Sector bodies recommend 20% cap on management fees for subcontracting
Representative bodies in FE system publish new best practice guidance for a relationship between a prime provider and subcontractor Management fees charged by a prime…
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.
New best practice guidance for a relationship between a prime provider and subcontractor
Management fees charged by a prime FE or skills provider should not be more than 20% of the programme funding and will generally be much…
AELP responds to 26.5% drop in apprenticeship starts
Commenting on today’s official statistics for apprenticeships, AELP CEO Mark Dawe said: ‘For a government committed to improving social mobility, ministers have to be…
End point assessment: Why the IfA needs to get a grip
What do providers really want from an end point assessment organisation? Recently AELP surveyed a significant number of training providers with regard to what were…
AELP Board Directors honoured in New Year’s Honours list
Three of the current AELP Board have been among AELP members honoured in Her Majesty’s New Year’s Honours List. AELP Directors Debbie Gardiner (Executive Chair…
Ministerial Reply on the Non-levy Apprenticeship ITT Outcome
Members will be aware from Countdown and the sector press that following the outcome of the most recent non-levy ITT, AELP wrote to ministers calling…
Disadvantaged young people left again without apprenticeship opportunities after re-run of controversial government procurement
High quality training providers and colleges including charities have been denied the opportunity by the government to continue offering apprenticeship training to disadvantaged young people.…
Preparing for the unknown and embracing new delivery methods
Independent Learning Providers (ILPs) have one of the most interesting and challenging jobs in education. Teaching everything from yoga to degree-level apprenticeships, ILPs have to…
The launch of the T level consultation
‘Government gets it right on work experience element of T levels but it must recognise level 2 attainment’ 16 to 18 year olds should be…
Coming to America – 5 million apprenticeships by 2020?
The USA is famously referred to as ‘the land of opportunity’, but is that true for UK providers? Earlier this month a trade mission of…