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Testing live apprenticeship vacancies on the careers service
An example of a job profile on the digital careers service In recent user testing of the digital careers service, we have had our eyes well and truly opened about what users think of apprenticeships as...
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Writing with mental health in mind
The internet can be an intimidating place for people with mental health issues. I should know. For as long as I can remember I’ve been going into battle daily with the beast known as depression. The...
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From Funding Manager to Product Manager: building digital capability at the ESFA
My name’s Andy and I’ve worked for the Education and Skills Funding Agency for nearly eight years. For the past year, I have been helping to lead the delivery of the new apprenticeship service in my...
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I get a buzz from unblocking and getting things moving
My name is Deepee and I work on the apprenticeship service. In this post I’ll talk about how I became a delivery manager. I’ve been at the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) for six years. I’ve...
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Better, quicker, effortless – building an industrial scale apprenticeship...
ESFA's Eileen Logie gives her insight into transforming digital services. My name’s Eileen and I’m a deputy director at the ESFA, and the service owner for the apprenticeship service. In April, I...
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My week of work experience at the ESFA
My name’s Arun, I’m 14 years old and I’m on work experience at the ESFA. The part I’ve been working in is the apprenticeship service – the service that allows employers to fund apprenticeship...
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The apprenticeship service – our current roadmap
Following on from my last blog and some of the feedback I received, I wanted to share the current delivery roadmap for the apprenticeship service with you. This starts to outline the most significant...
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What’s it like to do user testing with employers?
An insight from ESFA user researcher Ayiesha Russell into how we conduct user research and testing to help inform and improve the apprenticeship service from a user-centric perspective The Skills Show...
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5 pointers to help employers prepare for transfers on the apprenticeship service
From April 2018 employers who pay the apprenticeship levy will be able to transfer apprenticeship funds to other organisations to pay for their apprenticeship training and assessment For the first...
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5 strategies to build digital capability
Building digital capability in the public sector is not that easy. Gary Tucker, Head of digital for the apprenticeship service, shares 5 strategies for meeting this challenge Building digital...
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