General Election 2017: Conservative Manifesto
The Conservative party published its general election manifesto on 18 May. Key proposals for our sector include: • Retention of the 3 million apprenticeships target…
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.
General Election 2017: Labour Manifesto
The Labour party published its general election manifesto on 16 May. Key extracts for our sector from the manifesto include: FE and skills • To…
Non-levy update: Contact your ESFA account manager
Many AELP members are already contacting their ESFA account manager about their non-levy apprenticeship funding allocation for May-December 2017. If you are unhappy with how…
AELP writes to Secretary of State on non-levy apprenticeship allocations
Following AELP CEO Mark Dawe’s communication to AELP members in this week’s Countdown, AELP has continued to lobby the government and ESFA on the non-levy…
Statement from AELP’s CEO on non-levy apprenticeship allocations
There is plenty to write about this week. Today we are looking at end point assessment and the whole end to end delivery of apprenticeships…
Young people should be seriously exploring higher or degree level apprenticeships as an alternative to a traditional degree
Parity of Opportunity? Apprenticeships continue to close the earnings gap to traditional degree programmes. The government recently published the eagerly awaited Longitudinal Educational Outcomes (LEO)…
Three-quarters of Apprenticeships still delivered by independent training providers Moves away from subcontracting need to be ‘carefully managed’
Official data released after an FOI request has revealed for a second year how dependent the government is on independent training providers for the delivery…
Three-quarters of Apprenticeships still delivered by independent training providers
Moves away from subcontracting need to be ‘carefully managed’ Official data, obtained by AELP from the Education and Skills Funding Agency through a Freedom of…
Push for more Apprenticeships must continue, says AELP’s election manifesto
4 million quality apprenticeships are a feasible commitment for a new government to adopt during the next Parliament, according to the Association of Employment and…
Government’s 3 million Apprenticeships target under threat after devastating cuts to SMEs’ apprenticeship funding
Apprenticeship training providers have reacted with unprecedented dismay to government cuts to the funding that helps support smaller businesses offering apprenticeships. Areas of the…