Local Authority round-up: 14/02/25
14th February, 2025
Our Local Authority round up provides brief summaries of topical information on a weekly basis, to keep you aware of the changes and updates relevant to you.
Education
More red tape slashed to reduce apprenticeship bureaucracy and enable focus on high quality training
The Government are slashing more red tape to ensure businesses and apprenticeship training providers are able to focus more time on apprentices, aiming to unlock opportunity and driving growth.
The need for providers to log data multiple times will be stopped, saving valuable time which is currently wasting on duplicating records. The aim is for training providers to be able to break down barriers to opportunity through helping apprentices to develop their skills to enter well-paid careers and drive economic growth in key sectors.
There will be a change to end point assessments, making the system simpler and more flexible while ensuring apprentices prove their competence for skilled work.
For more information please click here.
Transport
Almost £300 million to gear up new walking, wheeling and cycling schemes
The Government together with Active Travel England have announced a £300 million funding package to boost walking, wheeling and cycling in England. The funding package will allow for 300 miles of brand new footpaths and cycle tracks that will help encourage 30 million more journeys by bike or foot every year.
As well as creating funding for cycle training for children, the funding will also allow for the construction of improved crossings and junctions to make walking, wheeling and cycling easier, safer and better across the country.
For more information please click here.
Employment
Jobs on wheels: Mobile Jobcentre vans deliver work support directly to local communities in drive to boost employment
A new Jobcentre on wheels service has been launched to help drive up employment across Great Britain. The mobile Jobcentres are staffed by experience Work Coaches who offer expert support with job searching, training opportunities and can provide information to those with health conditions or disabilities and accessing childcare costs.
Vans have been visiting family hubs, retail car parks and mosques in regions with particularly high levels of unemployment and inactivity as the Department for Work and Pensions tests new and inclusive ways to help people back into work.
For more information please click here.
Upcoming events
Essential HR Training
Join our expert Business Immigration team on Tuesday 11th March at 10am for our online ‘Essential HR Training’.
This training will focus on the new Electronic Travel Authorisation (“ETA”) scheme which will be fully rolled out in the UK by 2 April 2025. We will provide in-depth guidance on the new scheme during the webinar, addressing potential issues that businesses need to be aware.
This session is aimed at HR professionals, business owners and business leaders. It will be of particular interest for businesses with a global workforce who regularly travel to the UK for work related activities.
To book your place please click here.
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