Government needs to Provide Greater Direction to the Skills System
The Industry and Regulators Committee of the House of Lords has been taking evidence on the future skills that the country will need for growth…
Flexible Growth and Skills Levy
The Flexible Growth and Skills Levy is a Labour Party policy to replace the Apprenticeship Levy.
The Labour Party announced the Skills and Growth Levy in September 2022 and then confirmed this as a Manifesto pledge for FE and Skills in their Labour Party Election manifesto on the 13th June 2024 to broaden the existing Apprenticeship Levy into a ‘Growth and Skills’ Levy, allowing Levy paying firms to use up to 50% of their levy contributions to fund training through routes other than apprenticeships. Eg to give organisations more flexibility to use their Levy funding pot for skills.
Here are more articles from FE News on the Flexible Growth and Skills Levy:
Collaboration is the key
There’s a lot of talk, understandably, around the introduction of the latest arms-length skills body, Skills England. Back in November the CBI called in its…
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…
What is the Growth & Skills Levy Vacuum? | FE Soundbite Edition 758
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 758, August 10th, 2024: What is the Growth & Skills Levy Vacuum? This is the weekly e-newsletter and e-journal by…
AELP warns Growth and Skills Levy ‘vacuum’ risks employers reducing training investment
The Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) has today warned that a lack of detail in government plans to introduce their new Growth and…
The New Government’s Growth and Skills Levy – What Should It Look Like?
The Institute of Directors (IoD) Education Group recently hosted a webinar to discuss the new Labour government’s skills policy, including their new plans for the…
Skills England for England’s Skills System
Mandy discusses the creation of Skills England, a new body aimed at reforming apprenticeships and skills training. She explores its potential impact, challenges, and recommendations…
Richard Pennycook CBE is announced as Interim Chair of Skills England – Sector Reaction
The Prime Minister and Education Secretary have announced the launch of Skills England to bring together the fractured skills landscape and create a shared national…
Six steps for quick progress for the new Government
We have a new government that says it wants to fix the foundations of our economy to deliver change, and has talked about the infrastructure…
Labour’s 2024 General Election Manifesto | What Does it Mean for FE & Skills? | Sector Reaction
Labour’s FE Promises: Reforming Further and Higher Education Here are the key Labour promises for skills, training, and education: The Labour Party manifesto for Further…
