Welcome to the
Association of Employment and Learning Providers
Our goal is to influence the education, skills and employment agenda to secure:
- An integrated employment and skills strategy meeting employer and individual needs
- A 14-19 learning curriculum giving equal weight to the vocational and academic
- Opportunities for lifelong learning and sustainable employment for all
- A government-supported market open to all providers offering high-quality learning
The full press release is available to download below. 
| 15 May 2012With the commencement of FE loans for those aged 24 and over to access advanced and higher FE courses and Apprenticeships from March 2013, the announcement of ‘24+ Advanced Learning Loans’ as their new brand name coincided last week with a BIS publication of Attitudes to FE Loans
| 15 May 2012The National Apprenticeship Service (NAS) has asked AELP to remind members that the upcoming Apprenticeship National Awards 2012 is now open for entries!
The Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) has produced this guide to help independent training providers maximise the opportunities arising from the Government’s reforms to further education and higher education.
| 15 May 2012Providers are reminded the 2nd window of the Register of Training Organisations will close on 21 May 2012 and the SFA is particularly interested in receiving submissions from;
| 15 May 2012Tuesday, 24 July 2012 – Holiday Inn, Birmingham
| 15 May 2012AELP received this week a helpful response from Minister John Hayes to its earlier letter following his recent announcements on the new statutory duty on schools regarding their responsibility to provide accredited and impartial careers information.
As many will know, it is now 150 days until Functional Skills becomes compulsory for all training providers delivering apprenticeship provision, and Key Skills become part of vocational history.
Available to download below.
| 10 May 2012AELP’s member hotline at enquiries@aelp.org.uk saw a flood of e-mails last week that coincided with our Countdown update on the certificate request system ACE, and an e-mail that was simultaneously reaching members from an Apprenticeship Issuing Authority asking centres with immediate effect to scan and upload additional documents to confirm PLTS and GLH for SASE Apprentices.
Why become a member?
- AELP has been a key influencer in the development and roll-out of the DWP Merlin Standard.
