Attached is the latest copy of the Building Bridges newsletter. This month featuring a special mention to Family & Community Learning and information on the great BOOST courses that many of our participants benefit from, some tricky brain teasers in our ‘spotlight on wellbeing’ section as well as lots of information on the great work [...]
Following the success of National Apprenticeship Week, the South West Apprenticeship Ambassador Network are continuing with their series of Coffee Break Dial-Ins, and welcome existing members and interested employers to take part. The full schedule can be found on Eventbrite Coffee Break Dial-Ins. Upcoming webinars include: SWAAN Coffee Break - Widening Participation in Apprenticeships - [...]
Today, 3 March, the Chancellor announced that the additional apprenticeship incentives announced last summer would be increased to £3,000 for all new hires, regardless of age. The eligibility period for this revised sum is 1 April 2021 to 30 September 2021. This is great news for businesses in recovery phase, and those small employers that [...]
The Swindon and Wiltshire Institute of Technology (SWIoT) opens its doors to students this September, as marketing and awareness increases in the coming weeks and months an information event is being held on 25 March 2021 from 1800hrs to support potential students and parents. The SWIoT have recently shared a course programme showcasing the range [...]
Future Learn are a private company jointly owned by The Open University and The SEEK Group. They offer a diverse selection of courses from leading universities and cultural institutions from around the world. They believe learning should be an enjoyable, social experience, so their courses offer the opportunity to discuss what you’re learning with others [...]
Through our engagement with employers and businesses over the past year we have witnessed what has been for them an extremely challenging and often unimaginable situation. Diversification, adaptability, resilience, just a few words that spring to mind. Employers have learned and adjusted to new ways of working, where possible, and with a more optimistic horizon [...]
The team at Amazing Apprenticeships not only support young people and education staff with apprenticeship information and resources, and insights on other post 16 routeways such as traineeships and T-Levels, they also produce a monthly Parents' and Carers' Information Pack. Young people, and education leavers have many options to consider, and things have moved on [...]
The ESFA and ESF are co-financing Community Training Grants to offer skills, training and employment opportunities for individuals who are unemployed or out of education. This grant is intended for projects which help to support individuals who are either unemployed, out of education, or economically inactive. The aim is to benefit those who are furthest away from the [...]
Greatwood Charity are pleased to confirm that their Get Going and Initial Bit programmes are back for April 2021 and are taking bookings now. Both of these programmes are horse focused – one on their basic care and the other on the correct tacking up – and the learners spend the majority of their time [...]
New College Swindon was one of 12 colleges in the UK to have been given the go ahead from the Department of Education to launch an Institute of Technology at the North Star campus in Swindon. An Institute of Technology (IoT) is a collaboration between further education (FE) providers, universities and employers. The IoT will [...]
