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Please click here to view a South East National Apprenticeship Service Update from Rachel McKellar, Regional Apprenticeship Director.

Date: 29th July 2010 (4:00pm)
Venue: Online

The JISC RSC South East invites you to the latest in its series of SMT Online webinars. Our regular free Online Seminars, aimed at Managers in FE, WBL and ACL across the South East region, are held at 4pm on Thursdays. The topic for Thursday, 29th July 2010 will be:

For further details on workshops running Nationwide in August & September 2010 please click here.

You may remember that earlier this year SETA Limited successfully bid on behalf of ALPHI for funding to support providers in their readiness for QCF. The project identified 7 QCF Champions who supported other members of the network to understand more fully QCF and to gain more confidence in creating individual learning plans using QCF.


ALP South East Bulletin - Saturday, 31 July, 2010
Introduction Welcome to the ALPSE Bulletin which has been sent to you directly from the new the Association of Learning Providers South East website www.alpse.co.uk . The Bulletin contains News, Skills Funding Agency Updates and information about Events that will be of interest to providers across the South East. For more information on any of the articles just visit the website at www.alpse.co.uk . Regional News E2E funding and Foundation Learning E2E funding ceases for all but carry over learners on 1st August. The new Foundation Learning programme is funded using the YPLA’s standard demand-led funding methodology and there is no direct replacement for the current E2E funding system. Flexibilities are documented in a Guide to Funding Foundation Learning and supported by a Q&A and six... read on... The importance of ‘Open Markets’ Prior to the publication of the skills consultation documents, the BIS secretary of state Vince Cable launched a paper, ‘A Strategy for Sustainable Growth’, which states that while the country faces a period of tough savings in public spending, the coalition government is determined to create an environment that enables businesses to operate with... read on... The new Adult Careers Service To view this briefing please click here. Designing & Implementing Effective Marketing Strategies - Birmingham, Leeds, London & Manchester For further details of this NTRL event please click here. LSIS July 2010 e-newsletter To read the latest LSIS newsletter please click here. John Hayes MP announced as Minister of State at DfE and DBIS and 2 consultations launched Please be advised of the following announcements from the Department of Business Innovation and Skills The Queen has approved the appointment of John Hayes MP as Minister of State at the Department for Education in addition to his current role as Minister of State at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. As Minister of State at the... read on... Understanding the benefits of ERA Plus, 9 Sept 2010 For further details on this free event please click here. SAR Roadmap Alps are holding a “SAR Roadmap” course next Wednesday 4^th August at the ALPS offices, address below. The course runs from 0930-1300 and is a disseminating exercise from the development of a “SAR Roadmap” which was funded by LSIS. The providers who worked on this have found it beneficial and all are using it to develop their SAR’s. Lesley... read on... Skills Funding Agency - Update - Issue 16 In this issue: Urgent action required for period 12 ILR returns for Employer Responsive provision (including POL users) – payments may be affected Expressions of interest for Adult Learner Responsive Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) flexible delivery (Unit funding trials) Guidance Note 5 Fee grant letter for FE providers...read on... South East National Apprenticeship Service (NAS) Update Please click here to view a South East National Apprenticeship Service Update from Rachel McKellar, Regional Apprenticeship Director. NTRL Event - Finding & Winning Funding for NEET Group Activities For further details on this one day workshop please click here. Funding Changes to Delivering the WBL Agenda - 29th July 2010 (SMT Online) Date: 29th July 2010 (4:00pm) Venue: Online The JISC RSC South East invites you to the latest in its series of SMT Online webinars. Our regular free Online Seminars, aimed at Managers in FE, WBL and ACL across the South East region, are held at 4pm on Thursdays. The topic for Thursday, 29th July 2010 will be: Funding Changes to... read on... NTRL Events - Monthly Update For further details on workshops running Nationwide in August & September 2010 please click here. QCF in Action - Summer 2010 You may remember that earlier this year SETA Limited successfully bid on behalf of ALPHI for funding to support providers in their readiness for QCF. The project identified 7 QCF Champions who supported other members of the network to understand more fully QCF and to gain more confidence in creating individual learning plans using QCF. The... read on... Skills Funding Agency Updates For a complete list of Regional and Local News please visit ALPSE News site.	Regional Events 14/09/2010 ALPSE Council Meeting Event Details: 10.00 - 16.00 Further details... Forthcoming Local Events 20/07/2010 ALPS Network Meeting Event Details: Agenda to follow Further details... For a complete list of Forthcoming Events and Meetings please visit the ALPSE Events site.
ALP South East Secretariat: Aspire Learning & Development Limited, PO Box 561, Portsmouth, Hants. PO5 1ZJ email: Info@aspirelearning.co.uk