ESFA Digital – Page 6 – How the Education & Skills Funding Agency is transforming services through digital

Why in a time when change is constant is it so important to create stability for our users?

Agile cycle. Requirements, design, develop, test, deploy, review

Why in a time when change is constant is it so important to create stability for our users?

Making accurate payments to providers and employers is a key aim of the Apprenticeship Service and a key user need to address. Gary Tucker, Deputy Director at the Apprenticeship Service, talks about how the Service has created very accurate payments and built a capability to ensure apprentices are given the opportunities they deserve.

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New feedback feature for the apprenticeship service

Richard Handley, 26 September 2018 - Agile, Apprenticeship service, Apprenticeships, Content design, Employer Digital Service

Product owner Paul Kelman tells us about a new apprenticeship feedback service designed to help employers share views on training providers. We’re developing an exciting new feature so that users can give feedback on aspects of their apprenticeship programmes. Initially …

Public sector apprenticeship reporting deadline: 30 September

Richard Handley, 24 August 2018 - Apprenticeship service, Apprenticeships, Public sector

The public sector apprenticeship reporting deadline is fast approaching, so please submit your report before 30 September.

7 pointers to help employers prepare for transfers on the apprenticeship service

Catherine Gilhooly, 26 June 2018 - Apprenticeship service, Transferring apprenticeship funding

Employers who pay the apprenticeship levy can now transfer apprenticeship service funds to multiple organisations to pay for their apprenticeship training and assessment Transfers have now been extended, so employers can make transfers to as many employers as they choose within …

5 strategies to build digital capability

Gary Tucker, 22 March 2018 - Agile, Apprenticeship service, Apprenticeships, Change delivery, Citizen digital service, Content design, Delivery Management, Digital strategy, Jobs and careers, Technology, Testing, User research

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

What’s it like to do user testing with employers?

Ayiesha Russell, 1 February 2018 - Agile, Apprenticeship service, Change delivery, Citizen digital service, Solution Design and Innovation, Technology, Testing, User research

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 apprenticeship service – our current roadmap

Eileen Logie, 20 December 2017 - Agile, Apprenticeship service, Apprenticeships, Change delivery, Content design, Delivery Management, Digital strategy, Solution Design and Innovation, Technology, User research

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 developments we are currently planning to …

My week of work experience at the ESFA

Arun Patel, 27 November 2017 - Apprenticeship service

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 training. Through my work experience I’ve …

Better, quicker, effortless – building an industrial scale apprenticeship service

Eileen Logie, 14 November 2017 - Agile, Apprenticeship service, Change delivery, Digital strategy, Solution Design and Innovation, Technology

ESFA's Eileen Logie gives her insight into transforming digital services.

I get a buzz from unblocking and getting things moving

Deepee Mann-Basra, 18 October 2017 - Apprenticeship service

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 always worked in …

From Funding Manager to Product Manager: building digital capability at the ESFA

Andy Walsh, 21 August 2017 - Agile, Apprenticeship service, Employer Digital Service

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 role as product manager. …

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