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Autumn Statement 2015: NCFE predictions

By Michael Lemin, Policy and Research Manager, Wednesday 25 November 2015

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Ahead of the 2015 Spending Review and Autumn Statement, we’re predicting that the further education sector will continue to be negatively impacted as a result of the announcements due to be made by the Chancellor today. Following the announcement of and extensive discussion around the Apprenticeship levy, it is expected that the levy rate will be announced this afternoon.

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What did the Autumn Statement reveal?

By Michael Lemin, Policy and Research Manager, Wednesday 25 November 2015

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Chancellor George Osborne today delivered the Autumn Statement, which he combined with the government’s Comprehensive Spending Review, to announce each governmental department’s spending limit for the next four years. We, as well as many in the sector, were braced for up to a 40% cut in the Adult Skills Budget (ASB), as this has often been the first area in education to see large reductions in spending when the government is looking to save costs.

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What is the Apprenticeship levy?

By Michael Lemin, Policy and Research Manager, Thursday 12 November 2015

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The Apprenticeship levy was announced in Chancellor George Osborne’s summer budget, and was very much seen as a surprise announcement. It will be a hypothecated fund, which means that funds raised by the levy can only be spent on Apprenticeships – this is rare as governments usually like to be able to move money around between budgets. The levy is due to start in 2017. This is a very ambitious timeframe for implementation, and it remains to be seen whether the government will be able to set up a system for collecting and allocating the funds by then.

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The changing landscape of Further Education

By Michael Lemin, Policy and Research Manager, Friday 02 October 2015

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Now is a time of great change for everyone in educational and skills. The Conservatives gained an outright majority in May’s general election, and no longer have to make compromises with their coalition partners. It's therefore perhaps no surprise that the government have used the summer to announce huge reform in education and skills. The big surprise in the summer budget this year was the introduction of an Apprenticeship levy on large employers. This is intended not only to ensure adequate funding, but to incentivise employers to take on and train apprentices. It appears to be a response to evidence put forward in Prof. Alison Wolfs’ report, Fixing a Broken Training System: The case for an apprenticeship levy, which was released a week earlier.

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Emergency 'Summer' Budget - What's the outcome for education?

By Michael Lemin, Policy and Research Manager, Friday 10 July 2015

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The government’s Emergency ‘Summer’ Budget was announced this week; the first Conservative-only budget since 1996. The key announcement for education and skills was that the government’s target of 3 million apprenticeships by 2020 will be funded through a levy on employers. The levy will support all post-16 apprenticeships. This is likely to incentivise employers and encourage them to employ more apprentices. There are a plethora of advantages to businesses hiring apprentices and it’s good to see that employers are being encouraged to include apprenticeships in their business plans.

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