East Midlands Public Service Compacts - Lincolnshire & Rutland

Lincolnshire & Rutland Public Service Compact
Working together to address the challenges that face the public sector in Lincolnshire & Rutland

Apprenticeship Update

Nationally, 26% of employed people work in the Public Sector, yet only approximately 10% of apprenticeship programmes are accessed by sector employees. The challenge is to narrow this gap.

To meet this challenge, get yourself support from Employer Engagement Services at NAS. Contact Mike Crosby via email - Mike.Crosby@apprenticeships.gov.uk . Alternatively visit the Apprenticeships web site at : http://www.apprenticeships.org.uk

Relevant Documents

Community of Practice
Work Experience
Apprenticeships EM Apprenticeship Summit Skills Pledge Train To Gain Skills for Life Other Lincolnshire and Rutland Resources
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News

WLDC and City of Lincoln Council to host Employment and Skills Fair	04/01/2012
WLDC and the City of Lincoln Council are co-hosting an Employment and Skills Fair on Thursday the......
Minutes of recent Steering Group meeting now available	01/01/2012
The minutes of the Lincs and Rutland December Steering Group meeting can be downloaded from this sit......
More support from the TUC for public service organisations in Lincs and Rutland	14/12/2011
The Compact has recently secured support funding from TUC Unionlearn to promote 8 ‘Get on a......
Sharing good practice about sharing services !	04/12/2011
The next good practice event hosted by the Lincs and Rutland Compact will be staged at the Job Centr......
Services Available from The Money Advice Service	27/11/2011
The Money Advice Service offer a free advisory financial service to public service employer organ......
Central England Newsletter Nov 11 - from Jobcentreplus	25/11/2011
The latest Central England Newsletter from Jobcentreplus is now available. Information on Get Bri......
Test the Org - Case Studies now available	24/11/2011
As regular visitors to the site will know the L&R Compact have supported many 'Test the O......
Learning Lincs latest Training Bulletin now available	05/11/2011
Issue 13 (Nov 2011) of the Learning Lincs Training Bulletin is now available via this link:
Seminars from ACAS available to the sector	01/11/2011
Many thanks to Derrick Brown of Jobcentreplus for the following information re ACAS training: ......
Lessons from Using a Managed Learning Environment	24/10/2011
Jason Cowell has recently reported on the lessons / issues / benefits of using a MLE within Linco......
NCWE Awards 2012 - A chance for your org to be rewarded for supporting Work Experience !	22/10/2011
Now in its ninth year, the annual NCWE Awards are designed to reward organisations that offer out......
Work Shadowing Opportunities available in Lincolnshire !	22/10/2011
The following public sector professionals have offered to be 'work shadowed'. Many thanks......
More testing times in Lincolnshire	13/10/2011
Thanks to support from the Skills Funding Agency and TUC Unionlearn the Lincs and Rutland Compact......
The Public Services Coaching Network is providing good support for managers in Lincs !	12/10/2011
the Public Services Coaching Network project is being rolled out by the NHS and involving partner......
Theme Group minutes now available for download	09/10/2011
The minutes of the two recent Lincs and Rutland PS Compact theme group meetings are now available fo......
Forthcoming CIPD Event looks interesting !	09/10/2011
Janette Goodchild of the Compact's R&R Group wishes to alert Compact members re the oppor......
Pearson update now available	02/10/2011
The Pearson Centre for Policy and Learning have published their October update. Please see
Plea to the sector ! Can you mentor a graduate	28/09/2011
Coolleagues ... please note this plea from Sandy Morrell at Lincolnshire County Council ... hope ......
Police offer IOSH Safety for Senior Managers places to other PS organisations	25/09/2011
Michelle Whitby of Lincs Police advises: I am responsible for planning and co-ordinatin......
LGA Monthly Improvement Bulletin now available	14/09/2011
Peter Fleming of the LGA Improvement Board writes: Dear colleagues, <......
PS Compact Learning and Dev Group Chair blogs his view of the world !	05/09/2011
Paul Collins, The Chair of the Lincs and Rutland PS Compact Learning and Development Group, is sh......
Childrens Links seek to recruit trustees - an opportunity to support the 3rd sector in Lincolnshire	02/09/2011
Children’s Links (CL) is a progressive and innovative national charity that works with chil......
WLDC present an Employment and Skills Fair on Tuesday Sept 6th	18/08/2011
West Lindsey District Council will be hosting their popular annual Employemnt and Skills Fair on.......
Exciting L&D vacancy now advertised at the University	07/07/2011
The University of Lincoln have advised of an intersting vacancy for a Learning and Development Co......
Social Enterprise from Mystery to Reality	29/06/2011
ETS are presenting two workshops in Boston for those who are thinking of setting up a s......
Hot News from Hot Prospects on Graduate Recruitment	22/05/2011
Elizabeth Wilson of HotProspects has kindly sent through an update on how HotProspects are suppor......
Latest Learning Lincs Training Bulletin Now Available	24/04/2011
Issue 7 (April 11) of the Learning Lincs Training Bulletin is now available. This issue has 21 pa......
CFEB become the Money Advice Service and still offering free services to the sector	11/04/2011
Karl walkinshaw of CFEB is a great supporter of the Compacts and he writes to tell us that CFEB i......
User Guide for Community of Practice now available	20/03/2011
With almost 50 registered users for the 'Community of Prcatice' platform, Heidi DeWolf ha......
Information about the National Citizen Service	18/03/2011
Earlier this year the Prime Minister, David Cameron announced plans for 16 year olds to take part......
Conference Delegate Pack now available	24/02/2011
The e-version of the Conference Delegate pack is now availbale for download and can be 'grabb......
Testing times in Lincolnshire and Rutland	23/02/2011
The 'Test the Organisation' initiative for 2011 is now well and truly up and running. The......
L&M and L&D Theme Groups to merge	11/02/2011
The Compact Working Group Chairs have decided to combine the L&D and L&M Working Groups. ......
Compact Conference all set to be very well attended	04/02/2011
With the Conference still almost a month away the bookings for the event have just hit the 50 mar......
Future of Compact Secured	02/02/2011
At a meeting yesterday of the Chairs of the PS Compact Working Groups a way forward was brokered ......
Are you interested in best practice in employer supported volunteering ?	26/01/2011
Investing in Volunteers for Employers is the UK award recognising commitment to best practice in ......
A Workforce Strategy for FE - a new report from LLUK	26/01/2011
Lifelong Learning UK is delighted to present a refreshed and updated Workforce Strategy. We have ......
Learning with Technology in Informal ACL setting	31/10/2010
NIACE are holding an online workshop on the 13th January to explore and disseminate ways of using......
Learning Lincs Courses Directory now available	21/10/2010
A comprehensive list of adult training opportunities that public service employees may wish to ac......
Ad Ed opportunities for sector employees in Lincs	25/09/2010
Lincolnshire County Council have recently published their Skills for Life Brochure detailing wher......
New Information on the formation of LEPS now available	17/09/2010
The link here http://www.lgcplus.com/5018558.blog
Find out more about the Lincolnshire E&D Practitioners Forum	07/09/2010
The minutes of the May meeting of the E&D Practitioners Forum are available for download. Ple......
WLDC Hosting an Employment and Skills Fair on Sept 7th	31/08/2010
West Lindsey District Council are hosting an 'Employment and Skills Fair' on Tuesday the ......
Leading in Hard Times - The CIPFA outline the challenges	30/08/2010
The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy have recently published a guide for pub......
County Council CAE section test their mettle !	19/07/2010
As part of Adult Learners Week staff in the Culture and Adult Education department of the Lincoln......
Lincs and Rutland Compact lead in introducing a Bus Admin Apprenticeship for the sector	16/07/2010
Members of the Lincolnshire and Rutland Compact have been working for some time to develop a tail......
NHS Lincs and Age Concern engage with the 'Test the Organisation' initiative	15/06/2010
During Adult Learners week NHS Lincolnshire and Age Concern Lincoln both promoted a 'Test the......
Lincolnshire Public Sector employers recognised at the EM Apprenticeship Awards	15/06/2010
The East Midlands Apprenticeship Awards took place last Thursday at the Round House in Derbyshire......
Compact Regional Event in June - still places available	31/05/2010
Much of the work in the five Compacts is common to all five sub-areas. However, over the last yea......
Testing times in Lincolnshire and Rutland	09/05/2010
After an approach from the Compact the Skills Funding Agency and TUC Unionlearn provided some sup......
Design in Public Service Workshop well received	06/05/2010
Yesterday the L&R Compact staged a very sucessful workshop to consider the issue of the '......
Your chance to support the University of Lincoln Employablity Mentoring Scheme	18/02/2010
The University of Lincoln is looking for mentors to help their students gain the valuable 'so......
Selling to the Public Sector - FREE Events in Lincs in April 2010	10/01/2010
Selling to the Public Sector is a series of seminars to be held in various locations in April 201......
Planning for the PS tailored Foundation Degree in L&M	04/01/2010
Grantham College have been successful in their bid to secure funding to deliver a course entitled......
EM Compacts December Newsletter now available	31/12/2009
The December Newsletter for the Compact is now available for download. Please click the following li......
Portfolio of Achievement available for download	30/12/2009
In their efforts to secure support funding for the Compacts beyond March 2010 the Steering G......
Lincs County Council providing Skill for Life support for their staff	23/12/2009
As part of the Council's commitment to support staff development anybody working for Lincolns......
Selling to the Public Sector - FREE Events in Lincs in April 10	22/12/2009
Selling to the Public Sector is a series of seminars to be held in various locations in April 201......
City of Lincoln Council win Regional Award for their work with Apprentices	06/12/2009
The City of Lincoln Council have won the 'Large Employer of the Year' award for 2009 at t......
Every Adult Matters - A NIACE Event in Nov for local authorities and their partners	18/10/2009
On the 10th November in London NIACE are hosting a national event to illustrate how local authori......
3rd Sector support to gain contracted work from the public sector	15/10/2009
Learning Lincs are organising an event in Lincoln on October the 29th to encourage small organisa......
Take a LEP of faith and get the benefits of working closely with JC+	04/10/2009
Barbara Adlington our key contact with Job Centre Plus is keen to ensure that all local sector or......
Growing Ambitions - An on-line resource of Careers Speakers	14/09/2009
Compact stalwart Janette Goodchild has alerted Compact members to the potential of 'Growing A......
Learning Lincs produce their first newsletter	07/09/2009
Learning Lincs is the umbrella organisation for Third Sector Organisations enaging with training ......
PS Union Members Accessing HE - A study by the TUC	28/08/2009
In the early part of 2009, the Compacts supported the research element of a study conducted by th......
LGEM and the Compacts to work together	27/08/2009
The Local Government East Midlands Workforce Learning and Development Network have flagged effect......
Partnership in Public Service - hear of 'best practice' at the Compact Master Class !	25/08/2009
In partnership with the LSC and Boston College the Compact are organising a programme of Lea......
Employment and Skills Board - Mission and Priorities	13/08/2009
The Compact will be working closely with the Lincolnshire and Rutland Employment and Skills Board......
Managing Talent - some thoughts on how to do it !	09/08/2009
Recently the L&R Public Service Compact held a workshop entitled 'Managing Talent and Suc......
South Holland District Council know how to attract young people !	26/07/2009
South Holland District Council have provided a Case Study describing how they have increased the ......
Integrated Employment and Skills	25/07/2009
The Integrated Employment and Skills (IES) agenda covers a range of services aimed at supporting ......
Third Sector address the Apprenticeship and Skills Pledge Issues	24/07/2009
Learning Lincs are the Learning and Development Consortium for the Third Sector in Lincolnshire a......
The Organisational Orchestra ! - Do you want to hear the symphony ?	24/07/2009
Earlier this week I met with David Bell the Cheif Executive of Standing Ovation - an organisation......
Procurement in Lincolnshire an update	16/07/2009
Lincolnshire County Council are heading up 'Procurement Lincolnshire' a shared service fo......
Employing Graduates - New research describing the emloyers perspective	06/07/2009
The Council for Indutsry and Higher Education has produced a report entitled "Graduate Emplo......
Graduate Talent Pool - Boost the Skills of Your Workplace	18/06/2009
Public Sector and Third sector organisations are encouraged to sign up to the government’s ......
CMS / DMS offered for the sector by the University	22/05/2009
LINCOLNSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL IS SUPPORTING THE CMS / DMS QUALIFICATIONS AS PART OF ITS 2009/2010 M......
Information about the Future Jobs Fund now available	22/05/2009
The Future Jobs Fund is a fund of around £1 billion to support the creation of jobs for lon......
Learning Lincs takes off !	17/05/2009
Lincolnshire and Rutland now has a Third Sector Learning and Skills Consortium organisation - Lea......
Skills for the Public Sector 09 - A National Conference in September	14/05/2009
A national conference to be held in London on the 16th September will give delegates the opportun......
Ofering support for employees with a disability ? Update Event Coming Soon !!	05/05/2009
If you are managing a learning disability service as part of your support for employees with lear......
Adult Learners Week at Boston College - Opportunities for the Sector	05/05/2009
Boston College are promoting a range of activities as part of their committment to Adult Learners......
Addressing SfL Issues in the Workplace - A FREE Event	15/04/2009
Lincoln College and the Compact have joined forces to present an Event to look at various ways to......
Selling to the Public Sector - FREE Events throughout Lincs in April	14/04/2009
Business Link are advising SMEs how to 'sell' their services to the Public Sector. ......
LGjobs.com - A new vacancies site for local authories !	01/04/2009
Regular Compact contibutor Rachael Hosking of Lincolnshire County Council has sent this informati......
SHDC first in the country to gain the PAYP Award	20/03/2009
South Holland District Council have become the first organisation in the country to achieve the '......
Recuitment Support for Public Sector Employers	04/02/2009
The East Midlands Development Agency (emda) is committed to raising the skills profile of the reg......
The EM Public Sector Apprenticeships Report has been uploaded !	22/01/2009
The LSC commissioned a project to develop promotional materials providing a regional framework wi......
The Hope Skills Challenge !	21/01/2009
Many Compact members will have attended the Regional Skills Challenge Event on the 30th September......
Graduate Recruitment Breakfast - Still places available !	20/01/2009
The FREE Breakfast Event being staged at the Admiral Rodney Hotel Horncastle on the 30th January ......
L&R Dec Newsletter now available	31/12/2008
The December issue of the Lincolnshire and Rutland Compact Newsletter is now available from this ......
Graduate Recruitment Breakfast - 30th Jan 09 - Book Now !	30/12/2008
The L&R Public Sector Compact is staging yet another FREE event in January. This time we will......
NCWE - The benefits of work experience !	21/12/2008
In the December 2008 Newsletter published by the National Council for Work Experience (NCWE) ther......
Improving consultation with the third sector - a new report	21/12/2008
As we move into the third year of Compact activity in L&R it is very likely that we will seek......
Skills for Care Update their L&M Strategy	20/12/2008
The Sector Skills Council 'Skills for Care' have updated their Leadership and Management ......
PCDL Taster Sessions - Grantham 12th Jan	15/12/2008
Grantham College are hosting an evening to showcase their PCDL (Personal and Community Developmen......
Phil Hope promotes the 'Skills Challenge'	30/11/2008
Phil Hope, Minister for the East Midlands, h......
Employ Ability - A workshop for recruiting and retaining disabled staff	08/11/2008
On the 26th November the Department for Work and Pensions are offering free 'How to Employ Ab......
New materials to promote increasing the number of apprentices	07/11/2008
The LSC have recently produced two short reports that will help us to promote Apprentices in the ......
New Vacancies Flyer available for dowload	01/11/2008
One of the most visited pages on this web site is the 'vacancies' page. We now have a dis......
The Skills Pledge - One Year On	27/08/2008
The most recent IiP Newsletter has an interesting article on the first year of the Skills Pledge.......
Graduate Recruitment - You know it makes sense !	13/08/2008
The recently updated Graduate Recruitment Action Plan can be downloaded from the Graduate Recruitmen......
Messages from elsewhere - the Lancashire County Council Apprenticeship Scheme	30/07/2008
Lancashire County Council have embedded an ambitious apprenticeship scheme that is offering long ......
IDeA creates a new online Community of Practice for Apprenticeships in local government	24/07/2008
The Improvement and Development Agency for local government (IDeA) has created a new online Commu......
Apprenticeship Brochure for the Public Sector receives favourable review	13/07/2008
As many of you will know there is a set of tailored brochures now available in the East Midlands ......
Steering Group revise the Terms of Reference	08/07/2008
As part of a review of year one working a review of the Terms of Reference was carried out by a s......
Equality and Diversity Update	30/06/2008
Lynne Alexander of the local LSC has reported that the National LSC has looked into the potential......
Apprenticeships Event heralded as 'Excellent'	26/06/2008
The 'Apprenticeships In the Public Sector' event hosted by the L&R Public Sector Comp......
Compact launch the Student Placement Programme	22/06/2008
Exciting news of an innovative "Public Sector Compact - Student Placement Programme" in Li......
Positive About Young People (PAYP)	13/05/2008
Janette Goodchild, the Proect Leader for PAYP will be attending the next R&R Theme Group......
Launching LocalGovTV’s Skills and Apprenticeships series	25/04/2008
Mike Crosby of the LSC has flagged this article (below) as of interest to Compact members W......
Year Two - Moving On !	15/04/2008
As we move into year two, the Chair of the Steering Group has this message for all Compact member......
Review of first year of activity to be undertaken	06/04/2008
At the recent Steering Group meeting it was agreed that the Compact has made excellent progress d......
Key Messages from the Skills Pledge Breakfast Briefing now available for download	28/03/2008
The key messages from the Skills Pledge Breakfast Briefing can be accessed from the Special Event......
HMP Morton Hall staff taught literacy by stealth !	25/03/2008
At the recent Skills Pledge Breakfast Briefing Emma Strafford (The Learning and Development Manag......
Skills Pledge Breakfast Briefing 'meets the needs' of the sector	24/03/2008
The Skills Pledge Breakast briefing took place on the 19th March and was heralded as a great succ......
More support available for establishing the employee qualification profile	20/03/2008
The LSC have indicated that they can support two more organisations to help them establish the &#......
South Holland District Council know how to attract young people !	18/03/2008
Like many other local government organisations SHDC had struggled with the problem of recruiting you......
New Look Web Site Goes Live	03/03/2008
After a period of design and development and a big contribution from Ark ICT Solutions of Spaldin......
Skills Pledge Breakfast - still a few delegate places left	03/03/2008
The next major Compact Event is the Skills Pledge Breakfast Briefing on the 19th March 2008. <......
PAYP Event - 14th March - Horncastle	16/02/2008
An event introducing you to Positive About Young People, a new quality standard being pioneered in L......
Increasing Apprenticeships in the Public Sector	03/01/2008
An East Midlands Project funded by the the LSC's Regional Skills Fund is examining why the se......
A New Year message from the Chair	02/01/2008
Writing in the December Newsletter published by the Lincolnshire and Rutland Public Sector C......
Feedback from the 'Approaches to E&D Training' Event	06/12/2007
The E&D Event staged by the Compact last week was well received by the delegates. A 'dive......
WBA Offers Support for Apprenticeship Programmes	23/10/2007
Brian Skinner the Chair of the Work Based Academy sends this message to Compact members : <......
Unions to engage with the Compact	27/09/2007
A welcome spin-off from yesterdays Clear Wins Event is that it is clear that the Trade Unions are......
Clear Wins is a winner !	26/09/2007
Earlier today the Clear Wins Event (WBL opportunities for the Public Sector) took place. Feedback fr......
Vacancies in the sector to be advertised on the site	28/06/2007
Please check out the Lincolnshire and Rutland home page. We have established a page t......