sponsored by OneFile.…