Reforming Post-16 Education
The recent publication of the Education Select Committee’s report into reform of post-16 education deserves careful consideration. In this article, Simon Ashworth sets out his…
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.
Last week’s funding rules announcement shows collaboration is starting to pay off
Over the last year, AELP has made it a strategic priority to work much more closely with the Department of Education (DfE) to make it…
AELP reacts to the publication of the latest qualification achievement rates
The Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) has called for an overhaul in how apprenticeship success is measured following today’s publication of apprenticeship qualification…
Five Things We Learnt From Our Second Green Skills Summit
Last week AELP hosted their second ever Green Skills Summit in Birmingham, bringing together people to discuss how the skills sector can meet the net…
AELP welcome new board members
The Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) have announced Iain Salisbury (Aspiration Training) and Jill Whittaker OBE FCA (HIT Training) will join the AELP…
Mandatory qualification reform – a step forward but more improvements needed
The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education have recently published proposals on mandatory qualifications policy in apprenticeships as part of an IfATE consultation that is…
High-quality skills provision needs proper funding – not just temporary respite
High rates of inflation are causing difficulties right across the economy, and for government that means having to make extremely tough choices over spending commitments.…
This year has been turbulent. The sector must stick together to meet the challenges of 2023.
This is my final message of the year. 2022 is a year that has been fraught with challenges for the skills sector. Despite all of…
AELP slam ‘disastrous’ plans to axe traineeships
The Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) has slammed plans to axe the traineeship programme, as announced in a ministerial statement today (Monday 12…
Streamlining the System
Why AELP and the Department for Education are working together to break down barriers in the apprenticeship system Apprenticeships allow people to earn while they…