Excellent piece by our CEO Ben Rowland in today's FT highlighting how skills spending has been slowly strangled.

Reversing this would boost productivity and address the growing NEET issue in this country.

Seema Malhotra MP💙 Rachel Reeves Jonathan Reynolds

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Good to see the Department for Education have finally removed the arbitrary 250 threshold from the Apprenticeship Accountability Framework (AAF). Originally set at 100, AELP lobbied for it to change - it increased to 250 and now it’s been removed completely.

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It was great to welcome AELP CEO Ben Rowland to Hawk HQ this week and talk all things skills, apprenticeships and employment! We're really looking forward to working together to help further the skills agenda as part of the independent learning provider sector.

Thank you to all the organisations that hosted the events so far and everyone who attended!

It has been great to meet you all!✨

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Another real life example of the need to bring back an Ofsted “capacity to improve” judgement and for Department for Education to think twice about discarding apprenticeship providers who can bounce back if it doesn’t go to plan first time round during inspection #BigListen

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We can't wait for the AELP Maths & English Conference in April!

Swing by stand 6 to find how CENTURY results in:

🌟 Long-term knowledge and skills retention
🌟 Improved learner outcomes
🌟 Higher learner engagement and confidence

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In case you missed it, our CEO Ben Rowland (Ben Rowland) has responded to Rachel Reeves' recent Mais Lecture for FE Week.

Read it here👇

'Reeves 'gets’ skills as a high-level issue, one that is as much about equality and happiness as it is about GDP and productivity'

🌹 AELP CEO, Ben Rowland
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“Other combined authorities have flagged affordability concerns but expect to use underspends from previous years to cover their costs” - but wasn’t devolution and regional commissioning supposed to ensure more effective utilisation of limited adult education funding?

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An honour to be asked by Rishi Sunak to become a Minister at the Department for Education.

A privilege to follow on from @Halfon4HarlowMP, and I'm looking forward to working with Gillian Keegan MP to build on his brilliant legacy.

A very warm welcome to Luke Hall MP who has been appointed as Minister of State in the Department for Education

Providers should note that there will be a lag in receiving the replacement 5% co-investment payment replacement from the government for new non-levy 16-21 starts - payments for April and May will be made in June AELP - as per ESFA Update today

One of the most dedicated, effective (and nicest) ministers I have ever known.

You will be missed by so many, especially in skills and education.

Thank you for your incredible service Rob.

Sad to see Robert Halfon MP ➡️Working Hard for Harlow⬅️ stepping down. Not only a passionate Skills Minister but also a brilliant chair of Education Committee who never shied away from holding the government and others to account. Overall a proper advocate for skills and social mobility - leaves big shoes to fill.

We're very sad to see the Skills Minister announce he is stepping down.

You can see our full reaction here: aelp.org.uk/news/aelp-resp…

Two of the better Conservative Ministers have stood down today. Both widely respected. Rt Hon James Heappey MP is knowledgeable and passionate defender of our armed forces and would have made a fine Defence Sec and Robert Halfon MP ➡️Working Hard for Harlow⬅️ will be a big loss to the skills world as he stands down.

So sorry to hear the news Robert Halfon MP ➡️Working Hard for Harlow⬅️ is stepping down. Robert has played such a key role in the skills sector and always been an ambassador for independent training providers. AELP