http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/latest-news RSS news feed for W2W Solutions 387Youth Contract Announcement2012-02-21 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/youth-contract-announcement/387 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Nick Clegg has fired the starting gun on the Youth Contract today at Groundwork South East London. andnbsp; The Youth Contract aims to work with 55,0... 386Public Accounts Committee - Work Programme2012-02-09 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/public-accounts-committee-work-programme/386 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 The Public Accounts Committee met yesterday to start looking at the Introduction to the Work Programme. andnbsp;Chaired by Margaret Hodge MP, the Comm... 385Richard Johnson Speaks Out2012-02-07 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/richard-johnson-speaks-out/385 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 With nothing to lose now that he has moved out of the welfare to work arena, Richard Johnson of Serco and Work Directions fame, has shared his thought... 384Work Programme Statistics2012-02-03 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/work-programme-statistics/384 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 The Office for National Statistics have published dates for the release of Work Programme data. andnbsp;At this stage it is only the number of referra... 383Increase in Apprenticeships - Behind the Figures2012-01-31 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/increase-in-apprenticeships-behind-the-figures/383 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000 A press release today heralds an increase 63.5 percent in the number of apprenticeship starts from 2009/10 to 2010/11. Skills Minister John Hayes hig... 382Third Sector & the Work Programme2012-01-27 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/third-sector-and-the-work-programme/382 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000 The Third Sector Research Centre isandnbsp;conducting research to explore the third sectorandrsquo;s experience of the Work Programme, and to investig... 380NAO Report into the Work Programme2012-01-24 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/nao-report-into-the-work-programme/380 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000 The National Audit Office has today published their report into the Introduction of the Work Programme. The report focuses onandnbsp;how DWP managed ... 379Innovation Fund Round 2 Take 22012-01-19 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/innovation-fund-round-2-take-2/379 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000 The game is back on! andnbsp; DWP have published the contract notice (again) with a view to the full details being on Bravo on 20 January 2012. andnb... 378Innovation Fund Delay2012-01-09 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/innovation-fund-delay/378 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000 DWP have announced that due to unresolved issues the launch of the Innovation Fund Round 2 contract notice is temporarily delayed. An amendment to the... 377Innovation Fund Round 22012-01-05 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/innovation-fund-round-2/377 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000 DWP has today published a contract notice stating their intent to publish the tender documents for Round 2 of the Innovation Fund on 11 January 2012. ... 376£1b Youth Contract2011-11-25 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/1b-youth-contract/376 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Following Nick Clegg's announcement yesterday, Ian Duncan Smith has now formally announced details of the Youth Contract offering nearly 1b of new mo... 375Work Capability Assessment - Year Two2011-11-24 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/work-capability-assessment-year-two/375 Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Today has seen the publication ofandnbsp;Professor Malcolm Harrington's second review into the Work Capability Assessment. andnbsp;Among other things... 374Welcome news on Apprenticeships2011-11-16 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/welcome-news-on-apprenticeships/374 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Coinciding with the announcement of a record high in youth unemployment, the Government has today announced that it willandnbsp;offer employers with u... 373Community Action Programme - Further Details2011-11-14 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/community-action-programme-further-details/373 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000 More information has been released by DWP on the Community Action Programme through the publication of the Equality Impact Assessment on Friday. andn... 372Volunteering England & the Work Programme 2011-11-09 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/volunteering-england-and-the-work-programme/372 Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Volunteering England have published details of their complaint to Chris Grayling regarding the way that some prime contractors are 'passing clients t... 371Community Action Programme Announcement2011-11-08 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/community-action-programme-announcement/371 Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000 During his feedback to the House of Commons Liaison Committee on Tuedsay (8th) andnbsp;entitledandnbsp;Big Society or Broken Society, David Cameron an... 370Ofsted CIF 2012 Consultation2011-11-03 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/ofsted-cif-2012-consultation/370 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Ofstedandnbsp;is currently consulting about revised inspection arrangements for FE andamp; Skills from September 2012. andnbsp;While this no longer im... 369Introduction of Universal Credit2011-11-01 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/introduction-of-universal-credit/369 Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Iain Duncan Smith has given an update on the timetable for the introduction of Universal Credit which will seeandnbsp;nearly twelve million working ag... 368Increase in Apprenticeship Starts .... or is it?2011-10-27 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/increase-in-apprenticeship-starts--or-is-it/368 Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Provisional figures published by the Data Service today shows a 50% increase in the number of Apprenticeship starts from 2009/2010 (nearly 280,000) to... 367Work Capability Assessment Works!2011-10-25 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/work-capability-assessment-works!/367 Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Latest figures released by DWP are evidence that the government's policy is working for severely disabled people. andnbsp;Or so Chris Grayling says! ... 366Careers Library TV - Exciting Resource2011-10-14 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/careers-library-tv-exciting-resource/366 Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Career Library TV is a new online video tool for the welfare to work sector, delivering superb career transition assistance online. The library consis... 365Updated Matrix Standard2011-10-12 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/updated-matrix-standard/365 Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000 andnbsp;At long last the updated Matrix standard has finally hit the shelves. andnbsp; The revised standard has four elements covering keyandnbsp;org... 364Lifelong Learning Accounts2011-10-03 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/lifelong-learning-accounts/364 Mon, 03 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000 The government has used the first day of the Consrvative Party Conference to announce a raft of andquot;newandquot; initiatives. andnbsp;One of these ... 363Patchwork and FutureGov Update2011-09-29 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/patchwork-and-futuregov-update/363 Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000 News item submitted by Lucy Watt of FutureGov. My colleagues are running a project called Patchworkandnbsp;which isandnbsp;a Safeguarding App. You'v... 362Innovation Fund Short List2011-09-23 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/innovation-fund-short-list/362 Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000 DWP have released a short list of bidders from the first round of Innovation Fund bids. andnbsp;Organisations were invited to submit bids, with social... 361ERSA Supply Chain Forum2011-09-22 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/ersa-supply-chain-forum/361 Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000 ERSA have stepped up to the plate and held the inaugral meeting of their new Supply Chain Forum. andnbsp;As members of the Merlin Standard Advisory Bo... 360Policy Exchange - Nail in the Coffin for JCP?2011-09-20 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/policy-exchange-nail-in-the-coffin-for-jcp/360 Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Personalised welfare: rethinking employment support and Jobcentres is a new report published by Policy Exchange, which suggests that there are serious... 359Employers Attitudes to Disabled People2011-09-16 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/employers-attitudes-to-disabled-people/359 Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Yesterday saw the publication of a qualitative evaluation by DWP into the behaviour of employers during recruitment with regard to employing disabled... 358Latest Unemployment Data - Not Encouraging2011-09-14 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/latest-unemployment-data-not-encouraging/358 Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000 The latest unemployment figures out today show the number of people unemployed in the UK increasing by 80,000 to 2.51 million in the three months to... 356Adult & Community Learning Projects 20112011-09-09 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/adult-and-community-learning-projects-2011/356 Fri, 09 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000 NIACE have released details of the successful projects that have been awarded a combined 2.25 million under the ACL budget.andnbsp; There is a whole h... 357New Enterprise Allowance2011-09-08 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/new-enterprise-allowance/357 Thu, 08 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Names such as Wenta,andnbsp; Blue Orchid Management Consultants Ltd, Business in the Community, local Enterprise Agencies, Chambers of Commerce and c... 354Outcome Stars and Payment by Results2011-09-06 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/outcome-stars-and-payment-by-results/354 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Triangle Consulting are carrying out research into payment by results and the Outcomes Star. The original Outcome Star for Homelessness developed for ... 353Work-Focused Services in Children\'s Centres2011-09-05 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/work-focused-services-in-childrens-centres/353 Mon, 05 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Between January 2009 and March 2011 JCP offered a Personal Adviser service within 30 children's centres across the country to help parents move into ... 352Families with Multiple Problems2011-08-31 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/families-with-multiple-problems/352 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0000 In light of the ESF for Families ITT, the welfare to work sector has a growing interest in the needs of families with multiple problems.andnbsp; A cou... 351JSA Skills Conditionality Pilot Report2011-08-29 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/jsa-skills-conditionality-pilot-report/351 Mon, 29 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0000 DWP have published the evaluation of the JSA Skills Conditionality Pilots where JSA customers would be mandated to participate in training to meet ide... 350Work Programme Contracts2011-08-24 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/work-programme-contracts/350 Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0000 DWP have kept their word and taken the most open and transparent approach to welfare to work contracts the industry has ever seen. Anyone can now dow... 355Council Tax Support Consultation2011-08-15 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/council-tax-support-consultation/355 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0000 The Department for Communities andamp; Local Government have launched a consultation into the propsed changes for Council Tax support.andnbsp; This is... 348DWP Consultation - Disability Employment Services 2011-07-15 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/dwp-consultation-disability-employment-services/348 Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Following much criticism from disability groups re the cuts to programmes specifically aimed at those with disabilities and health problems, and the c... 349Get Ready - BITC Programme2011-07-11 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/get-ready-bitc-programme/349 Mon, 11 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0000 BITC have announced the launch of Get Ready,andnbsp;a new programme that supports homeless people in getting into work, giving them early access to in... 347Work Programme Minimum Service2011-06-23 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/work-programme-minimum-service/347 Thu, 23 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0000 DWP yesterday published details of the minimum service delivery levels that each prime contractor wrote in their Work Programme bid.andnbsp; These are... 346Work Programme Provider Guidance2011-06-17 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/work-programme-provider-guidance/346 Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Bit slow on the uptake with this one.andnbsp; DWP released the Work Programme Provider Guidance on 9 June. There is still separate generic guidance a... 345DWP Innovation Fund2011-06-15 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/dwp-innovation-fund/345 Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0000 DWP have released a prospectus regarding the Innovation Fund which will see 8-12 contracts awarded to Social Investment Partnerships sharing the 30 mi... 344New Home for Skills for Life Resources 2011-06-14 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/new-home-for-skills-for-life-resources/344 Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0000 The ReadWrite Plus website has now been closed and all materials have been moved to a new site within the Excellence Gateway. andnbsp;andnbsp;The Skil... 343Queen\'s Birthday Honours 20112011-06-13 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/queens-birthday-honours-2011/343 Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Two people in the world of welfare to work have been recognised in this year's Birthday Honours List. Knighthood Tony Hawkhead, CEO for Groundwork ... 341Work Programme Supply Chain Details2011-06-10 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/work-programme-supply-chain-details/341 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0000 On the official launch day of the Work Programme, DWP have released details of the subcontractors working in each CPA.andnbsp; They haven't been as h... 342Slowest Job Market Growth for 7 Months!2011-06-09 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/slowest-job-market-growth-for-7-months!/342 Thu, 09 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0000 This week saw some very worrying news in the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG Report on Jobs. The report shows that May saw th... 340Labour Market Trends Report2011-06-03 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/labour-market-trends-report/340 Fri, 03 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0000 The Office of National Statistics has published an interesting report on Labour Market Trends in recent years (click here for full report). andnbsp; ... 338ESF for Families with Multiple Problems2011-05-27 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/esf-for-families-with-multiple-problems/338 Fri, 27 May 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Chris Grayling met with DWP ERSS Framework providers yesterday in London to brief them on the ESF provision for families with multiple problems.andnbs... 337Work Programme - Select Committee Report2011-05-10 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/work-programme-select-committee-report/337 Tue, 10 May 2011 00:00:00 +0000 The Work andamp; Pensions Select Committee has published their report into the Work Programme, which forms essential reading for anyone in the sector.... 336Work Capability Assessment - Latest Stats (April 2011)2011-04-27 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/work-capability-assessment-latest-stats-april-2011/336 Wed, 27 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0000 DWP have released the latest statistics for Work Capability Assessments relating to Employment and Support Allowance Claims (ESA). The data covers ESA... 335JCP Support Contract Update2011-04-19 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/jcp-support-contract-update/335 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0000 DWP have announced that they are amending the existing entry criteria for the JCP Supporty Contract by opening access to ESA/IB customers. This move... 334Mandatory Work Activity Contracts2011-04-14 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/mandatory-work-activity-contracts/334 Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0000 DWP have finally announced the results of the recent MWA bidding round.andnbsp; andnbsp; CPA CPA Name ... 333Momenta Accreditation is No More2011-04-06 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/momenta-accreditation-is-no-more/333 Wed, 06 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0000 In a Notice to Providers, DWP have announced that the Momenta Accreditation Service has now been closed and providers are no longer required to submit... 332Work Programme Results2011-04-01 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/work-programme-results/332 Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0000 The wait is over and the news has broken all over the world - Work Programme preferred bidders have been announced.andnbsp; You don't really want to... 331Budget 20112011-03-23 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/budget-2011/331 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0000 George Osborne has today presented his budget to the House of Commons.andnbsp; Very few surprises, particularly in welfare to work and skills sector.a... 329New Enterprise Allowance Bidding Opportunity2011-03-21 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/new-enterprise-allowance-bidding-opportunity/329 Mon, 21 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0000 The New Enterprise Allowance will be expanding in April 2011 to cover additional target areas before being rolled out nationally in the Autumn.andnbsp... 330ESF Website Revamp2011-03-21 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/esf-website-revamp/330 Mon, 21 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0000 DWP have launched a new look to the England ESF website.andnbsp; The site can now be found at: http://www.dwp.gov.uk/esf.andnbsp; The layout is much... 328Record Unemployment2011-03-16 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/record-unemployment/328 Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Today has seen the publication of the latest unemployment figures and it doesn't make pleasant reading, with unemployment hitting it's highest level... 327Chris Grayling and Work & Pensions Committee2011-03-15 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/chris-grayling-and-work-and-pensions-committee/327 Tue, 15 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Chris Grayling gave evidence to the Work andamp; Pensions Committee yesterday regarding the Work Programme, with particular interest around the transi... 326Career Learning for All2011-03-02 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/career-learning-for-all/326 Wed, 02 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0000 The Learning Skills Improvement Service are launching a new online career learning resource later this month.andnbsp; The resource called Career Lear... 325Universal Credit - Welfare Reform Bill2011-02-17 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/universal-credit-welfare-reform-bill/325 Thu, 17 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Yesterday (16 February) saw the Welfare Reform Bill presented to Parliament paving the way for the introduction of the Universal Credit and associate... 324Work Programme Transition2011-02-15 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/work-programme-transition/324 Tue, 15 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0000 DWP have written to Providers with an update on extension arrangements for existing provisions.andnbsp; There has been nothing published on the DWP we... 321Vetting and Barring Scheme Update2011-02-11 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/vetting-and-barring-scheme-update/321 Fri, 11 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Today saw the publication of the Government's review of the Vetting andamp; Barring Scheme.andnbsp; Regular readers will know that we try not to pass... 322DWP Volunteering Opportunities2011-02-08 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/dwp-volunteering-opportunities/322 Tue, 08 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0000 IDS has announced this week plans for thousands of new volunteering and training opportunities for unemployed people.andnbsp; Organisations such as Pr... 320Enterprise Clubs2011-01-31 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/enterprise-clubs/320 Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Chris Grayling hasandnbsp;announced the latest drive to get the unemployed to become self employed with the launch ofandnbsp;Enterprise Clubs. The aim... 318More competition for work placements2011-01-25 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/more-competition-for-work-placements/318 Tue, 25 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Chris Grayling yesterday announced andquot;a new schemeandquot; for 18-21 year olds to be able to undertake up to eight weeks work experience rather t... 319Flexible New Deal Performance2011-01-19 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/flexible-new-deal-performance/319 Wed, 19 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0000 DWP have released the performance data for Flexible New Deal.andnbsp; We aren't going to give you loads of analysis, you can make your own opinions ... 317North East LEP Approved2011-01-14 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/north-east-lep-approved/317 Fri, 14 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0000 The latest Local Enterprise Partnership has been approved by the Government. The North East LEP coversandnbsp;local authority areas of Durham, Gatesh... 316Quango Cull Criticised2011-01-11 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/quango-cull-criticised/316 Tue, 11 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0000 The Public Administration Committee has criticised the Government's andquot;Bonfire of the Quangosandquot; as being andquot;poorly managedandquot; ... 315Self Employment - the Future2011-01-06 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/self-employment-the-future/315 Thu, 06 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Anyone putting together a Work Programme bid at the moment will be looking at what they are going to offer with regard to self employment. andnbsp;The... 312Work Programme ITT2010-12-22 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/work-programme-itt/312 Wed, 22 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000 andnbsp;The news everyone has been waiting for (well all of those who haven't seen the draft) andhellip; DWP have published the ITT for the Work Prog... 313Framework for Excellence Results2010-12-17 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/framework-for-excellence-results/313 Fri, 17 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000 This week saw the publication of the Framework for Excellence results in 2010. andnbsp;BIS have produced a summary report giving high level data. andn... 311LEPs Update2010-12-14 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/leps-update/311 Tue, 14 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Three new Local Enterprise Partnerships have been announced by BIS this week. andnbsp;They are: New Anglia, Black Country and Worcestershire. andnbsp;... 310DWP Assurance to Third Sector2010-12-11 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/dwp-assurance-to-third-sector/310 Sat, 11 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000 DWP have published what is basically an open letter from Chris Grayling to reassure third sector and SMEs of their role in the Work Programme (althoug... 309DWP Skills Consultation2010-12-10 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/dwp-skills-consultation/309 Fri, 10 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000 DWP have launched ANOTHER consultation, this time around the potential to make a mandatory referral to skills training eg basic skills, vocational ski... 308LLUK to go2010-12-09 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/lluk-to-go/308 Thu, 09 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000 The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has announced that Lifelong Learning UK (LLUK), the Sector Skills Council for lifelong learning is ... 307DWP Transparency Consultation2010-12-01 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/dwp-transparency-consultation/307 Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000 At a time when all of those in the welfare to work sector are concentrating on the Work Programme we find it interesting that a number of consultation... 306Mandatory Work Activity Regulations2010-11-30 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/mandatory-work-activity-regulations/306 Tue, 30 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0000 The Social Security Advisory Committee has opened a public consultation forandnbsp;the Jobseekerandrsquo;s Allowance (Mandatory Work Activity) Regulat... 305Work Programme Prospectus2010-11-29 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/work-programme-prospectus/305 Mon, 29 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0000 DWP have today published more information about the Work Programme. andnbsp;This is not the full specification (far from it) but drip feeds us a few m... 304ERSS Framework Results 2010-11-25 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/erss-framework-results/304 Thu, 25 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0000 The day we have been waiting for has arrived.andnbsp; The ERSS Framework results have been released, bringing the mobile phone network, broadband and ... 303Managing Well Being2010-11-23 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/managing-well-being/303 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0000 This news story is aimed at all of you managers out there. andnbsp; Not only do you now have to achieve performance targets, manage with less resourc... 302Socio-Economic Duty Scrapped2010-11-20 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/socio-economic-duty-scrapped/302 Sat, 20 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0000 It was announced this week that the government are dropping the socio-economic duty introduced in the Equality Act 2010.andnbsp; We donandrsquo;t no... 301DWP Expenditure Update2010-11-19 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/dwp-expenditure-update/301 Fri, 19 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Ah, all now becomes clear. andnbsp;The FOI information for last year's expenditure (see story of 17 November) comes in advance of the publication of ... 300Online Basics2010-11-18 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/online-basics/300 Thu, 18 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0000 UK Online Centres in partnership with Becta and have recently launched their Online Basics site which is aimed at supporting adults to get to grips wi... 299FOI - DWP Expenditure Top 1002010-11-17 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/foi-dwp-expenditure-top-100/299 Wed, 17 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Under a Freedom of Information request DWP have published a list of their top 100 supplier by value showing how much they spent on each of these suppl... 298Universal Credit and Work Activity2010-11-11 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/universal-credit-and-work-activity/298 Thu, 11 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0000 The much anticipated welfare reform white paper has been published by DWP today: Universal credit: welfare that works.andnbsp; It outlines the gover... 297DWP Business Plan Published2010-11-08 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/dwp-business-plan-published/297 Mon, 08 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0000 You can now download DWP's Business Plan through to 2015 from the Number 10 website (click here). It's worth a read because although there aren't ... 296DWP Costs2010-11-04 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/dwp-costs/296 Thu, 04 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0000 DWP recently published information relating to the cost of delivering face to face services by Jobcentre Plus District and also the cost of Employment... 295New Enterprise Allowance2010-11-02 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/new-enterprise-allowance/295 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0000 andnbsp;A Qandamp;A from DWP has been released re the New Enterprise Allowance which they hope will support 10,000 new businesses in 2011/2012.andnbsp... 294Work Alliance Mystery2010-11-01 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/work-alliance-mystery/294 Mon, 01 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0000 There are currently lots of murmurings surrounding a mysterious collaboration being launched called The Work Alliance.andnbsp; Following circulation... 293Management of CEPs2010-10-22 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/management-of-ceps/293 Fri, 22 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0000 In amongst the furore surrounding the Spending Review the House of Commons Work andamp; Pensions Committee has publishedandnbsp;Management and Adminis... 292Freud on Fraud2010-10-19 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/freud-on-fraud/292 Tue, 19 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0000 This week has seen the publication by DWP of Freud's proposals for Tackling fraud and error in the benefit and tax credits systems. A summary of the... 291The Death of a Quango2010-10-17 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/the-death-of-a-quango/291 Sun, 17 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0000 The full list ofandnbsp;Non Departmental Public Bodies (NDPB) or quangos was issued on Thursday with the government's proposals for change. andnbsp;T... 290Incapacity Benefit Change2010-10-13 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/incapacity-benefit-change/290 Wed, 13 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0000 As a footnote to our story on Monday, DWP have a range of factsheets for customers, stakeholders and for other organisations relating to reassessment ... 288Work Capability Assessment Pilots Begin2010-10-11 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/work-capability-assessment-pilots-begin/288 Mon, 11 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0000 With a great fanfare, today sees the start of the Work Capability Assessment Pilots in Burnley and Aberdeen where incapacity benefit claimants are goi... 289Compare the Courses2010-10-10 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/compare-the-courses/289 Sun, 10 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0000 You've seen comparethemeerkat.com (try it andhellip; it really is a website); moneysupermarket.com; uswitch.com; confused.com; well now we have compa... 287ERSS Framework Bidders List2010-10-07 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/erss-framework-bidders-list/287 Thu, 07 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0000 DWP have released a list of bidders for the Employment Related Support Services Framework. andnbsp;Click hereandnbsp;for a PDF version. We've put to... 286Work Club Announcement2010-10-05 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/work-club-announcement/286 Tue, 05 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0000 So one of the Conservatives big ideas has come to fruition. andnbsp;Work Clubs andhellip; remember andhellip; we all rolled our eyes and said, andquot... 285Next Step Online2010-10-04 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/next-step-online/285 Mon, 04 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Apologies to regular readers for the recent interruption to our news service. andnbsp;Having come through bid writing for NOMS ESF and DWP ERSS Framew... 284Pathways to Work Condemned2010-09-14 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/pathways-to-work-condemned/284 Tue, 14 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0000 andnbsp;The House of Commons Committee of Public Accounts has released a damning report about supporting incapacity benefit claimants into work throug... 283Updated FE & Skills Inspection Handbook2010-08-30 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/updated-fe-and-skills-inspection-handbook/283 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Ofsted have made some updates to theandnbsp;Handbook for the inspection of further education and skills. andnbsp;This handbook covers work based learn... 282DWP Framework Specification2010-08-23 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/dwp-framework-specification/282 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0000 andnbsp;DWP have published the specification for the Framework. andnbsp;The closing date is 27 September. This is a four yearandnbsp;Framework and on... 281DWP Ofsted Inspection Discontinued2010-08-13 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/dwp-ofsted-inspection-discontinued/281 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0000 The announcement we've been waiting for has been made. In a short and anonymous lookingandnbsp;notice to providers DWP have made a major announcemen... 280More Ideas on the Work Programme2010-08-03 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/more-ideas-on-the-work-programme/280 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Yesterday saw the launch of the next set of questions in the andquot;tell us what you thinkandquot; saga of the Work Programme. andnbsp;This time roun... 27921st Century Welfare Consultation2010-07-30 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/21st-century-welfare-consultation/279 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Today sees the launch of 21st Century Welfare, a consultation looking atandnbsp;reforms to the benefits and Tax Credits system, including the idea of ... 278Work Choice Statement2010-07-28 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/work-choice-statement/278 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Maria Miller,andnbsp;Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions,andnbsp;issued a Written Ministerial Statement on Tuesday regarding ... 277BIS - Skills Consultation2010-07-23 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/bis-skills-consultation/277 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0000 The Department for Business Innovation andamp; Skills has now jumped on the andquot;share you thoughtsandquot; bandwagon. They have launched a consul... 276Work Programme Ideas2010-07-19 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/work-programme-ideas/276 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0000 DWP have launched a forum to gather the views of suppliers regarding the Work Programme. andnbsp; The first two questions they are posing are around ... 275Work Programme Prospectus2010-06-30 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/work-programme-prospectus/275 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000 andnbsp;DWP have sneakily added a new document to their previous noticeandnbsp;this week inviting expressions of interest for their Framework Agreemen... 274DWP Framework Agreement2010-06-29 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/dwp-framework-agreement/274 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000 DWP have today called for expressions of interest in the Framework Agreement by organisations and consortia to be submitted by 30th July 2010. andnbsp... 273Right to Bid No More2010-06-22 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/right-to-bid-no-more/273 Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000 DWP have announced that the Right to Bid initiative will cease with immediate effect. The Work Programme will theoretically provide ANYTHING that ANY... 272DWP feels the cuts2010-06-18 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/dwp-feels-the-cuts/272 Fri, 18 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000 andnbsp;DWP were one of the victims in yesterdayandrsquo;s treasury announcements.andnbsp;Young people are on the sharp end of the latest cuts with: ... 271Vetting & Barring Scheme Cancelled2010-06-15 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/vetting-and-barring-scheme-cancelled/271 Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Well that's the headline on the BBC (click here). andnbsp;The official statement is still awaited so there may be a bit of sensationalism here (andhe... 270DWP Ministerial Announcements2010-06-10 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/dwp-ministerial-announcements/270 Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000 YesMinister has published an announcement re the future of DWP provision including cancellations of current tender rounds and notice being given to FN... 267Grayling & Freud Speeches2010-06-08 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/grayling-and-freud-speeches/267 Tue, 08 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000 The full details of the andquot;speechesandquot; given by Chris Grayling and David Freud to providers last week are available on the DWP website so fo... 269Future Jobs Fund Success2010-06-03 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/future-jobs-fund-success/269 Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Figures released by DWP for andnbsp;the Future Jobs Fund (October 2009 to January 2010) shows that 8,660 people started a FJF job in this period. andn... 265Ofsted DWP Handbook2010-05-24 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/ofsted-dwp-handbook/265 Mon, 24 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Ofsted have just published the Handbook for the Inspection of DWP Contract Employment Provision. We haven't had time to look through it yet but aren... 266Chancellors Announcement2010-05-24 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/chancellors-announcement/266 Mon, 24 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000 The Chancellor has announced outline details of the 6.2 billion cuts for the current financial year. andnbsp;From our industry perspective this sees: ... 264Coalition Agreement2010-05-20 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/coalition-agreement/264 Thu, 20 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000 So, we finally have full details of the Tory Democrat deal on welfare reform. andnbsp;As David Freud is still very much in the driving seat there aren... 263Government Appointments2010-05-14 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/government-appointments/263 Fri, 14 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000 This is who we have to deal with: Business, Innovation and Skills Secretary of State -andnbsp;Dr Vincent Cable (LD) Minister of State (Minister f... 262Tory Democrats Welfare to Work2010-05-12 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/tory-democrats-welfare-to-work/262 Wed, 12 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Okay, the moment we've been waiting for. andnbsp;What exactly are they going to do with welfare to work? andnbsp;Doesn't look like the Liberal Democ... 260Walk to Work Week2010-04-26 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/walk-to-work-week/260 Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Yes, it's Walk to Work Week this week! So if you're trying to promote sustainability then have a look at the WtWW website which has lots of ideas (... 259ESP Guidance from SFA2010-04-22 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/esp-guidance-from-sfa/259 Thu, 22 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0000 The Skills Funding Agency have issued guidance on the delivery requirements for theandnbsp;Employment and Skills Programme for April to July 2010. and... 257Wise Words2010-04-20 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/wise-words/257 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0000 As our business is all about quality we were heartened to read an article by Johnandnbsp;Bromley (Director of National Social Marketing Centre)andnbsp... 258Assessment & QA Qualifications2010-04-17 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/assessment-and-qa-qualifications/258 Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Lifelong Learning UK has published guidance for the new Assessment andamp; Quality Assurance Qualifications which will replace the existing Assessor, ... 256Skills Funding Agency Report2010-04-07 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/skills-funding-agency-report/256 Wed, 07 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0000 We've just read the House of Commons Business, Innovation and Skills Committee report onandnbsp;The Skills Funding Agency and further education fundi... 255Ofsted DWP Consultation2010-03-30 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/ofsted-dwp-consultation/255 Tue, 30 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Last week Ofsted published their consultation response on proposed changes to DWP contracted employment provision inspections from April 2010.andnbs... 254Budget 20102010-03-25 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/budget-2010/254 Thu, 25 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Industry related highlights from this weekandrsquo;s budget report following our extensive (and somewhat boring) reading on your behalf are as follows... 252Management of Benefit Overpayments2010-03-22 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/management-of-benefit-overpayments/252 Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 A report by the Committee of Public Accounts last week focused on DWPandrsquo;s management of benefit overpayment. While the Committee recognised t... 253DWP Management of CEP Report2010-03-22 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/dwp-management-of-cep-report/253 Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 The House of Commons Work andamp; Pensions Committee has reported on its investigation into Management and Administration of Contracted Employment P... 250Work Choice Announcement2010-03-19 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/work-choice-announcement/250 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 DWP have published the list of preferred bidders for Work Choice on their website. andnbsp;Click here to get the full list. Shaw Trust and Working Li... 251CTF Phase 2 - Withdrawal of CPAs2010-03-18 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/ctf-phase-2-withdrawal-of-cpas/251 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 DWP have withdrawn 3 contract package areas from the bidding round that is currently underway for Community Task Force Phase 2. andnbsp; The three ar... 249Good news on unemployment2010-03-17 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/good-news-on-unemployment/249 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 This month (well the belated figures from two months ago) has seen the largest fall in unemployment for two and a half years! andnbsp;We're still goi... 247Ex-Service Personnel - Be the Boss2010-03-15 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/ex-service-personnel-be-the-boss/247 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Today sees the launch of the Be the Boss campaign offering enterprise support to ex-service personnel. andnbsp;The 5 million scheme will start on ... 248Minimum Wage Debate2010-03-15 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/minimum-wage-debate/248 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Donald Hirsch (Head of Income Studies at Loughborough University) recently published an article regarding increasing the minimum wage. andnbsp;H... 245Jobsearch Workshops2010-03-12 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/jobsearch-workshops/245 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Now we don't often do a shameless plug on our website, but today we're putting out a last call for two open training events we are running in partne... 244Coalfield Regeneration2010-03-11 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/coalfield-regeneration/244 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Those of you who live or work in or around the traditional coal mining areas of the UK will be acutely aware of the destruction of the coal mining i... 243Jobcentre Plus Outreach2010-03-09 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/jobcentre-plus-outreach/243 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Since October 2009 Jobcentre Plus have been trialling an outreach service in Greenwich, East Durham and Liverpool to reach more people in the communit... 242ACL Inspection Consultation2010-03-08 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/acl-inspection-consultation/242 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Ofsted have released the results of their recent consultation into Adult andamp; Community Learning Inspection.andnbsp; Many respondents agreed on the... 241DWP Staff Survey2010-03-05 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/dwp-staff-survey/241 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 So how many organisations would be prepared to publish the results of their internal staff survey on the web for all to view? andnbsp;DWP have! DWP h... 240Access to Work Expansion2010-03-04 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/access-to-work-expansion/240 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 People with mental health problems and learning difficulties are being targeted with extra support through Access to Work. Jonathan Shaw (Minister ... 238Literacy Websites2010-03-02 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/literacy-websites/238 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Literacy is the name of the game this week, so anyone involved in that arena of welfare to work and skills development may like to read on. A new web... 239ESA Report2010-03-02 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/esa-report/239 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 DWP have published a research report into the experience of customers (and JCP staff) of the ESA. andnbsp; The report Employment andamp; Support Allo... 237World Book Day - 4 March2010-03-01 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/world-book-day-4-march/237 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 This Thursday is World Book Day! andnbsp; This may not be of interest to everyone as it is primarily aimed at school children, but to coincide with W... 236NEET Research2010-02-25 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/neet-research/236 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 NIACEandnbsp;is taking forward a national research project looking at the attitudes and experiences of people who have recent experience of being, not... 234Pathways to Work Reports2010-02-24 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/pathways-to-work-reports/234 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 andnbsp;DWP have published two reports into Pathways to Work: one as the influence of outcome based contracting on Provider-Led Pathways to Work and t... 235Jobcentre Changes2010-02-23 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/jobcentre-changes/235 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 DWP have released information about changes to Surrey andamp; Sussex District Office and JCP adviser services in: andnbsp; Kingston Bexle... 233Skills Funding Agency Allocation2010-02-22 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/skills-funding-agency-allocation/233 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 The LSC has published aandnbsp;Guidance Note that outlines the process for funding allocations for the next academic year 2010/11. andnbsp;Colleges an... 231CTF PQQ List Released2010-02-19 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/ctf-pqq-list-released/231 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 DWP have released the list of providers who have been successful at the PQQ stage for the Community Task Force phase 2 contracts. andnbsp;The list sho... 232PEP Shortlist2010-02-19 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/pep-shortlist/232 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 DWP have had a busy Friday. andnbsp;In addition to the Community Task Force shortlist, the long awaited Personalised Employment Programme shortlist ha... 229Greater London Train to Gain contracts2010-02-18 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/greater-london-train-to-gain-contracts/229 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 andnbsp;The LSC have formally announced the award of the Greater London ESF Train to Gain contracts (ITT 28735).andnbsp; Most contracts were actually... 230Future Jobs Fund2010-02-18 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/future-jobs-fund/230 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 The latest round of awards for Future Jobs Fund have been announced. Nearly 6000 jobs are being created across the country in the 7th round of biddin... 227Unemployment still falling ... ish2010-02-17 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/unemployment-still-falling--ish/227 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Latest unemployment figures out today. Remember the figures are over a quarter, this one ending December 2009 so the real picture of today's economy... 228Invest to Save2010-02-17 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/invest-to-save/228 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 No it's not the latest product from HSBC, it's the latest tendering opportunity with DWP. andnbsp;Invest to Save Pathfinders is just andquot;a worki... 226SFA - A waste of money?2010-02-13 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/sfa-a-waste-of-money/226 Sat, 13 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 An article this week on Personnel Today* slams the money being andquot;wastedandquot; on the Skills Funding Agency. andnbsp; BIS figures show that 41... 223Ofsted - Managing DWP Contracts2010-02-12 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/ofsted-managing-dwp-contracts/223 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Ofsted have published a thematic report on the management of DWP contracts by prime contractors.andnbsp;andnbsp;The Managing DWP Contractsandnbsp;repo... 225New Deal Access to Future Jobs Fund2010-02-12 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/new-deal-access-to-future-jobs-fund/225 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 andnbsp;DWP have changed the eligibility criteria for Future Jobs Fund vacancies. andnbsp; Customers on New Deal options have, to now, been excluded ... 224DWP ISA Guidance2010-02-11 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/dwp-isa-guidance/224 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 As promised in the Community Task Force ItT, DWP have released further information about ISA registration and CRB checks. The short statementandnbsp;... 222DWP Decision Making Report2010-02-09 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/dwp-decision-making-report/222 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 The House of Commons Work and Pensions Committee have published their report into the Decision making and appeals in the benefits system.andnbsp; T... 221JCP Pathways to Work2010-02-02 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/jcp-pathways-to-work/221 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 DWP have released the latest statistics regaring the JCP led Pathways to Work. andnbsp;We're sure we aren't alone in thinking that July 2009 is hard... 220Allocation of NINos2010-02-01 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/allocation-of-ninos/220 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 There have been many instances in recent years where people who do not have leave to enter or remain in the UK have been issued with a National Insura... 218JRFND, 6MO, SNU ...2010-01-31 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/jrfnd-6mo-snu-/218 Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000 DWP have published an early process study into Jobseekers Regime and Flexible New Deal, the Six Month Offer and Support for the Newly Unemployed which... 217Brave New World - Ofsted 2010-01-30 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/brave-new-world-ofsted/217 Sat, 30 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Theandnbsp;Association of Learning Providers have announced details of the rather grandly titled event,andnbsp;Brave New World - the new Ofsted Inspec... 219Government ICT ... Radical!2010-01-29 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/government-ict--radical!/219 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000 andnbsp;We thought that those DWP providers currently suffering a major case of PRaPitus (now a known medical condition) would find the cabinet office... 216Merlin Update2010-01-27 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/merlin-update/216 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Carley Consult have issued an update re the Merlin standard, announcing that the first phase of defining theandnbsp;criteria of the Merlin standard is... 214Better off in Work?2010-01-22 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/better-off-in-work/214 Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000 DWP have published a research report into a year long pilot of the Better-off in Work Credit (BWC) in the Yorkshire andamp; Humber region. Customers ... 215Train to Gain Under Attack (again)2010-01-22 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/train-to-gain-under-attack-again/215 Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Train to Gain is in the headlines again. andnbsp;Nothing really new andhellip; just regurgitating the same old issues around it being mismanaged. andn... 213Unemployment Falls2010-01-21 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/unemployment-falls/213 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Good news (well better anyway) on the employment front. The latest figures out yesterday showed a drop in unemployment, the claimant count and a rise... 212Vetting & Barring Scheme Roadshow2010-01-19 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/vetting-and-barring-scheme-roadshow/212 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Dates for Information Roadshow events for the Vetting andamp; Barring Scheme (VBS) have been announced for February and March 2010 at venues across th... 210Free Mobile Calls for Benefit Claimants 2010-01-15 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/free-mobile-calls-for-benefit-claimants/210 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000 What a great headline!andnbsp; It's a classic, and is totally misleading. DWP have announced that as ofandnbsp;18 January, aroundandnbsp;seventy of ... 211DWP Milestone Progress2010-01-15 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/dwp-milestone-progress/211 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Interesting ministerial question that we thought was worth sharing from 12 January 2010, reproduced under parliamentary copyright. Mrs. May: To ask t... 209Online Basics2010-01-12 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/online-basics/209 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Business Secretary Lord Mandleson announced yesterday the piloting of new IT courses to help adults gain the skills and confidence to go online. On... 208Backing Young Britain Webcast2010-01-09 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/backing-young-britain-webcast/208 Sat, 09 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000 The Backing Young Britain campaign is hosting a webcast on 14andnbsp;January 2010 at 2 pm aimed at SMEs and focusing onandnbsp;internships, apprentice... 207Extra Holiday!2010-01-08 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/extra-holiday!/207 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Some news to cheer you up at the end of the first full week back at work in 2010, with many people snow bound around the country and wishing for mil... 205Pathways to Work - Have Your Say2010-01-04 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/pathways-to-work-have-your-say/205 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000 DWP areandnbsp;asking for the views of customers of Pathways to Work (past and present), disability organisations, employers, Jobcentre Plus staff and... 203New Year Honours 20102009-12-31 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/new-year-honours-2010/203 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 So who has appeared on the New Years Honours List besides Status Quo and Jenson Button? The stars have been accompanied by a host of unknown people d... 202Nord Anglia - Mentoring Success2009-12-29 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/nord-anglia-mentoring-success/202 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Nord Anglia Education Partnerships have been announced as the preferred bidder for the Backing Young Britain Mentoring contract. DWP are keen to poin... 201DWP Autumn Report2009-12-24 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/dwp-autumn-report/201 Thu, 24 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 In some of the quieter moments over the Christmas period, you may wish to catch up with a bit of DWP news.andnbsp; They have just released their Autum... 200Skills Funding Agency - CEO 2009-12-23 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/skills-funding-agency-ceo/200 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Geoff Russell has been appointed Chief Executive of the new Skills Funding Agency. Geoff has beenandnbsp;CEO of the Learning and Skills Councilandn... 199Ofsted Consultation Events2009-12-21 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/ofsted-consultation-events/199 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Ofsted are inviting DWP providers to attend a focus group to discuss their proposals for the inspection of Department for Work andamp; Pensions contra... 198IES Pilot Research2009-12-18 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/ies-pilot-research/198 Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 DWP have published a research report into the Integrated Employment Skills trials that have been taking place in 12 JCP districts since September 2008... 197Ofsted Safeguarding Update2009-12-17 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/ofsted-safeguarding-update/197 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Ofsted have updated their Frequently Asked Questions and now have a section dedicated to safeguarding. Click here to access the FAQs. There isn't r... 194Building Britain’s Recovery2009-12-16 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/building-britains-recovery/194 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 The Building Britainandrsquo;s Recovery, White Paper was published yesterday.andnbsp;It took a fair bit of reading hence itandrsquo;s the news for tod... 195Remploy Disability Handbook2009-12-16 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/remploy-disability-handbook/195 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Remploy have published a handbook for employers covering a variety of issues relating to disability from the perceived barriers of employing people wi... 196Headline Unemployment Facts2009-12-16 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/headline-unemployment-facts/196 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 The latest Labour Market Statisticsandnbsp;released today paint a slightly optimistic picture of employment data.andnbsp; Key facts are: andnbsp; ... 192New Deal Wage Subsidy2009-12-15 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/new-deal-wage-subsidy/192 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 As with all good soap operas, someone is killed off early.andnbsp; Sadly in the New Deal saga it's the turn of theandnbsp;Wage Subsidies.andnbsp; DW... 193Vetting & Barring Scheme2009-12-15 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/vetting-and-barring-scheme/193 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Rogerandnbsp;andnbsp;Singleton, chair of the Independent Safeguarding Authority reported yesterday on his review of the Vetting andamp; Barring Scheme... 191Mental Health & Employment2009-12-14 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/mental-health-and-employment/191 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 With the increase in ex IB clients coming through welfare to work programmes, and the increased focus on sustainability, it may be worth taking a look... 190Brain Games2009-12-13 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/brain-games/190 Sun, 13 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 LSIS have launched an on line software platform for providers to support them in developing the literacy and numeracy skills of learners through a mod... 189FND & Support Contract Sub-contractor Lists2009-12-10 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/fnd-and-support-contract-sub-contractor-lists/189 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 W2W Solutions submitted a Freedom of Information request to gain a list of sub-contractors in each contract package area for all the current FND phase... 187Click Clever Click Safe2009-12-09 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/click-clever-click-safe/187 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 The UK Council for Child Internet Safety is holding a conference todayandnbsp;for 300 delegates from across government, industry, law enforcement and ... 188Ofqual Warning re ESOL2009-12-09 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/ofqual-warning-re-esol/188 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Ofqual have published an open letter to awarding bodies regarding the rigour of assessment processes within ESOL qualifications.andnbsp; This comes on... 186Community Taskforce Results2009-12-07 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/community-taskforce-results/186 Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 The successful bidders for the Community Task Force Phase 1 have been released.andnbsp; Weandrsquo;ve listed them below.andnbsp;Weandrsquo;ve edited ... 185ISA Guidance2009-12-05 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/isa-guidance/185 Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 The Independent Safeguarding Authority has released the presentation and frequently asked questions from its recent roadshows around the country. If ... 184DWP Low Value Procurement2009-12-04 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/dwp-low-value-procurement/184 Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 DWP are on theandnbsp;modernisation bandwagon again.andnbsp; This time they're looking at theandnbsp;way theyandnbsp;procure Low Value Welfare to Wor... 183Future of Jobcentre Plus2009-12-03 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/future-of-jobcentre-plus/183 Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Jim Knight delivered a speech at the Work Foundation yesterdayandnbsp;which touched on his visionandnbsp;for jobcentres over the next five years.andnb... 182Working Benefits Campaign2009-12-01 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/working-benefits-campaign/182 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 DWP have launched a campaign to raise awareness of the benefits that people may be entitled to when they are in work.andnbsp; The campaign is aimed at... 181Numeracy in the Spotlight2009-11-30 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/numeracy-in-the-spotlight/181 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 LSIS have released an update to the numeracy section of theandnbsp;Excellence Gateway.andnbsp; Numeracy in the Spotlight provides background informa... 180Adult Learners Week Nominations2009-11-27 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/adult-learners-week-nominations/180 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Do you want to give some recognition to any of your learners who have transformed their lives?andnbsp; The Adult Learners Week Awards have been announ... 179Ofsted Annual Report 20092009-11-25 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/ofsted-annual-report-2009/179 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Ofsted have just publishedandnbsp;their Annual Report for 2008/2009.andnbsp; Summaries, commentary and the full report are all available from the dedi... 178New Ofsted Reports2009-11-24 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/new-ofsted-reports/178 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Last week Ofsted published a number of reports for inspections and monitoring visits conducted under the new framework.andnbsp; Many of these are WBL ... 177Preventing Workplace Harassment2009-11-22 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/preventing-workplace-harassment/177 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 BIS have producedandnbsp;a booklet containing guidance on preventing workplace harassment and violence.andnbsp; This could be a useful tool for provid... 176Welfare Reform Bill and Other Stories2009-11-19 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/welfare-reform-bill-and-other-stories/176 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 A busy week in politics with dinners and speeches and Bills and Royal Assents.andnbsp;andnbsp; 13 Bills have received Royal Assent and became Acts of... 174Skills Investment Strategy2009-11-17 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/skills-investment-strategy/174 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 On the back of the Skills for Growth white paper released last week, we now have the Skills Investment Strategy 2010-11 which details the funding that... 175ISA - Misconceptions2009-11-17 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/isa-misconceptions/175 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 The Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) have issued a andquot;mythbustersandquot; notice on their website which addresses some of the common misc... 173Global Entrepreneurship Week 2009-11-16 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/global-entrepreneurship-week/173 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 This week (16 22 November 2009) is Global Entrepreneurship Week. Global Entrepreneurship Weekandnbsp;is a worldwide movement of entrepreneurial peop... 172Promoting Mental Wellbeing 2009-11-13 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/promoting-mental-wellbeing/172 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 With the latest Common Inspection Framework including a new focus on health and well being, we thought you may find the guidance recently issued by th... 171Skills for Growth2009-11-12 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/skills-for-growth/171 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 BIS have published a White Paper Skills for Growth: a national strategy for economic growth and individual prosperity looking at the future priorities... 169Labour Market Statistics - November2009-11-11 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/labour-market-statistics-november/169 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Weandrsquo;re getting pretty tired of doom and gloom so are putting theandnbsp;positive spin on the unemployment figures this month.andnbsp; The Labo... 170Support for Learners2009-11-11 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/support-for-learners/170 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 NIACE have released resources to help WBL providers supporting learners withandnbsp;learning difficulties and disabilities.andnbsp; The series of cas... 168Ofsted DWP Consultation2009-11-10 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/ofsted-dwp-consultation/168 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Welfare to Work providers have currently had to interpret theandnbsp;Ofsted FE andamp; Skills guidance for inspection to work out what approach Ofsted... 167Ofsted Train to Gain Update2009-11-09 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/ofsted-train-to-gain-update/167 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Ofsted have released an update on their 2007/08 surveyandnbsp;on Train to Gain. The review of a further 40 providers aimed to look at whether strength... 165Functional Skills E-Petition2009-11-06 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/functional-skills-e-petition/165 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 The following Downing Street E-Petition has been brought to our attention and we've been asked to share it with contacts and friends to get as many p... 166National NGIWE and Mentoring Contracts2009-11-06 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/national-ngiwe-and-mentoring-contracts/166 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 This week DWP have posted two opportunities to tender to of Backing Young Britain campaign one for Non-Graduate Internships and Work Experience Placem... 163Be Enterprising2009-11-05 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/be-enterprising/163 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has given the Prince Trust an extra 1 million to help unemployed young people explore the viability... 164DWP Fraud & Overpayments2009-11-05 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/dwp-fraud-and-overpayments/164 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 andnbsp; DWP have published their estimates of fraud and error across all benefits for April 2008 to March 2009.andnbsp;andnbsp;We only gave it a cur... 162VQ Reform Update2009-11-04 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/vq-reform-update/162 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 The Department for Business Innovation andamp; Skills has produced an idiots guide on Vocational Qualification Reform which some users may find helpfu... 161Work for Your Benefits Pilot2009-11-03 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/work-for-your-benefits-pilot/161 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 DWP have announced the results of the PQQ for Work for your Benefitandnbsp;pilots. The pilots are running in two contract areas and 12 providers have ... 160Fair Treatment at Work2009-10-30 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/fair-treatment-at-work/160 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Anthony Young, minister for employment relations, and Ian Rutherford of BIS,andnbsp;met employers this weekandnbsp;to discuss the findings of the Fair... 159Pathways to Work Reports2009-10-27 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/pathways-to-work-reports/159 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 DWP have published two research reports into Pathways to Work, one looking at the Impact on Work, Earnings and Self-Reported Health and the other on E... 158New Identity Cards2009-10-26 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/new-identity-cards/158 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 The Identity and Passport Service is launching two new identity cards which you may come across in the future and which may be helpful in confirming t... 157Get Set for Work2009-10-25 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/get-set-for-work/157 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Awarding body NCFE has developed a range of key qualificationsandnbsp;to andlsquo;get learners set for work'. As usual, NCFE provide easily accessibl... 156The Art of Storytelling2009-10-21 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/the-art-of-storytelling/156 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Everyone has a story to tell.andnbsp;Whatandrsquo;s yours? Thatandrsquo;s the strap line for the BBC My Story competition.andnbsp;This competition (l... 155Seetec at the Hert of New Deal 2009-10-20 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/seetec-at-the-hert-of-new-deal/155 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 The contract award has been announced for the New Deal North Hertfordshire contract.andnbsp; Seetec have been announced as the successful bidder, winn... 154Developing CVs Course - How good are your CVs?2009-10-19 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/developing-cvs-course-how-good-are-your-cvs/154 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 With the focus of welfare to work provision now turning toandnbsp;sustainable job outcomes, how confident are you that your clients' CVsandnbsp;are g... 153Skills Funding Agency Update2009-10-17 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/skills-funding-agency-update/153 Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 BIS have issued an updateandnbsp;about the Skills Funding Agency outlining the customer focused approach that will be delivered through the National A... 152National Skills Academy for Social Care2009-10-16 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/national-skills-academy-for-social-care/152 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 This week saw the launch of the National Skills Academy for Social Care.andnbsp; This is the 13th Skills Academy to be established and will help up to... 151JCP Support Contract Results2009-10-14 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/jcp-support-contract-results/151 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Announcements are coming thick and fast.andnbsp;Hopefully youandrsquo;ve digested the FND Phase 2 information and are now ready for the JCP Support Co... 150fND Phase 2 - PQQ Results2009-10-12 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/fnd-phase-2-pqq-results/150 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Finally!andnbsp; DWP have released details of the suppliers who have been successful at PQQ stage of Flexible New Deal Stage 2 and the Contract Packag... 149A Woman\'s Place ...2009-10-11 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/a-womans-place-/149 Sun, 11 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 andhellip; is in learning.andnbsp;NIACE (the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education) has recently released a new toolkit to help engage fema... 148DWP Race Equality Procurement Pilots2009-10-10 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/dwp-race-equality-procurement-pilots/148 Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 You may not know it, but if youandrsquo;ve bid for or won any major contracts in with DWP since July 2006 you will have actually been part of a procur... 147Quick Reads2009-10-09 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/quick-reads/147 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Quick Reads has been running since 2006, bringing books by bestselling writers and well-known personalities to people who have lost the reading habit,... 146Conservative Vision of Welfare to Work2009-10-08 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/conservative-vision-of-welfare-to-work/146 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Theresa May took to the stage at the Conservative party conference yesterday to share her vision for Welfare to Work.andnbsp; Get Britain Working is t... 144E-learning Content Creation (ECC) Pilot2009-10-07 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/e-learning-content-creation-ecc-pilot/144 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 A new E-learning Content Creation (ECC) pilot has been launched by ALP which makesandnbsp;1 million available to WBL providers (Train to Gain, E2E and... 145PICS - Learner Importer2009-10-07 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/pics-learner-importer/145 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 For those training providers who use the PICS system (Providers Integrated Client System) there is now a funky new addition to the host of extras avai... 143Ofsted Inspection of ACL - Consultation2009-10-06 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/ofsted-inspection-of-acl-consultation/143 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Ofsted has just launched a consultation about the future of adult and community learning inspection.andnbsp;andnbsp; The existing Common Inspection F... 141Pay and Work Rights Helpline 2009-10-05 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/pay-and-work-rights-helpline/141 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 The government have launched a Pay and Work Rights helpline to provide advice to vulnerable workers about their rights on: andnbsp; the Nation... 142DWP PQQ Briefing2009-10-05 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/dwp-pqq-briefing/142 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 While weandrsquo;re all still waiting for fND Phase 2 and JCP Support Contract announcements, DWP have given advance notice of forthcoming PQQ briefin... 140National Minimum Wage2009-10-03 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/national-minimum-wage/140 Sat, 03 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 The National Minimum Wage rates changed with effect from 1st October 2009 as follows: andnbsp; NMW Rate P... 138Involving Learners in Programme Development2009-09-20 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/involving-learners-in-programme-development/138 Sun, 20 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Regular readers will know we keep pushing the learner involvement activities for welfare to work and adult learning and skills providers.andnbsp;As th... 137Functional Skills - Adult Pilots2009-09-17 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/functional-skills-adult-pilots/137 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Provider staff in the adult skills sector may have heard of Functional Skills but this is one area of development that has eluded the adult sector to ... 136Latest Unemployment Figures2009-09-16 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/latest-unemployment-figures/136 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Unemployment is still going in the wrong direction.andnbsp;Figures released today shows a 0.7% increase on the quarter ending July from the previous t... 135Adult Skills London 2009-09-14 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/adult-skills-london/135 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Prospects Services Limited have teamed up with Monster and London First to present Adult Skills London.andnbsp;The event is aimed at promoting nationa... 134Transformation Fund 2009-09-11 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/transformation-fund/134 Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Earlier this week BIS announced that over 213 projectsandnbsp;had been awarded funding under the 20 million Transformation Fund.andnbsp; We didn't br... 133Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion 20102009-09-10 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/combating-poverty-and-social-exclusion-2010/133 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 The EU Commission has designated 2010 as the European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion.andnbsp;Theandnbsp;Government hasandnbsp;announc... 132Updated Citizenship Resources2009-09-07 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/updated-citizenship-resources/132 Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 LSN have recently updated the Getting started: post-16 citizenship publicationandnbsp;to support the introduction of citizenship teaching and learning... 131Leadership & Management Training2009-09-05 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/leadership-and-management-training/131 Sat, 05 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Good leadership and management is vital if organisations are going to deliver a good service, meet the needs of their customers and improve their perf... 129Carley Consult - Merlin Magic2009-09-04 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/carley-consult-merlin-magic/129 Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Carley Consult have been awarded the contract to develop Merlin - the bespoke accreditation based standard, assessment process and mediation service t... 130CLIAG - careers advice to you and me2009-09-04 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/cliag-careers-advice-to-you-and-me/130 Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 LSIS have just published the findings from a number of projects that they undertook in 2008/09 for DCSF looking at Career Learning, Information, Advic... 128Community Task Force - Shortlist ITT2009-09-02 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/community-task-force-shortlist-itt/128 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 The shortlist of bidders for phase 1 of the DWP Community Task Force contracts haveandnbsp;been announced along with details of ITT events that will b... 127Ofsted - how prepared are you?2009-09-01 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/ofsted-how-prepared-are-you/127 Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 As Ofsted have now completed theirandnbsp;final learning and skills inspection under the old common inspection framework, how prepared are YOU for the... 126Star Awards 2009 Short List2009-08-27 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/star-awards-2009-short-list/126 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000 The short-listed nominees for the Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) 2009 STAR Awards have been announced. andnbsp;The Awards, in their si... 125Ofsted Alerts2009-08-26 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/ofsted-alerts/125 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Ofsted are piloting a new email alerts service.andnbsp; While they already had an alerts service it didn't have the scope of the new pilot which prov... 124Learning Innovation Grant - Phase 52009-08-25 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/learning-innovation-grant-phase-5/124 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000 The LSC has launched the latest phase of the Learning Innovation Grant (LIG) project to support the Government's e-learning strategy Harnessing Techn... 123Skills for Life Conferences2009-08-24 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/skills-for-life-conferences/123 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000 LSIS have announced the dates for three national Skills for Life conferences.andnbsp;The conferences will take place on 3 November (London), 23 Novemb... 122New National Improvement Strategy2009-08-19 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/new-national-improvement-strategy/122 Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000 The Learning and Skills Improvement Service have recently published the new National Improvement Strategyandnbsp;(NIS), which has been produced follow... 121Football Chants - Improving Literacy2009-08-17 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/football-chants-improving-literacy/121 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000 The Get On campaign has launched their new Footie Chant competition.andnbsp;Using a fun and familiar concept and capitalising on peopleandrsquo;s pass... 120CPS - Abolishing Quangos2009-08-14 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/cps-abolishing-quangos/120 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000 The Centre for Policy Studies has produced a report recommending the dissolution of seven education quangos.andnbsp;In the report published this week ... 119Confusion Over Unemployment2009-08-13 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/confusion-over-unemployment/119 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000 DWP have announced that analysis into the andldquo;recent divergence between the two main measures of unemployment - the number of people signing on a... 118Labour Market Statistics - Unemployment Going Up2009-08-12 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/labour-market-statistics-unemployment-going-up/118 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000 The LMS data for June 2009 has now been released.andnbsp;The opening paragraph is again quite dismal: andnbsp; The number of unemployed people... 117High Heels - Bad for Your Health2009-08-11 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/high-heels-bad-for-your-health/117 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000 In an effort to bring you important and relevant news (in what is otherwise a slow news period as everyone is on holiday) we thought this news item co... 115Making Jobsearch Work2009-08-07 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/making-jobsearch-work/115 Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000 We have just received a really uplifting email from one of the delegates who attended the Making Jobsearch Work course that we ran for YesMinister in ... 116Conservatives Reform Ideas2009-08-07 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/conservatives-reform-ideas/116 Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000 In an interview with the Financial Times, Theresa May has shared some of the Conservative vision for welfare to work provision.andnbsp;There are no ac... 114Teachers TV2009-08-06 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/teachers-tv/114 Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Having stumbled across some Ofsted related videos on Teachers TV this week, we have had a closer look at this resource and thought it was worth highli... 113Ofsted Handbook - Inspection of FE & Skills2009-08-03 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/ofsted-handbook-inspection-of-fe-and-skills/113 Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Ofsted have now released the Handbook for the inspection of further education and skills from September 2009.andnbsp;The Handbook is the full version ... 112Changes to Success Rates 08/092009-08-02 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/changes-to-success-rates-08-09/112 Sun, 02 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000 The Information Authority has announced changes to the calculation method for learner responsive success rates for 08/09.andnbsp; Changes have been ag... 110Reading for Pleasure2009-07-31 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/reading-for-pleasure/110 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000 NIACE have produced some free posters for display within literacy and language classrooms aimed at sparking discussion and debate about numbers and ma... 111Work Choice PQQ Results2009-07-31 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/work-choice-pqq-results/111 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000 DWP have released the results of the PQQ for the Work Choice programme.andnbsp; Download theandnbsp;list of organisations who have been invited to ten... 109Backing Young Britain and FJF2009-07-30 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/backing-young-britain-and-fjf/109 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000 The announcement of the first successful bidders for the Future Jobs Fund yesterday, coincided with the launch of Backing young Britain with Yvette Co... 108Train to Gain - NAO Report2009-07-27 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/train-to-gain-nao-report/108 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000 The National Audit Office released their report Train to Gain: Developing the skills of the workforce last week, evaluating how effectively Train to G... 105DWP and Safeguarding2009-07-24 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/dwp-and-safeguarding/105 Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000 DWP have issued a notice to providers on the subject of safeguarding.andnbsp; The extremely briefandnbsp;notice issued on 22 July 2009, advises that t... 107HOT TOPIC - Ofsted Inspection Framework 2009-07-23 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/hot-topic-ofsted-inspection-framework/107 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Ofsted have released the Common inspection framework for further education and skills 2009. The release states that it is based on the common evaluat... 106Early Bird Projects2009-07-22 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/early-bird-projects/106 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000 The first Early Bird projects that are to receive funding under the Transformation Fund have been announced.andnbsp;The fund supports informal adult l... 104UKCES - Simplifying Employment and Skills 2009-07-20 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/ukces-simplifying-employment-and-skills/104 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000 UK Commission for Employment and Skills have launched a consultation exercise to gather views from anyone interested in employment and skills about ho... 103Management of CEPs - DWP Inquiry2009-07-18 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/management-of-ceps-dwp-inquiry/103 Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000 The Work and Pensions Committee have announced an inquiry into the management and administration of contracted employment programmes. This isandnbsp;... 102Framework for Excellence 2009 Results2009-07-17 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/framework-for-excellence-2009-results/102 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000 andhellip; there arenandrsquo;t any!andnbsp; The LSC have announced that they will not put individual Framework for Excellence provider results in th... 101Labour Market Statistics July 20092009-07-15 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/labour-market-statistics-july-2009/101 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000 The LMS has been published today and makes grim reading.andnbsp;The optimism that some have been trying to promote in the last couple of months has be... 100talentmap™ Launched2009-07-14 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/talentmap-launched/100 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Last week saw the launch of the UK Commission for Employment and Skills talentmapandtrade; which is alleged to provide a single view of the entire edu... 99Common Inspection Framework Update2009-07-13 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/common-inspection-framework-update/99 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000 The new Common Inspection Framework for FE and Skills will now not be available until August 2009 (previously June).andnbsp; Ofsted have released a n... 98Community Task Force Opportunity2009-07-10 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/community-task-force-opportunity/98 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000 DWP have announced two supplier information events for suppliers interested in bidding for the Community Task Force provision.andnbsp;Itandrsquo;s pre... 97Investing in Quality with NCFE2009-07-08 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/investing-in-quality-with-ncfe/97 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000 How many of you deliver bespoke in house training to clients which isnandrsquo;t accredited?andnbsp; And how many clients leave welfare to work progra... 96LSIS Research Service2009-07-07 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/lsis-research-service/96 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000 LSIS have added a new research section to the Excellence Gateway. The aim is to enhance existing resources on the Excellence Gateway by providing eas... 95JSA Skills Training Conditionality Pilot2009-07-06 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/jsa-skills-training-conditionality-pilot/95 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000 The Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC) has been asked by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to consider proposals for The Job Seekera... 94Decision Making and Appeals Inquiry2009-07-03 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/decision-making-and-appeals-inquiry/94 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000 andnbsp; The Work and Pensions Committee have announced an inquiry entitled andquot;Decision making and appeals in the benefits systemandquot;, and... 93New DWP Website2009-07-01 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/new-dwp-website/93 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000 DWP have recently updated their website.andnbsp; Unfortunately the programmers haven't made links from the old to the new, so you may find that your ... 92Building Britain\'s Future (the modern way!)2009-06-30 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/building-britains-future-the-modern-way!/92 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000 The Government has published their latest plan, Building Britainandrsquo;s Future, to respond to the economic downturn and together build a stronger, ... 91NCFE Training Provider Event (South)2009-06-29 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/ncfe-training-provider-event-south/91 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Awarding Body NCFE,andnbsp;are hosting an event for their private training providers on 9 July 2009 at the Hotel Du Vin, Henley-on-Thames. andnbsp;The... 90Latest Train to Gain Survey Results2009-06-28 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/latest-train-to-gain-survey-results/90 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000 The LSC have published the findings of their latest Train to Gain survey of employers and employees.andnbsp; andnbsp; This comes on the back of the ... 89Open Learning Innovation Fund2009-06-26 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/open-learning-innovation-fund/89 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000 This week the Government announced a 20 million Open Learning Innovation Fund to promote creative online learning and launched a taskforce to examine ... 88PRaP Update2009-06-24 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/prap-update/88 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Now that phase 1 of fND is underway there are lots of questions being bounced around about PRaP.andnbsp; DWP did a presentation at the CESI conference... 87Skills Funding Agency Guide2009-06-22 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/skills-funding-agency-guide/87 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000 DIUS have recently released a question andandnbsp;answer leaflet for employers regarding the new Skills Funding Agency that is due to be introduced in... 86Digital Life Skills - Can Do Better2009-06-20 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/digital-life-skills-can-do-better/86 Sat, 20 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Weandnbsp;are still not doing enough to develop the IT skills of adults across the country.andnbsp; According to a report produced by Baroness Estelle... 84JCP Support Contract - ITT List2009-06-17 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/jcp-support-contract-itt-list/84 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000 DWP have released the list of organisations who have been invited to tender for the JCP Support Contract following success at the PQQ stage of the con... 85fND Phase 2 Highlights2009-06-17 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/fnd-phase-2-highlights/85 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Having had a quick look through the flexible New Deal Phase 2 PQQ, we have pulled together a few highlights that may be of interest: In Phase 2 DWP w... 83Mistaken Identity - W2WJobs2009-06-16 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/mistaken-identity-w2wjobs/83 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Many of you will have received emails recently from W2WJobs a new website offering low cost advertising for employers and jobseekers in the welfare t... 82QCF Support2009-06-15 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/qcf-support/82 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000 The roll out of the Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) is gathering pace.andnbsp; The retail sector is one of the early participants, with Reta... 80Overcoming Barriers to Employment2009-06-12 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/overcoming-barriers-to-employment/80 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Our regular users, and those who have received an update email recently, will be aware that we have recently launched a Support Directory (see menu to... 81fND Phase 2 Areas2009-06-12 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/fnd-phase-2-areas/81 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000 DWP have published the Contract Notice for fND Phase 2 on the OJEU Tenders Electronic Daily (ref no 2009/S 110-159321).andnbsp; Unfortunately it refer... 79The Learner Voice 2009-06-11 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/the-learner-voice/79 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000 LSIS have announced the shortlist for the Learner Voice Awards 2009. Now in their third year, the awards are about recognising and rewarding achieveme... 78DWP Prime Contractor Lists2009-06-10 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/dwp-prime-contractor-lists/78 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000 We often get asked by organisations how they find out who holds DWP contracts so that they canandnbsp;establish partnerships and approach them for opp... 77Changes to DWP FAM Function2009-06-09 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/changes-to-dwp-fam-function/77 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000 DWP have announced changes to the Financial Appraisal and Monitoring (FAM) function and a timetable for delivery. Following changes to departmental s... 76Battle Lines Drawn - PCS vs Yvette Cooper2009-06-06 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/battle-lines-drawn-pcs-vs-yvette-cooper/76 Sat, 06 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Our regular users will know that we are not in the business of fuelling dissent or making political comment around welfare to work issues, so we thoug... 74Merge of BERR and DIUS2009-06-05 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/merge-of-berr-and-dius/74 Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000 It doesn't seem that long ago that theandnbsp;Department for Business Enterprise andamp; Regulatory Reform (BERR) replaced the Department of Trade an... 75Resignations - Purnell & McNulty2009-06-05 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/resignations-purnell-and-mcnulty/75 Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000 James Purnell (Secretary of State for Work andamp; Pensions) has resigned today, along with Tony McNulty (Minister of State for Employment andamp; Wel... 73Private Training Market in the UK 2009-06-02 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/private-training-market-in-the-uk/73 Tue, 02 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000 The Independent Inquiry into the Future for Lifelong Learning (IFLL), sponsored by NIACE, is looking at the implications of lifelong learning for each... 72DWP Code of Conduct - Merlin2009-05-31 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/dwp-code-of-conduct-merlin/72 Sun, 31 May 2009 00:00:00 +0000 For the cynics amongstandnbsp;andnbsp;you, DWP are picking up speed in taking forward the promise in the government response to fND (see our news on 1... 71flexible New Deal Announcements2009-05-29 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/flexible-new-deal-announcements/71 Fri, 29 May 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Okay - it's here.andnbsp; The news everyone has been waiting for - the preferred bidder list has been released (see below). Topping the list, alphab... 69Changes at the Top2009-05-28 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/changes-at-the-top/69 Thu, 28 May 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Richard Clifton, one of the founding partners of W2W Solutions, is leaving the business for pastures new.andnbsp; After two years of helping to establ... 70Ofsted Future Inspection Update2009-05-26 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/ofsted-future-inspection-update/70 Tue, 26 May 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Details about how Ofsted will be running inspections from October are becoming clearer, both as a result of the consultation document just released (s... 67Ofsted Response to Consultation2009-05-23 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/ofsted-response-to-consultation/67 Sat, 23 May 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Ofsted have now published the evaluation report to their consultation from November 2008 on the proposals for college, work-based learning and nextste... 68JCP Contract Announcements2009-05-22 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/jcp-contract-announcements/68 Fri, 22 May 2009 00:00:00 +0000 The following notice to providers has been issued on the DWP website.andnbsp; It states: Once the date of an election is announced the period of elec... 66Future Jobs Fund Launched2009-05-21 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/future-jobs-fund-launched/66 Thu, 21 May 2009 00:00:00 +0000 The Future Jobs Fund that was announced in the Budget was launched on 13th May.andnbsp;DWP and the Department for Communities and Local Government (CL... 65Subject Learning Coach & TLP2009-05-19 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/subject-learning-coach-and-tlp/65 Tue, 19 May 2009 00:00:00 +0000 How many of you have heard of the Teaching andamp; Learning Programme or Subject Learning Coaches.andnbsp;Having worked with a number of providers who... 64fND - Government Response2009-05-17 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/fnd-government-response/64 Sun, 17 May 2009 00:00:00 +0000 The government response to the Work and Pensions Committeeandrsquo;s Second Report on the DWP Commissioning Strategy and the Flexible New Deal, publis... 62ALP Conference - Votes Have Been Counted2009-05-15 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/alp-conference-votes-have-been-counted/62 Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Thanks to all of the delegates at the ALP Forum for Employment Skills conference who visited us at our exhibition stand on the 13th and 14th May, and ... 61A New Approach to ESOL2009-05-14 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/a-new-approach-to-esol/61 Thu, 14 May 2009 00:00:00 +0000 John Denham, Skills Secretary has published plans to re-prioritise funding for ESOL classes to support community cohesion.andnbsp;The government are r... 60Increase to National Minimum Wage 20092009-05-13 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/increase-to-national-minimum-wage-2009/60 Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 +0000 New National Minimum Wage rates will take effect in October 2009.andnbsp; The government has approved recommendations from the independent Low Pay Com... 59Agency Workers Directive Consultation2009-05-12 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/agency-workers-directive-consultation/59 Tue, 12 May 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Aandnbsp;consultation launched on Friday, sets out proposals for implementation of the EU's Agency Workers Directive in the UK. 1.3 million agency w... 58Adult Learners Week 20092009-05-09 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/adult-learners-week-2009/58 Sat, 09 May 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Now in its 18th year,andnbsp;Adult Learners Weekandnbsp;(ALW) is the UK's largest learning campaign, designed to encourageandnbsp;adults, whatever th... 57End to Tips Counting towards NMW2009-05-08 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/end-to-tips-counting-towards-nmw/57 Fri, 08 May 2009 00:00:00 +0000 The government has announced that from October 2009 it will be illegal for employers to use tips to make up staff pay to minimum wage levels. Since t... 56Impact of Legislation Changes on Employers & Providers2009-05-06 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/impact-of-legislation-changes-on-employers-and-providers/56 Wed, 06 May 2009 00:00:00 +0000 A series of legislative changes have been announced as part of the Common Commencement Date (CCD).andnbsp; This event, which happens twice a year, is ... 55New Equality Bill - Simple Interpretation2009-05-04 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/new-equality-bill-simple-interpretation/55 Mon, 04 May 2009 00:00:00 +0000 On 27 April, the governmentandnbsp;published the Equality Bill which is expected to come into force in autumn 2010.andnbsp; It will build on existing ... 54Bite Size Course \"Exceeds Expectations\" 2009-05-01 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/bite-size-course-exceeds-expectations/54 Fri, 01 May 2009 00:00:00 +0000 On Wednesday 29 April 2009, W2W Solutions delivered two Bite Size training courses for the Centre for Economic andamp; Social Inclusion (CESI) at thei... 53U-skills e-learning solution for Skills for Life2009-04-25 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/u-skills-e-learning-solution-for-skills-for-life/53 Sat, 25 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000 This week Thirdforce, a global provider of e-learning and a National Employer Service (NES) approved supplier of Skills for Life training, launched th... 52Budget 2009 Headlines2009-04-23 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/budget-2009-headlines/52 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000 andnbsp; The budget has been delivered!andnbsp; So what are the headlines for the welfare to work and skills sector?andnbsp; Theseandnbsp;can be foun... 51New Industry, New Jobs, but what\'s new?2009-04-21 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/new-industry-new-jobs-but-whats-new/51 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000 A strategic plan to invest in Britain's economic and industrial future was launched by the Government yesterday.andnbsp;andquot;Building Britain's F... 50Enterprise Nation - Give it a Try!2009-04-20 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/enterprise-nation-give-it-a-try!/50 Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000 More and more people are choosing to start up their own businesses, and even in a recession many people find this option still suits them best.andnbsp... 49London 2012 - Joining the Game2009-04-16 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/london-2012-joining-the-game/49 Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Joining the Game - Themes for post-16 citizenship, is a pack of support materials just published by the Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS)... 47ALP Conference - May 20092009-04-13 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/alp-conference-may-2009/47 Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000 It's only a month to go until the Association of Learning Providers conference The Forum for Employment andamp; Skills, being held on 13 and 14 May 2... 48Is Train to Gain running out of money?2009-04-11 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/is-train-to-gain-running-out-of-money/48 Sat, 11 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000 So now it appears that Train to Gain is just too successful.andnbsp; Ever feel like you can't win?! Earlier this week the Guardian picked up on a st... 46Half Price Travel for London Jobseekers2009-04-08 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/half-price-travel-for-london-jobseekers/46 Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000 The extension to the Bus andamp; Tram Discount Scheme announced by Boris Johnson in January is now a reality.andnbsp; Boris Johnson has extended the ... 45Train to Gain Helpline & The Employers Guide to Training 2009-04-06 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/train-to-gain-helpline-and-the-employers-guide-to-training/45 Mon, 06 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000 As part of the Government's Solutions for Business initiative, the Train to Gain skills brokerage service has now come together with Business Link.an... 44fND Transition Arrangements2009-04-03 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/fnd-transition-arrangements/44 Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Guidance has been issued by DWP to outline the transition from New Deal to fND in the Phase 1 areas (see below).andnbsp; The current contracts in Phas... 42Inclusion Training Programme 20092009-04-02 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/inclusion-training-programme-2009/42 Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000 The Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion, the UKandrsquo;s leading not-for-profit company dedicated to promoting social justice, has this week lau... 43LSIS Preparing for Inspection Workshops2009-04-01 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/lsis-preparing-for-inspection-workshops/43 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000 LSIS and Ofsted have announced that from 1April 2009, LSIS will take over responsibility for delivering the Preparing for Inspection workshops, whicha... 41Safeguarding Vetting & Barring Scheme Announcement2009-03-30 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/safeguarding-vetting-and-barring-scheme-announcement/41 Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000 On 19th March 2009 the Home Office set out in greater detail its measures to protect children and vulnerable adults ahead of the launch of the new Vet... 40Statistical First Release for Post 16 Education & Skills2009-03-26 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/statistical-first-release-for-post-16-education-and-skills/40 Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Hot off the press (well as hot as 6 month old data can be!), the latest Statistical First Release shows increasing participation in learning and incre... 39Learning Revolution White Paper2009-03-25 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/learning-revolution-white-paper/39 Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000 The Learning Revolution, the latest in a long line of white papers about the skills agenda, was launched on 23rd March 2009.andnbsp;The focus has move... 38Government Defends Train to Gain2009-03-24 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/government-defends-train-to-gain/38 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000 On 16 January 2009 the Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills Committee published its First Report of Session 200809, Re-skilling for Recovery: ... 37Excellence Gateway - Skills for Life Interactive & Online2009-03-23 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/excellence-gateway-skills-for-life-interactive-and-online/37 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000 The Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS) has recently passed the responsibility of managing the Skills for Life magazine, Update,... 35Ofsted Launch the Common Evaluation Schedule2009-03-20 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/ofsted-launch-the-common-evaluation-schedule/35 Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Following their recent consultation, Ofsted have released details of the new framework which replaces the current Common Inspection Framework.andnbsp;... 34Over 2 Million Unemployed in the UK2009-03-18 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/over-2-million-unemployed-in-the-uk/34 Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000 UK unemployment has risen above two million for the first time since 1997.andnbsp;During the three months to January, the number of people unemployed ... 32E-Learning Re-launch2009-03-17 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/e-learning-re-launch/32 Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000 E-learning is the latest training solution, but how do you make sense of what is on the web?andnbsp;The e-learning list (www.e-learninglist.co.uk) has... 36Real Help Resource2009-03-13 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/real-help-resource/36 Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Further to our news item a few days ago, we thought it was worth adding a footnote about the Real Help Now initiative.andnbsp; The booklet is a really... 31Skills for Life Strategy2009-03-11 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/skills-for-life-strategy/31 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000 The Department for Innovation, Universities andamp; Skills has just launched their refreshed Skills for Life Strategy (see below).andnbsp;The Skills f... 27Star Awards 20092009-03-05 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/star-awards-2009/27 Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) have just launched the Star Awards for 2009 to recognise and reward the andldquo;unsung heroes of the f... 26Business Link Offering Real Help Now2009-03-01 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/business-link-offering-real-help-now/26 Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Business Link have launched a dedicated part of their website to support businesses during the downturn.andnbsp; This is part of the governmentandrsqu... 25Influencing Ministers & Whitehall2009-02-26 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/influencing-ministers-and-whitehall/25 Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Yes Minister hosted an interactive and interesting event this week (24 February 09), looking at how providers can influence government and policy make... 23National Employment Partnership2009-02-25 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/national-employment-partnership/23 Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Executives from Sainsbury's, Royal Mail, Whitbread, Centrica, National Express and Travelodge attended the first meeting of the National Employment P... 22National Apprenticeships Week2009-02-23 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/national-apprenticeships-week/22 Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000 This week (23 to 27 February)andnbsp;is officially National Apprenticeship Week.andnbsp;Throughout the week there will be events and awareness raising... 19Robust Training - Driving up Standards2009-02-19 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/robust-training-driving-up-standards/19 Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Robust Training parked theirandnbsp;buses outside the front of the Novotel at St Pancras throughout the Welfare to Work Convention on 17th February 20... 18Welfare to Work Convention2009-02-18 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/welfare-to-work-convention/18 Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Thanks to everyone who visited our stand at the London Welfare to Work Convention at Novotel St Pancras on 17th February. We enjoyed meeting everyone,... 16DWP are Back!2009-02-17 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/dwp-are-back!/16 Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Not that they'd really been anywhere, but bidding opportunities have just been announced on the DWP website (click here), based on progressing the Wh... 17Freud on the Other Side2009-02-15 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/freud-on-the-other-side/17 Sun, 15 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000 It has been announced this weekend that David Freud is to join the opposition front bench Work andamp; Pensions team, with rumours and speculation abo... 15Re-Skilling for Recovery2009-02-09 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/re-skilling-for-recovery/15 Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000 A House of Commons report was produced by the Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills Committee in December to look at the implementation of skil... 14Quality Champions Accreditation Programme 2009-02-04 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/quality-champions-accreditation-programme/14 Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000 A new programme has been launched by the Learning andamp; Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) to accredit managers and team leaders working to make qual... 13Ofsted Sharing Good Practice2009-01-29 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/ofsted-sharing-good-practice/13 Thu, 29 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Ofsted are seeking yet more views from the real world, this time in how they share good practice.andnbsp; andnbsp; They have apparently published mo... 12CVs they are a changing!2009-01-21 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/cvs-they-are-a-changing!/12 Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000 The way people are presenting their CV is changing as digital technology now allows jobseekers to build online multi-media presentations.andnbsp; New... 28From Competence to Excellence2009-01-16 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/from-competence-to-excellence/28 Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Anything that seeks to raise skills levels of young people has to benefit everyone.andnbsp;Thatandrsquo;s why the From Competence to Excellence (FCTE)... 11Safeguarding Resources2009-01-11 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/safeguarding-resources/11 Sun, 11 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000 The Learning andamp; Skills Improvement Service is working in collaboration with Becta (the government agency leading the national drive to ensure the... 10Ofsted Future Inspection Consultation2008-12-01 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/ofsted-future-inspection-consultation/10 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Ofstedandnbsp;are proposing a revised Common Inspection Framework for the inspection of colleges, work-based learning and nextstep from September 2009... 9World Quality Day2008-10-28 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/world-quality-day/9 Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000 13th November 2008andnbsp;is World Quality Day!andnbsp; The Chartered Quality Institued (CQI) are promoting World Quality Day as a chance for quality... 8No One Written Off2008-08-30 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/no-one-written-off/8 Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0000 The government released a green paper in July outlining theandnbsp;next step on from flexible New Deal.andnbsp; The Green Paper sets out plans for imp... 7Flexible New Deal Shortlist2008-08-13 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/flexible-new-deal-shortlist/7 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0000 The results of the flexible New Deal PQQs have been released.andnbsp; The short list of all of the companies who have made it to the second stage of t... 6DWP Job Evidence Requirements2008-07-03 00:00:00 http://www.w2wsolutions.co.uk/news-article/dwp-job-evidence-requirements/6 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0000 The DWP FAM team at Sheffield has released guidance to providers regarding job evidence , trying at last to standardiseandnbsp;requirements across the...