Don't forget - from the 1st of January all apprentices starting on the popular IT Solutions Technician standard will be registered for the new assessment plan (v.1.1) and the higher funding band.

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IT solutions technician

Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education
Apprentice assessment alternatives shelved by DfE
'Expert' provider pilot flexibilities and outcomes also kept under wraps
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Apprentice assessment alternatives shelved by DfE

'Expert' apprenticeship pilot flexibilities and outcomes also kept under wraps

FE Week

Managing a Digital Apprentice - The BCS Line Manager Toolkit

This webinar is for Line Managers of IT & digital apprentices. Join BCS to discuss what we have found to be best practice for managers to support their apprentices in the workplace as they prepare for end point assessment. Take the quiz and earn a digital badge!

#apprentices #endpointassessment #BCSLMTK
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Managing a digital apprentice – the BCS line-manager toolkit

Line Managers of IT & digital apprentices will better understand their role in apprenticeships and how best they can support the apprentice.

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Managing a digital apprentice – the BCS line-manager toolkit
Line Managers of IT & digital apprentices can join BCS to hear about how to support apprentices in the workplace and get hints and tips on best practice as their apprentices prepare for their #endpointassessment

#apprenticeships #TonyTalksEPA #LineManagerToolkit #DigitalApprenticeships
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Managing a digital apprentice – the BCS line-manager toolkit

Line Managers of IT & digital apprentices will better understand their role in apprenticeships and how best they can support the apprentice.

Eventbrite

BCS surveyed 1,000 HR decision-makers on the future of digital apprenticeships.

Find out what they are thinking here.

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For providers working with both the #DataAnalyst L4 apprenticeship standard and the new #DataEngineer L5, check out the brilliant comparison guide from BCS to help you determine which is the most appropriate match for the job roles being considered. You can find this, along with many other resources, on the BCS Provider SharePoint Portal.
#Apprenticeships #endpointassessment #TonyTalksEPA #techskills

From the IfATE guidance on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in EPA:

🤖 Where AI has been used as part of the apprentice’s day-to-day work and forms part of a project report, presentation, or artefact, it should be referenced as such within the work
🤖 AI must not be used to produce the report or portfolio

#endpointassessment #AI #artificialintelligence #TonyTalksEPA #IfATE #apprenticeships #ChatGPT #GenAI

Apprenticeship starts grow 7% in first quarter of 2023/24

Level 2 apprenticeship starts have declined on the previous year, while advanced and higher levels both grew by 10%, new figures from DfE reveal

FE Week
The Big Question: January '24 - North East Times Magazine

National Apprenticeship Week returns in February, shining a spotlight on vocational learning and its impact on company workforces and marketplace success. However, despite a push for greater work-based training, many commentators believe a disconnect still exists between industry needs and educational provision. How do you view the present system? Is it functioning sufficiently, or are... Read more »

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Providers wanted for DfE internal apprenticeships

The government will launch a £10 million procurement to deliver apprenticeships for civil servants in the Department for Education as early as spring next year.

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