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Tips, resources, sector challenges and the best ways to overcome them.

eBooks

White Papers and Research

Whilst a positive employment outcome is the principle goal for employability providers, the most important factor is sustained employment.
This research demonstrates that enabling jobseeker self-service with active supervision by an advisor very substantially increases the number of people securing jobs and then staying in these jobs. These results were achieved across the spectrum of jobseekers, including the very long term unemployed and hardest to help.
In the research we cover:
  • Revenue potential if using Aptem Employ
  • Sustained employment outcomes using Aptem Employ
  • The impact of geography on sustained employment

Newsletters

The Pulse, Winter 2020

In the Winter 2020 edition of The Pulse, we are delighted to offer our view of the 2020 apprenticeship landscape, an interview with Vikki Liogier, National Head of EdTech and Digital Skills at the Education and Training Foundation, and the latest exciting Aptem product and company developments.

The Pulse, Autumn 2019

In the Autumn 2019 edition of The Pulse, we are delighted to offer news and product updates, as well as an insightful interview with Chris Jones, Her Majesty’s Inspector – Specialist Adviser for Apprenticeships.

The Pulse, Spring 2019

In the Spring 2019 edition of The Pulse, we are delighted to offer news and product updates, as well as an interesting interview with UVAC’s Mandy Crawford-Lee.

The Pulse, Winter 2019

In this edition of The Pulse, we are delighted to offer news updates, an analysis of the levy shortfall and a great interview with Mark Dawe of the AELP, as well as Aptem product and team developments.

The Pulse, Autumn 2018

We are pleased to share with you the first of our quarterly newsletters, where we will be keeping you informed on Aptem developments and sharing useful resources that will help you make the most of your chosen delivery platform.

Articles

How Aptem supports inclusion for learners and apprentices

Knowing your learners early, reducing the barriers in front of them, and being able to show it worked: that’s what inclusion means in practice under Ofsted’s framework. This article walks through the Aptem features that do this work, from Aptem Assess and Functional Skills integrations to skills radar, enhanced reviews and the activity log, and what each one changes for the learner.

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How Aptem supports provider leadership and governance

Do leaders know what’s happening across delivery, do they act on it, and can a governor see enough to hold them to account: that’s the practical test behind Ofsted’s governance criteria. This article walks through the Aptem features that answer it, from the caseload, compliance, funding and quality dashboards to Programme Builder and Trackers, and what each one changes in practice.

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How Aptem supports curriculum, teaching and training

Ofsted asks whether a programme is designed with a clear purpose, taught well, and adjusted to what learners understand: the hard part is proving the link between the two. This article looks at the Aptem features that connect curriculum design, delivery and assessment, from Programme Builder and criteria mapping to checkpoint and marking aid, and what each changes for tutors and learners.

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How Aptem helps providers record and measure achievement

Providers rarely lose achievement at the end of a programme: they lose it in the months when a learner was drifting and nobody had a reason to look. This article looks at the Aptem features that surface that drift early, from the quality dashboard and criteria mapping to skills radar, gateway reviews and the Proficient integration, and what each changes for the achievement rate.

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How Aptem supports participation and development in apprenticeship delivery

Participation and development is the Ofsted area providers most often deliver well and evidence poorly, because enrichment usually happens alongside the record rather than in it. This article looks at the Aptem features that build wider skills and behaviours into the programme itself, from the learner dashboard and activity log to skills radar, sub-programmes and employer scoring, and what each changes for the learner.

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