Articles Archives - Aptem – enabling skills development and employability

Why EdTech is crucial for FE providers to facilitate success

The way we learn needs to reflect how we live and work. Our daily lives are a seamless blend of physical and digital interactions. Schedules are increasingly flexible, with portfolio careers on the rise and continuous learning becoming a more common feature of our routines.

Developments in education technology represent an opportunity to prepare young people and adults with the skills and capabilities they will need to thrive in the future. Not only that, but for further education colleges and independent training providers, EdTech offers solutions that can help them successfully address the UK skills gap and guide students into promising careers.

Here, we will explore what EdTech offers the further education sector and explain why it’s time to embrace the confluence of technology and learning.

Cybersecurity functionality critical for CAEHRS digital employability solutions

The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP), as part of its Commercial Agreement for the Provision of Employment and Health Related Services (CAEHRS), prioritises the role of digital solutions to employability programmes. How do providers ensure that the digital solutions they offer are cybersecure?

Schools A Level algorithm chaos is a failure to test and consult

The UK’s A Level results were unusually disastrous this year, throwing into doubt our children’s futures as well as university admissions processes. What went wrong?

Case Study: University of Nottingham – Implementing and Using Aptem Apprentice

The University of Nottingham signed up to Aptem in June 2019 and used it to manage their degree apprenticeship programmes from September 2019. In this case study, we talk about their journey of implementation and how Aptem is improving their administration and delivery.

Technology is a core part of the CAEHRS framework

Digital services are one of the criteria for the Department of Work and Pensions CAEHRS framework for employability procurement. So how can you access the technology you need to ensure a viable bid?

Welcoming We Are Digital to Aptem Skills

We Are Digital recently entered the world of ESFA funded programmes and were looking for a system to help them deliver high quality employability programmes whilst efficiently managing compliance. Here’s why they chose Aptem.

Aptem’s Higher Education Forum July 2020 – sharing insights and discussing sector issues

The Aptem Higher Education User Forum, made up of Aptem’s University clients with representation from UVAC, met in July 2020 to discuss a range of sector issues and share insights.

‘Kickstart’ the economy with Apprenticeships and Traineeships

The Chancellor’s summer statement focuses on three things:

1. Support jobs
2. Protect jobs
3. Create jobs

This government clearly acknowledges the role for continued work-based skills development, through apprenticeships and traineeships.

Sector News During Covid-19

Education and skills providers are under pressure as the effects of the pandemic bite, while the Treasury announces plans to address economic collapse and rising unemployment.

CAEHRS – themes, take outs and the role for the Housing Sector – Communities that Work webinar

The employment services market has suddenly shifted. Pre-March 2020, the sector contained jobseekers, many of whom were not job ready and a fairly long way from the employment market. In Autumn 2020, we will be looking at very large volumes of broadly job ready jobseekers, who may need some retraining.

Why EdTech is crucial for FE providers to facilitate success

Cybersecurity functionality critical for CAEHRS digital employability solutions

Schools A Level algorithm chaos is a failure to test and consult

Case Study: University of Nottingham – Implementing and Using Aptem Apprentice

Technology is a core part of the CAEHRS framework

Welcoming We Are Digital to Aptem Skills

Aptem’s Higher Education Forum July 2020 – sharing insights and discussing sector issues

‘Kickstart’ the economy with Apprenticeships and Traineeships

Sector News During Covid-19

CAEHRS – themes, take outs and the role for the Housing Sector – Communities that Work webinar

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