May. 15 2024
Source Page: ESFA Update: 15 May 2024Found: Correspondence ESFA Update: 15 May 2024 Latest information and actions from the Education
Asked by: Rachael Maskell (Labour (Co-op) - York Central)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to help encourage individuals out of work to undertake (a) digital and (b) IT qualifications.
Answered by Jo Churchill - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
Jobcentre Plus Work Coaches will engage with customers to better understand the steps needed to support their work search ambitions. Where digital skills are identified as a barrier to securing or progressing in employment, customers can be referred to available local provision. For customers in England, we have ongoing collaboration at a national and local level with the Department for Education who fund adult education provision via the Adult Education Budget (AEB). Learning providers, many of which are Further Education colleges, deliver training to address claimant skills needs in line with Labour Market demand. As skills is a devolved matter, similar discussions take place with key stakeholders in the Scottish and Welsh Governments to help ensure the employment and skills support offered to customers in the devolved nations is aligned.
In addition, Work Coaches in England can use the additional flexibility available through DWP Train and Progress to signpost claimants to the Department for Education’s Digital Skills Bootcamps, which can last up to 16 weeks.
For digitally excluded working age out-of-work and in-work Universal Credit customers, Work Coaches can also use the Flexible Support Fund (FSF) to procure devices, dongle, talk time, and 6 months superfast broadband in the home where the Work Coach believes this will support Labour Market progression. DWP has also ensured that all operational staff in Jobcentres, Universal Credit service centres, Pension Centres, and partnership managers who engage with customers and stakeholders are able to signpost to information promoting broadband social tariffs made accessible to claimants through DWP’s Application Programme Interface.
Correspondence May. 16 2024
Committee: Work and Pensions Committee (Department: Department for Work and Pensions)Found: The 21 -hour rule prevents young adult carers who are in full - time education, or who are studying for
May. 20 2024
Source Page: I. List of technical and non-technical qualifications approved in cycle 1. Qualifications approved for funding in England in cycle 1 of the qualification reform process. 23p. II. List of level 3 qualifications in scope for funding approval withdrawal in cycle 1. 36p.Found: Technical qualifications Occupational entry - 16 to 19 and adult Occupational entry - adult only Additional
Correspondence Mar. 26 2024
Committee: Justice Committee (Department: Ministry of Justice)Found: The change to the use of Cookham Wood site will ensure that we can further boost our adult prison capacity
Feb. 28 2024
Source Page: ESFA Update: 28 February 2024Found: Correspondence ESFA Update: 28 February 2024 Latest information and actions from the Education
Apr. 03 2024
Source Page: ESFA Update: 3 April 2024Found: Correspondence ESFA Update: 3 April 2024 Latest information and actions from the Education
Mentions:
1: Lisa Cameron (Con - East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow) It is vital that we ensure that right across all stages of education, from early years to higher education - Speech Link
2: Margaret Greenwood (Lab - Wirral West) literacy as one of their levelling-up missions, and to review levels of adult literacy in the UK during - Speech Link
Asked by: Abena Oppong-Asare (Labour - Erith and Thamesmead)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many parents of deaf children participated in British sign language courses that were funded through the adult education budget in Greenwich and Bexley in each of the last three years.
Answered by Claire Coutinho - Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
About 60% of the adult education budget (AEB) has been devolved to Mayoral Combined Authorities and the Greater London Authority, which includes Greenwich and Bexley. Devolved areas decide how to make best use of AEB provision to meet learner needs of their areas and decide which providers to contract with to deliver AEB-funded learning.
According to data held by the department on the Individualised Learner Record, there were 10 adult (19+) education and training learning aim enrolments in the 2021/22 academic year by learners living in the London Borough of Bexley or the London Borough of Greenwich with ‘British Sign Language’ or ‘BSL’ in their aim title. In 2020/21, there were 10 enrolments and in 2019/20 there were 20. The department does not hold information as to whether the learners taking these aims have deaf children. Further clarity on use of the AEB in London may be provided by the Greater London Authority.
These figures do not correspond to learners, as learners may enrol on multiple aims. Additionally, these are funded adult (19+) education and training aim enrolments, so they will include AEB-funded learning, as well as other funding provision, such as advanced learner loans.
Mar. 21 2024
Source Page: Young offender’s institution to be repurposedFound: HMYOI Cookham Wood will become an adult prison to boost capacity young offenders will be moved to