A needs analysis of the 21 Higher Apprenticeship organisations, participating in the Higher Apprenticeship Fund in June 2012 identified engagement of both employers and employees as key challenges in order to generate starts on Higher Apprenticeship programmes, along with the financing of Higher Apprenticeships. In autumn 2012 LSIS facilitated a project with a number of Higher Apprenticeship Fund organisations to share and develop emerging practice in delivery and development of higher level skills.

This resource comprises the outputs from one of a series of projects to test a range of approaches to improving and extending training and related business services for employers. This project developed an Employer Portal – a web based service which enables employers to monitor their account with the College and access staff training records, progress reviews, financial information and to submit feedback online. New services offered by the College are also highlighted on the Portal, including sector specific information, training and corporate benefits.

This resource relates to one of a series of collaborative development projects on the themes of Getting people into work and Apprenticeships. Each project was coordinated by a lead provider, who recruited partner providers to work together to achieve the project objectives. Seven work based learning providers make up the Careers Exchange partnership. The partnership produced a scheme of work, lesson plans and teaching and learning resources to deliver the new Advanced Level 3 Apprenticeship in Volunteer Management, and trialled the framework with a group of apprentices.

This resource relates to one of a series of collaborative development projects on the themes of Getting people into work and Apprenticeships. Each project was coordinated by a lead provider, who recruited partner providers to work together to achieve the project objectives. The Prevista partnership involved four work based learning providers and a College working together to improve the quality of their Apprenticeship provision. They tested new ways of working and created a guide for the innovations tested.