Liz Smith - Putting the Life into Lifelong Learning
News | Tuesday November 06th, 2007Liz Smith, director of unionlearn, writes about the importance of lifelong learning in her November column for FE News.
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Skills Minister stresses need to develop skills in passenger transport
News | Tuesday November 06th, 2007The first joint conference between a Sector Skills Council and the TUC’s UnionLearn, heard Skills Minister, David Lammy MP stress the need for skills and training to support the vital role passenger transport workers play in the economy.
Over 45,000 employees to benefit as four major businesses make skills pledge
News | Friday November 02nd, 2007On 31 October 2007, Skills Minister, David Lammy MP announced four major additions to the 400 companies that have made the Skills Pledge since it was launched
Johnny Ball to tackle numeracy crisis
News | Friday November 02nd, 2007TV veteran Johnny Ball is to present a brand new quiz this Autumn which aims to get the nation’s maths skills up to scratch.
School literacy scheme attacked
News | Friday November 02nd, 2007Costly literacy schemes in England have not paid off, with children’s reading skills barely improved since the 1950s, an independent inquiry suggests.
Mandatory training a step closer as Train to Gain misses targets
News | Wednesday October 31st, 2007The spectre of mandatory training of all staff is looming larger after the organisation behind the Train to Gain scheme admitted it would miss its Level 2 targets
Call for single funding agency for employment and skills
News | Wednesday October 31st, 2007‘Now is the time to consider a single funding agency for employment and skills’, say vocational learning providers ahead of conference.
Colleges and business unified to deliver
News | Monday October 29th, 2007The Association of Colleges (AoC) and Skills for Business have joined forces to deliver a “demand-led” approach to workforce training.
Diplomas: what was that all about?
News | Monday October 29th, 2007Children, Schools and Families Secretary, Ed Balls, knew exactly what he was saying with his surprise announcement this week
Bid for best in Japan
News | Wednesday October 24th, 2007Simon Noble, a panel technician from Billingham, is bidding to be the world’s best at a global skills event.
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