GMPLF News

Apprenticeship Workforce Development: applications for year 2 collaborative projects OPEN!

Members who are delivering apprenticeships will be interested to know that grants worth up to £40,000 are available to support collaborative work. The deadline for applications is 5pm on Friday 16th February 2024. In this round, ETF wishes to receive applications responding to one of the following themes: An online briefing to explain the guidance, […]

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Leading care sector professional urges LCR employers to claim extra funding to boost regional skills

Care industry professional, academic and thought leader, Dr Louise May is urging LCR employers to claim extra apprenticeship funds to boost care skills in the region. Liverpool City Region is facing a shortage of qualified care workers, yet millions of unspent funds available now for vital training will be returned to the treasury if they

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Apprenticeship Support and Knowledge (ASK) Update

GMLPF has successfully completed this year’s Apprenticeship Support and Knowledge (ASK) programme. We have partnered with local schools, colleges, and learning providers in Halton, Liverpool, Sefton, and St Helens to promote Apprenticeships, Traineeships, and T Levels. By July 2023, we will have achieved the following: While arrangements for next year are uncertain, we are confident

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GMLPF publication highlights Traineeship success in Liverpool City Region

GMLPF has produced a Traineeship case study publication to highlight just a few of the many success stories for which the programme has been responsible. Thank you to those members who contributed material for the publication: Mode, Realise (tpm), The Learning Foundry, Asset and FTW Training. Please take the time to share the document with

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GMLPF re-awarded Apprenticeship Support & Knowledge (ASK) contract

GMLPF has once again been contracted to deliver the Apprenticeship Support & Knowledge (ASK) programme. This programme aims to improve 14-18-year-olds’ understanding of post-16 options including Apprenticeships, Traineeships and T Levels. The ASK programme is impartial and helps educational institutions make progress toward their Gatsby targets. Apprenticeship Support & Knowledge (ASK) programme is not just

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PIF Tender Opportunity UTN26: Tender Writing Training: Producing Outstanding Tenders (focussed at post-16 learning providers)

GMLPF wants to procure two workshops targeted at individuals working for local Liverpool City Region-based learning providers responsible for business development, ie growing existing programmes or developing new revenue streams. The two workshops must provide participants with the skills to produce and submit outstanding tenders for locally, regionally, or nationally commissioned Further Education and Skills

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PIF Tender Opportunity UTN25: Nominee Training for LCR Providers in Scope for Ofsted Inspection

GMLPF wishes to procure three workshops targeted at individuals who are primarily Nominees, or reserve Nominees, within LCR-based learning providers who are in scope for Ofsted inspection over the coming three years or who are looking at becoming in scope for Ofsted. We want to provide them with a tailored Nominee Training Programme. In recent

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