 CACHE News & Press Releases 2011
The Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) is inviting Providers to apply for skills and employer responsiveness Development Projects1st September 2011 These funded projects (up to £17,500) must be provider-led and focus on a selected topic within one of three strands: - Apprenticeships; getting people into work, or; specific sector subject area/Apprenticeship frameworks.
Successful applicants will have the opportunity to explore aspects of their chosen topic within their own institutions and work collaboratively, to learn and to develop their provision. See the Invitation to Tender The ITT deadline is 22nd September 2011.
YPLA release contracting document for 2011/1229th July 2011 The Young People’s Learning Agency (YPLA) has released a short contracting document for 2011/12. The update is aimed at independent providers of education/training for young people aged 16-19, that may or may not currently contract directly with the YPLA. It is not aimed providers who receive their funding as grant-in-aid (e.g., schools, academies, FE colleges & sixth forms). The document states: ‘The YPLA is committed to opening up the young people’s market to new providers. Therefore, all providers will now have the option of participating in YPLA procurement exercises. All procurements will be advertised on ‘Contracts Finder’, the Governments preferred portal, and will generally take place in spring or early summer with the aim of commencing delivery from September the same year. However, they may take place at other times when an unexpected gap in provision arises.’ To see the full announcement please click on the link: Contracting for the YPLA 2011/12 To access Contracts Finder please click on the link: http://www.contractsfinder.businesslink.gov.uk/
Apprenticeships tendering excercise for NEETS13th July 2011 The Skills Funding Agency have released a briefing paper outlining the summary description, process and timetable for the upcoming ‘Apprenticeships for 19-24 year olds who are Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET)’ tendering exercise. The tendering exercise will procure the delivery an additional 40,000 Apprenticeships at Intermediate and Advanced Level to unemployed adults aged 19-24 who are defined as NEET. For further details please see: http://readingroom.skillsfundingagency.bis.gov.uk/sfa/sfa-apprenticeships19to24neet-publicpaper-11jul2011.pdf
CACHE Learner Number Survey results...5th July 2011 Congratulations to Christine Fennelly (Islington Early Years), Sandra Langley (Canterbury College) and Joanne Code (Franklin College) on winning a luxury hamper for completing the recent CACHE Learner Number Survey.
TDA ERR Workbook Now Available15th June 2011 The TDA’s ‘Employee Rights and Responsibilities Workbook’ has now been added to the Apprenticeship section of our website. The workbook has been produced by the Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA) to help learners understand the employee rights and responsibilities (ERR) component of the apprenticeship frameworks for supporting teaching and learning in schools (STL) qualifications. To download the TDA’s ERR Workbook from our website, please click here - TDA ERR workbook 2011
Childminder and Foster carer eligibility SASE Apprenticeship Framework update9th June 2011 CWDC is awaiting the decision regarding the approval of Alternative Completion Conditions for both childminders and foster carers. http://www.cwdcouncil.org.uk/qualifications/apprenticeships/sase-framework
Ofqual Statement on Government’s Response to Wolf16th May 2011 Ofqual have published a statement on the Government’s response to Professor Wolf’s Review of Vocational Education. To view the full document on the Ofqual website, please click here: http://www.ofqual.gov.uk/news-and-announcements/130/597
Launch of the Specification of Apprenticeship Standards for England- SASE6th April 2011 Today see’s the launch of the Specification of Apprenticeship Standards for England- SASE. For further information about apprenticeships with CACHE please see our Apprenticeships page, alternatively log on to cachezone. Watch this space for further information soon to be released.
Minimum Contract Level Policy – inclusion of 16-18 Apprenticeship allocation31st March 2011 The Skills Funding Agency has announced that the 16-18 Apprenticeship allocation will be included within the Minimum Contract Level (MCL) threshold. However a number of providers will be exempt from the application of the MCL policy due to the specific nature of the contractual relationship with the Skills Funding Agency. In addition, the announcement outlines a number of other circumstances in which the Skills Funding Agency may consider an exemption. These will be considered on a case by case basis. For further details please see: http://skillsfundingagency.bis.gov.uk/providers/allthelatest/providerupdate/mclstatement.htm
Dame Claire Tickell's EYFS report recommends NNEB equivalent30th March 2011 Dame Claire Tickell's "Independent Early Years Foundation Stage Report" recommends NNEB or equivalent for new practitioners, as it 'defines standards and status for expert practitioners. See Dame Claire Tickell's full EYFS report here - The Early Years: Foundations for life, health and learning
Wolf Review of Vocational Education - March 201116th March 2011 In September 2010 Professor Alison Wolf of King’s College London, was asked by the Government to conduct a review into vocational education for 14- to 19-year-olds and report back with recommendations for government response. Her full review was published on the 3rd March 2011 on the Department for Education Website. To view Professor Wolf's recommendations together with our thoughts on her findings, click here - CACHE Responds to the Wolf Report
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