Insight Newsletter | April 2023
Your April work-based learning insight newsletter.
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Your April work-based learning insight newsletter.
Book now for the AELP National Conference, sponsored by Pearson.
The 2023 AELP National Conference will be held on Monday 26 and Tuesday 27 June at the Novotel London West. Chaired by Shane Mann of FE Week, the flagship two-day conference is a must for anyone working in the skills and employability sector.
At the event, Pearson will have an exhibition stand, alongside facilitating workshop sessions that will provide key insights and information for you.
Don't miss out and register here:
Multicultural Apprenticeship Awards | MAA 2023
Pearson are once again proud to partner with the Multicultural Apprenticeship Awards 2023, celebrating talent and diversity.
Nominations are still open for talented apprentices, their employers and learning providers, all worth recognising and praising.
The deadline for nominations is Friday 28 April 2023
BTEC Getting Ready to Teach Webinars
The upcoming training sessions will provide an overview of the whole qualification in question, its suitability for your centre and administration processes so you can teach with confidence.
It may also be useful for colleagues who require a refresher on the qualification and how it can be used.
To learn more about each webinar and how to register, follow each link:
Getting Ready to Teach BTEC Workskills Entry 1- Level 2
Register here | 16 June 2023 | 10:00-12:00 GMT +1
Getting Ready to Teach BTEC Personal Growth and Wellbeing Entry 3- Level 2
Education and Training updates
Pearson has reviewed the existing Quality Assurance requirements for the Award, Certificate and Diploma in Education and Training to our high-risk category.
This will enable Pearson to provide your centre and learners with additional support, to ensure standards for the qualifications are met, and certification remains safe and reliable.
Find out what that means for you, alongside further details that can be found here:
Healthcare Support Diploma (2023)
The replacement version of the Pearson BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Healthcare Support (603/2462/4) is now available for first teach as of 1 April 2023. The last registration for this qualification was 31 March 2023 and the final certification date is 31 March 2025.
The replacement version of this qualification is titled the same and is available on our website:
Pearson BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Healthcare Support (2023)
The specification contains all required mandatory units, and all optional units can be found as single PDF documents under the course materials tab on the specification page. Find out more here:
SIA Searching Requirements in relation to single-sex and transgender individuals
Further to the update provided last month, where we advised that SIA had withdrawn their publication ‘SIA Trans customers: A guide for door supervisors’, we have received the following update from the SIA:
“For the delivery of training in relation to conducting searches on single-sex and transgender individuals, there is an expectation that professional trainers source the most up to date guidance and practice and deliver training accordingly."
Please find the high-level guidance in relation to conducting searches on single-sex and transgender individuals here:
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