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New Skills and Post-16 Education Bill
May 13th 2021
Find out what the new Skills and Post-16 Education Bill bill will mean for adult learners and lifelong learning.

Skills for Life Network E-News Update April 2021
April 21st 2021
Check out the April 2021 edition of the Skills for Life Network E-News Update for a round up the latest news, resources, courses and career opportunities.

Invitations to tender April 2021
April 17th 2021
A round up of current invitations to tender for the provision of education and training services to the post 16 essential skills sector.Â

Invitations to tender March 2021
March 10th 2021
A round up of invitations to tender in March 2021 for the provision of education and training services to the post 16 essential skills sector.

Tenders update February 2021
February 10th 2021
February 2021 round up of current invitations to tender for the provision of education and training services to the post 16 essential skills sector.Â

Skills for Jobs White Paper
February 4th 2021
The Skills for Jobs White Paper sets out reforms for transforming post-16 education and training, boosting skills and getting more people into work.

Major expansion in FE funding for adultsÂ
September 29th 2020
Adults over the age of 23 in England without a full level 3 qualification will be entitled to one for free from next April, the Government has announced.

High value courses for school and college leavers: a 1-year offer Â
July 17th 2020
The Education and Skills Funding Agency has now published information on additional funding that will be available for one-year for the delivery of high value subjects to prevent y … Read more

Plan for jobs and skills
July 15th 2020
An overview of the government’s plan for jobs that includes a boost for worksearch, skills and apprenticeships to support economic recovery.

OTLA English and maths 2020
May 29th 2020
A team led by ccConsultancy has secured funding from the Education and Training Foundation to support action research projects that focus on approaches to teaching, learning and as … Read more