Thursday, September 2nd, 2010
A4e has confirmed the purchase of Australian Employment and Training Solutions (AETS) a registered training organisation operating in New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania.
A4e originally entered the Australian market in 2009 as a provider of Jobs Services Australia provision on behalf of The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) in Sydney and [...]
Wednesday, September 1st, 2010
The trade association of private and third sector employment services providers has appointed regeneration expert Kirsty McHugh as its CEO. Ms McHugh will commence in the role on 1st November 2010.
In announcing the appointment, ERSA Chairman, Rob Murdoch, said: “We are delighted that Kirsty McHugh has agreed to join ERSA. Kirsty’s background and understanding of [...]
Tuesday, August 31st, 2010
Reed in Partnership have launched a dedicated website for the Work Programme, to be found at http://www.reedworkprogramme.co.uk.
On the site you will find out all about their approach to the Work Programme, what they are looking for in potential partners and subcontractors, and what Reed in Partnership can offer you in return.
There is an online form [...]
Friday, August 27th, 2010
The DWP Framework competition is drawing to the end of its first week, and bidders are pulling together their responses. The format of the response documents will be familiar to many established DWP contractors, with thematic question areas that draw much from other recent DWP procurement rounds. Successful Framework providers will be selected against competency [...]
Wednesday, August 18th, 2010
The Scottish Government has announced a review of its vocational education and training system. The review will be undertaken by the Chair of Skills Development Scotland, Willy Roe, and is expected to be concluded by the Spring of 2011.
The Scottish Government claims to have invested over £200m in skills development. The review will reflect [...]
Friday, August 13th, 2010
DWP have written to organisations who have registered an Expression of Interest for its Framework for the Provision of Employment Related Support Services to provide an update of the process. The letter confirms that the Invitation to Tender for the Framework will be issued on 19th August.
The letter also, for the first time, provides an [...]
Friday, August 13th, 2010
DWP have published a statement on their website that confirms that Ofsted will no longer be involved in the inspection of DWP welfare to work programmes. The statement reads:
This note is to let you know that Ministers have decided to discontinue external inspection and improvement support for the quality of our contracted employment provision. This [...]
Thursday, August 12th, 2010
Leonard Cheshire Disability has withdrawn from their preferred bidder status for DWP’s Work Choice initiative. The disability charity had originally been named as preferred bidder for Contract Package Area 1, which covers the Highlands, Islands, Clyde Coast & Grampian area of Scotland. The reason why Leonard Cheshire Disability has decided not to progress with the [...]
Thursday, August 5th, 2010
This week we bring you a special report from the National Employment Services Association (NESA) National Conference in Sydney. Jim Carley, Managing Director of Carley Consult, has been travelling through Australia on a market research visit jointly funded by UK Trade & Investment.
Australia’s welfare to work commissioning follows a three year cycle. Even though, [...]
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010
Dering Employment Services has reported that it has called in the administrators. The Croydon based company, founded by Stephen Dering in 2006, specialised in delivering employability programmes for deaf, hard of hearing and deaf/blind people and positioned itself as the only deaf-owned and deaf-run company supporting people to get jobs. The company’s reputation had grown [...]