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

CIEH Health and Safety Course Availability - 25th October 2011

There are a few spaces left on the course outlined below.  If you are interested please contact Alexa Volker (alexa@tvrn.co.uk) as soon as possible.

Course Title : CIEH Health & Safety Course

Date : 25th October 2011

Duration : 9.45 am to 4.00 pm

Venue : Bicester, Oxfordshire

Refreshments : teas and coffees will be available and a light lunch...

Vacancy - Marketing and Admin AssistantHealth_and_social_care_marketing_and_administrative_assistant_(JD).doc

Please see attached Job Description, if you are interested please send a CV and covering letter to:

Sarah Jarvis

Care Training Solutions Centre Manager

Care Training Solutions Ltd

Suite One

25 Bankside

Kidlington Oxon OX5 1J

YPLA EBulletin - Issue 30

 In this edition:

Article 1 Academies Payment Dates

Article 2 ILR guidance for OLASS providers

Article 3 16-19 Bursary Fund – Arrangement for requests for additional funding

Article 4 Youth and Adult discretionary Learner Support MI 2010/11

Article 5 16-19 Transitional Arrangements Guide for 2011/12 Updated

Article 6 Education Maintenance...

One month to go until WorldSkills London 2011 - We need your help…

With less than one month to go until WorldSkills London 2011, we need your help now more than ever to gain as much support for Team UK as possible!

The Communications toolkit attached will provide you with the all the resources available to help you demonstrate your support for Team UK by doing the following:

-        Setting up a page on your...

Hi5 eLearning Awards 2012 now open for submissions

 Hi5 eLearning Awards 2012 now open for submissions

Dear colleagues

Welcome back to the start of the new term. I hope you all had a restful and enjoyable summer break.

The JISC RSC South East is delighted to announce that the much acclaimed Hi5 eLearning Awards will be running once again this academic year and we are currently accepting...

LWBLA Director Ali Kaye - Guardian Newspaper Article

 “It’s pure prejudice to dismiss apprenticeships in favour of degrees” says LWBLA Director Ali Kaye in today’s Guardian, 2nd September:

Link to article: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/sep/01/prejudice-dismissing-apprenticeships

The article highlights the need for more apprenticeships as part of a broad solution to developing...

Jobcentre Plus Newsletter Update 4

 Dear Colleague

Please find attached the fourth  edition of  our new Southern England Group newsletter which we are distributing to key regional partners in the South East &South West . We are keen to ensure that you are kept up to date with the welfare reform agenda and other key changes within Jobcentre Plus, therefore we will be producing this...

NIACE E-Bulletin Issue 20

Workbased Learning Resources Update

 Please click on the link below to get the latest edition of WoBLy Bits

 http://www.wblresources.co.uk/aug-2011.html

 Here are some of the hightlights:

·        News from the Skills Funding Agency

·        Guided Learning Hours

·        Apprenticeship Frameworks Online

·        2011/12 ILR changes and the single ILR  

LSIS Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Diversity (EDI) Highlights

Please find attached some highlights from the E&D team at LSIS. 

Publications and Resources in EDI, Network meetings, seminars and workshops in equalities and Inspection, the Specific Duties, EDI and the Curriculum, Managing the tension between religion, belief and sexual orientation and bespoke/consultancy support are amongst some of the...

JISC RSC South East Events

 HE and HE-in-FE Enrolment (Future Gazing)

Date: 19th September 2011 (1:00pm)

Venue: Online

The JISC RSC South East is delighted to announce the launch of its Future Gazing series of webinars. Each of these online seminars will be hosted by visionary experts from different fields of educational technology to present themes and topics that will...

Skills Funding Agency Updates

Skills Funding Agency - Update - Issue 74

 In this issue:

• Learner Information Suite V19.01 – latest beta published
• Approved College and Training Organisation Register update
• Advance notice: College and provider contacts in the Agency
• Access to Apprenticeships
• 2011/12: Qualifications and Credit Framework offer to support individuals who are unemployed and need help to...

Skills Funding Agency - Update - Issue 73

 In this issue:

• Skills Pledge
• The Learning and Skills Improvement Service workforce data collection survey - Additional Information
• WorldSkills Premiere Experience
• Full of Life campaign

Update - Issue 73

Skills Funding Agency - Update - Issue 72

 In this issue:

• Next Step: Telephone Helpline 
• Financial Management and Control Evaluation Return 2010/11
• WorldSkills Premiere Experience
• Qualifications and Credit Framework offer for the unemployed
• Future changes to attendance rules under Skills Conditionality
• Reminder for all providers in receipt of youth and/or Adult...

For a complete list of Regional and Local News please visit ALPSE News site.

Regional Events

Forthcoming Local Events

For a complete list of Forthcoming Events and Meetings please visit the ALPSE Events site.

ALP South East
Secretariat: Alexa Volker, TVRN, info@alpse.co.uk