eSuite and Century announce eSignUp integration
eSuite by VLE Support Ltd have been working in partnership with CENTURY to bring an enhanced user experience, free of charge, to its mutual customers. With this goal in mind, we are delighted to announce improvements to eSuite's apprenticeship onboarding software...
eSignUp Release V8.7
eSignUp Release – Version 8.7 Employer and Candidate forms It is now possible to create forms within eSignUp to send to either the Employer or the Candidate for signature. These forms are generated in the Admin section of and sent to Employer and Candidates contacts...
Meet the Team – Debbie
Name: Debbie Adams Job Title: Business Development Manager Career history:I began my career working for ten years as a travel agent. During this time I had an 8 month ‘staycation’ in Tenerife where I encountered many interesting people and lots of stories…which will...
Meet the team – Ammara
Name: Ammara Sajid Job Title: Software Developer Career History: I started my career as a developer with a company that provided software solutions to the Oil and Gas sector. I have also worked independently as a web developer for a couple of start ups. I moved to...
Meet the team – Clay
Name: Clay Specht Job Title: Product Manager Career history: I have 10 years experience working with apprenticeships in FE, including delivery, management and supporting systems. Prior to that I spent 10 years working in Australia developing and delivering learning...
As part of our annual eConference, we are thrilled to announce that we will be running some online sessions to anyone interested in seeing a demo of our innovative software products including: eSignUp, our popular apprenticeship enrolment system (11th June 11am)...
VLE Support Ltd has joined the Everything ICT Framework
VLE Support Ltd has joined the Everything ICT Framework - the cost-effective, compliant and convenient ICT Procurement Framework for the Public Sector We're now an approved supplier on the Everything ICT Framework, an ICT procurement framework specialising in the...
VLE Support and Grofar: Bridging Data Gaps to Empower Educators In today’s fast-paced educational landscape, senior college leaders are often burdened with the complexities of managing multiple systems. The challenge of tracking and analysing data across these...
Meet the team – Krishma
Job Title: Software Developer Career History : I moved to England in 2011 as a Master’s degree student. I started my career as a PHP Developer in 2012 where I developed websites for online poker games. I started my role as a fullstack C# Developer in 2015 at Giant...
Meet the Team – Jacqueline
Name: Jacqueline Wheeler Job Title: Customer Service and training officer, specialising in eSignUp Career history: I have worked in FE colleges since 1999, starting out working in faculty offices undertaking many different roles before moving on to lecture maths and...
What are we planning for Apprenticeship key policy changes and updates for 2023/24?
The good news is that the funding rules for 2023/24 are available much earlier this year to give us all time to plan with version 1 just released. There are a few key changes we are planning in time for August 1st implementation. Initial assessment If the employer is...
What makes a good paSSw@rd??
How many times have you cursed the screen when setting a password and the dreaded “complexity” alerts popup? Or alternatively, been forced to dream up a password that only a memory champion can remember? Thankfully those days are behind us due to recent...
You asked – eSignUp delivered!
"We want to be able to search and filter the candidate talent bank to correctly match the best candidates to the most appropriate vacancies". We redesigned the candidate screen so that date of birth; home post code; Maths.; English and areas of interest are visible...
New Support Desk – how to log a ticket
You might notice that the next time you use our support desk it looks slightly different. We have recently moved to a new system but don't worry, it's the same email address, same great service, just a different interface! Just as before, if you need to log a ticket...
VLE Support and CENTURY Tech “join forces”
VLE Support and CENTURY Tech are delighted to announce their new partnership. CENTURY will now be accessible on VLE Support's new eSuite platform alongside their other products. This partnership comes from a shared desire between the two companies to improve user...
Excellent Training and Support
We pride ourselves on our specialist staff and the training and support we give to our customers. As well as user training, we can provide all sorts of bespoke training programmes from writing effective action plans in eTrackr, planning effective training plans for...
eSignUp News
We love this time of year as we feel the buzz and good vibes coming from our colleges and training providers. A very happy welcome to Buxton and Leek College, Derby University, Chesterfield College, Grantham College and Oasis Training to our growing eSignUp family,...
New out – our response to new draft funding guidance
The draft apprenticeship funding rules have come earlier this year, with possibly a few more headaches. How are you getting on deciphering, updating documentation and mapping to current processes? As I compare last year to this, the calculations are an easy swap over...
New Version of eNotify provides SMS function on AWON page plus more…
Here at VLE Support Ltd we love listening to feedback from our customers and the latest version of eNotify now includes some of the features you have suggested, plus more! The first thing you will notice when logging into the new version is that eNotify now runs full...
Gaining quality information from your learners is key to develop effective absence management strategies
The eNotify app is perfect to support your absence management strategy - let us explain why. Our latest cohorts are likely to belong to generation Z, the post-millennial generation. This is a generation of digital natives who never knew a world without Google and...
How do you measure distance travelled in Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours with eTrackr?
We’re pleased to announce a new all-singing, all-dancing marking scheme which allows you to create a bespoke set of values which you can then use to track progress. Below is an example of how we have used this new marking scheme to track progress over time in KSBs....
eSignUp version 2 makes signing up an apprentice an electronic doddle!
How easy is this? eSignUp version 2 is now available and includes many new features which will save time and enhance the experience for the apprentice and employer. New features include: 1-click email portal Customised emails to employer and apprentices A new, easy...
Meet the new developer – Richard
Name: Richard Burton Job Title: Technical Customer Support and Software Developer Career History: I’ve been involved in the education sector for most of my working life. Developing has only been one part of my previous roles although recently becoming more prominent....
Meet the new developer – Manuel
Name: Manuel Cristelo Job Title: Lead Software Engineer / Manager Short career history / why I became a developer: I started my career in 2009 as a consultant for Banks in Portugal. In 2011 I moved to England and started at Atomwide and developed software for schools...
Mark Trinick, CEO of VLE Support Ltd, has now been a Governor in Further Education for 18 months, having just completed his first full academic year. Here he reflects on his experiences so far.
“Having once been a student and a teacher in FE, and being a supplier to education, I felt fairly comfortable with the college environment. But becoming a Governor has definitely added a fourth perspective to my understanding of this fast-paced, pressured and...
Announcing eTrackr-ILP compatibility with mobile devices and new User Interface (UI) now available
We are delighted to confirm that the next release of eTrackr-ILP, the most powerful online eILP in the FE sector,...
Keeping children safe in education 2021
As the Department for Education update their statutory guidance on Keeping children safe in education (1st September 2021), training provider’s will be updating their staff to make sure that they understand their obligations and legal duties, particularly those...
Tracking and managing the 16-19 Covid Tuition Fund
For colleges that are eligible for the 16-19 tuition fund, the announcement that the eligibility for the fund was broadening in 2021/22 to include economic disadvantage, in addition to low prior attainment was warmly welcomed. Including these learners, allows...
Nine months on. Does the Chancellors “Plan for Jobs” support or detract from apprenticeship recruitment?
During our webinar in December 2020, we asked the question whether the key training objectives identified in the Chancellor’s “Plan for Jobs” would support or compete with apprenticeships. Nine months on the Treasury has provided an update of progress, so we thought...
Using eSignUp and the “My Apprenticeship Service”
As the Dfe launched the “My Apprenticeship Service” on 9th September, we investigate how eSignUp complements this and where the two systems could benefit from coming together. For those already using eSignUp, you will know that it contains a wealth of features to...
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