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AELP Update

AELP Update. Cheryl Swales Project Manager, AELP cswales@aelp.org.uk Mobile 07854 497435 @ Cheryl_Swales. AELP Conference (24 th & 25 th June). Key speakers/headlines: Institutional bias in T-Level Policy (Martin Dunford)

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AELP Update

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  1. AELP Update Cheryl Swales Project Manager, AELP cswales@aelp.org.uk Mobile 07854 497435 @Cheryl_Swales

  2. AELP Conference (24th & 25th June) • Key speakers/headlines: • Institutional bias in T-Level Policy (Martin Dunford) • Pre-apprenticeship salary cap ‘palatable’ to limit demand (Anne Milton) • ESFA transformational timeline for switching small businesses over to the online apprenticeship service (Keith Smith) • Current DfE Policy of L2 Functional Skills Assessments ‘bonkers’ (Chris Jones) • IfATE to charge £40 per learner for EQA (Robert Nitsch) • Ofqual prepared to extend role as EQA provider (Phil Beach)

  3. Apprenticeship Reforms • NAO report and PAC committee – deliver the message around ‘hard choices’ which could involve: • Age limit (3%) • Prioritisation of sectors (36%) • Cap on levels (36%) • Salary limit (25%) • (% votes of preferred option from conference delegates) • Read our FE Week article here

  4. AELP Conference (24th & 25th June) Audience poll results: What has been the most important factor holding back your apprenticeship starts over the last 12 months? Employer resistance to 20% off the job training What do you foresee as the biggest challenge ahead for end point assessment of apprenticeships? The availability of competent and independent end point assessors to deliver end point assessment If the call comes about the impending arrival of an inspection team, which issue concerns you the most? That we still do not have robust and tested method for identifying apprentice’s individual staring points on standards

  5. AELP Conference (24th & 25th June) Audience poll results (cont.) Should the Mayoral Combined Authorities/Greater London Authority be devolved more responsibility for skills in addition to the Adult Education Budget (AEB) No What do you foresee as the greatest challenge to overcome to ensure the moving of non-levy paying employers to the apprenticeship services is a success Ensuring there is enough funding to meet the needs of employers who do not pay the apprenticeship levy

  6. Policy • Level 2 Business Admin Standard – Rejected yet again by IfATE • Apprenticeship Funding Rules – out in clarification version, main policy change area is the recognition of all subcontractors from August 2019 • Non-levy funding – sustainable solution needed • Subcontracting contracts – ESFA demand for rewrite – now applied to starts after 1st Dec • Changes to ESFA payment dates – changes from August 2019. Combined adult payment. August will be 20th, thereafter will be 14th working day of every month • Funding band reviews – AELP pushing for wider group of stakeholders to be involved in future reviews (employer, provider, EPAO and official representation) to allow greater understanding of the impact • End Point Assessment – from Oct 2019 ESFA will not fund apprentices to start on a new standard until an EPAO has given an ‘in principle’ commitment to deliver the EPA

  7. Policy • EQA Framework – for EQA of EPA – sets out guidelines for EQA organisation to assure high delivery standards for EPA for apprentices • IfATE charges for EQA - £40 (from September) which we are challenging • On the job training – AELP trying to switch the conversation – on the job is the power of work-based learning! • Transfers – still difficult – AELP working with some combined authorities and GLA to a way forward • T levels – main AELP push around ‘why are we not using apprenticeship providers and employers to support work placements’. Also work on progression • Offenders – AELP working to get wording changed to allow prisoners to undertake an apprenticeship while on temporary licence or working in the prison • Maths and English – AELP working with CognAssisst on EHC plan exemptions

  8. Key AELP wins • Successful AELP lobbying of the ESFA to implement transitional arrangements for 31st July 2019 completions. 31st deadline for EPA completions within 2018-19 has been pushed back for QAR purposes. If apprentices successfully complete their EPA within the subsequent 3 month period ESFA wil allow them to be included in the QAR. • Very expensive requirement for all providers to have ‘achieved and maintain independent certification’ for ISO/IEC 27001 Information Security Management Systems Requirements – providers now have another year to achieve it and in the meantime should show compliance • New achievement measures for Traineeships with focus firmly back on recording process into an apprenticeship or a job while not excluding the third original aim of progressing into further learning

  9. And more good news… • Request by DfE for IfATE to provide an appraisal of the best method of delivering EQA through a simpler system and strengthened operational framework and digital service • Letters from Gerry Berrigan to Ofqual and OfS on how their organisations might work with professional bodies – either directly or indirectly under an optimised system. • Finally some common sense starting to show around Ofqual having overarching ultimate responsibility and accountability for EQA, something AELP has been pushing for some time.

  10. SME Funding Survey – please respond! We are hearing, through communication with members and regional networks, that some apprenticeship providers have little, or no, funding left to be able to meet SME demand for apprenticeships. In order to fully understand the current situation, AELP invites you to complete a very short survey, to give us a better understanding of the impact this is having on your organisation. All responses will be anonymous and will be kept confidential. Thank you very much in advance if you are able to spare a few minutes to complete this important survey. Funding4SMEapps Deadline for responses is 5pm on Thursday 25th July

  11. AELP Spending Review submission Treasury launched 24th June – 10 point sustainable investment plan Apprenticeships: Adequate levels of overall funding for apprenticeship at all levels A standalone non-levy apprenticeship budget of a minimum of £1b (if funding constraints) Equitable funding for leaners needing English and maths functional skills The need for a revised set of financial incentives on apprenticeships for both providers and for supporting young people Ensuring prisoners are included within the definition of employees for the purpose of apprenticeships Click here to view the full submission document

  12. AELP Spending Review submission Treasury launched 24th June – 10 point sustainable investment plan Traineeships: 6.Additional funding to support the relaunch, growth and promotion of Traineeships to support young people progress into work, an apprenticeship of FE/training Adult Education, National Retraining and UK Shared Prosperity Fund Increase in adult funding for both the national budget and combined authorities budget to meet the ever-increasing demand in adult skills Competitive procurement of remaining ESFA managed AEB Clear statement and clarity on future UK Shared Prosperity Fund Adequate participation of funding available to providers to support the success of the new National Retraining Scheme

  13. Standards and Statutory Reviews • Current standards status (June 2019): • 454 standards now approved • 145 standards in development • 63 standards at proposal stage • 11 standards withdrawn • 1 standard retired • IfATE statutory review – timelines/vocational sectors: • Hair and Beauty – commencing July 2019 • Creative & Design – commencing July 2019 • Agriculture, Environment & Animal Care – commencing September 2019 • Engineering & Manufacturing – commencing October 2019

  14. Current apprenticeship stats • Intermediate: • March 2019 way a total of 9,800 starts, down 2% on 2018 and down 67% from 2017 • August 2018 – March 2019 stands at 105,300 starts for 18/19, down 11% from 17/18 and down 45% from 16/17 • Advanced: • Total of 11,200 starts, an increase of 7% on 2018 but still down 49% on 2017 • August 18 – March 2019 starts grew 4% to 124,000 from 17/18 but still down 17% on 16/17 • Higher: • 4,600 starts in 2019 are up 35% on 2018 but still down 10% on 2017 • August 18 – March 2019 figures continued to grow, 54,700 starts up 63% on 17/18 and up 107% on 16/17

  15. ‘Good to Great’ support programme… • Launched at the national conference and beginning in the Autumn • 8 month structured programme to support ‘good’ AELP members become ‘great’ providers • Experienced facilitator/coach, team of subject experts • Delivered by AELP, sponsored by NOCN • Mixed model of webinars, workshops and support events • Five areas of focus for improvement: • Inspirational leadership and management • Strong and robust financial health • Effective corporate governance • Innovative and cutting edge learning • Preparation for inspection and the new Education Inspection Framework • For more details please email events@aelp.org.uk Programme Sponsors

  16. AELP Research • Research projects • Unrealised potential: the role of ITPs in meeting national policy priorities – reports late-Summer 2019. • The value of ON-the-job training, with City and Guilds – June-August 2019 • Transversal skills, with National Education Union – leaflet to use with employers/apprentices out now • Adult care apprenticeship funding band too low – AELP has surveyed members: vital evidence for lobbying • SME/non-levy funding availability – AELP is surveying members in July • School access duty (Baker clause) – AELP is surveying members in July • Latest data • Government statistics: apprenticeship subcontracting, national unemployment figures • Ideas for research, please? • AELP Networks asked for research into SME funding: AELP Research responded in July 2019 • Feel free to contact Paul Warner, AELP Director of Research and Development pwarner@aelp.org.uk Cath Gladding, AELP Research Manager cgladding@aelp.org.uk

  17. #StudyGood: 16-19 Study Programme Support • Touchconsulting Ltd contracted by ETF to deliver Study Programme support to organisations across the education and training sector to enhance and develop their 16-19 Study Programme provision, leading to improved outcomes for learners. • 23 providers can take advantage of an innovating, high-quality tailored and subsides support package (£1,750) spanning September 2019 to March 2020. • This includes: • Six days of bespoke Study Programme mentor support tailored to meet your organisation’s needs • Two in-house CPD modules from a menu of four, as follows: • Designing and delivering a bespoke employer-informed curriculum • Using work experience and work placements to build learners’ identify as industry professionals and life-long learners • Using maths and English confidently in your vocation • Developing learners who are active members of the community • Access to a blended Community of Practice within and across 23 providers • Priority access to three Study Programme Guides created for the sector • Fully subsidised places at the March 2020 #StudyGood Conference Register your interest here!

  18. Future Webinars 23 July Funding eligibility requirements for adult learning 21 Aug Active Learning 30 Aug SAR (in relation to the new Inspection Framework) 4 Sep Devolved AEB Sheffield City and North of Tyne • 6 Sep Member Exclusive: Devolution Update 10 Sep Mental Health Support 11 Sep National AEB 17 Sep What Ofsted looks for in highly effective leaders and managers 20 Sep CEO's Member Update 24 Sep Learner Assessment 3 Oct Communication Skills - How to have that difficult conversations

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