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“I used to sit at the back of the class, but now I’m in the front. Words fail me for how good these skills make you feel...I’m more confident, my morale is just amazing.!”

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Ten Top Tips for developing your Skills for Life programme

PDF | Tuesday August 12th, 2008

As part of a workshop earlier this year, members of the Business Action on Skills Practitioner Network were asked to think about key action points for implementing and developing Skills for Life programmes in the workplace. This document was

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Skilled to Go

External Doc. | Tuesday July 22nd, 2008

Skilled to go has been developed in collaboration between the Office of Fair Trading and LLU+ at London South Bank University. It develops consumer skills, confidence and knowledge alongside literacy and numeracy skills with additional suggestions

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Can’t Read, Can’t Write

External Doc. | Tuesday July 22nd, 2008

Can't Read Can't Write is a shocking and moving Channel 4 series, which reveals the hidden realities of Britain's adult literacy crisis. Nine illiterate adults enrol for a six-month reading course which they hope will change their lives. Each has

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Test your maths with the BBC’s quiz

Website | Monday July 21st, 2008

Hardly a week passes without headlines about academic standards. Are exams getting easier? Are people getting smarter? Test yourself with this maths quiz.

Test your English with the BBC’s Quiz

Website | Monday July 21st, 2008

Hardly a week passes without headlines about academic standards. Are exams getting easier? Are people getting smarter? Test yourself with this English quiz.

The WoLLNET project - Research Report June 2008

External Doc. | Friday July 04th, 2008

The WoLLNET project aims to research, trial, pilot and develop a web-based, user-friendly Toolkit to enable employers, providers and unions to evaluate the impact of workplace basic skills (literacy, language and numeracy) training programmes on

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The Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills publishes ‘Work Skills’

| Friday July 04th, 2008

This paper describes how the Government is creating integrated employment and skills services that are more responsive to the needs of individuals and employers. It also shows how we plan to ensure that our delivery systems work more closely

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Learndirect launches a new campaign

| Friday July 04th, 2008

The 'Nothing Can Stop You' campaign encourages people to take advantage of training resources available to them.

Talented Young People

Website | Saturday May 31st, 2008

The Talented Young People organisation was founded by Adam Sibley in 2006. The organisation formed www.talentedyoungpeople.com as a free interactive resource tool for young people aged between 13 and 24 years who have dreams to fulfil but need a

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VQ Day - celebrating vocational success

Website | Friday May 16th, 2008

Millions of people gain a vocational qualification every year as a stepping stone to further vocational study or university, better jobs and enhanced skills. For too long, this success has gone without the recognition and national celebration it

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Ministerial Changes at DIUS
News | Tuesday October 07th, 2008

Following the government reshuffle, there have been a number of ministerial changes within DIUS.

Gene link to poor reading skills
Updates | Wednesday October 01st, 2008

A common genetic variant may be partly to blame for poor reading ability, research suggests.

Another UK Team achieves gold - 8 gold medals won at EuroSkills 2008
News | Tuesday September 23rd, 2008

Only a month ago the country was celebrating the success of Team GB in Beijing, but now another UK…

Graduates ‘short on skills’
News | Thursday September 18th, 2008

Business leaders have criticised the quality of university graduates, complaining they lack basic…

Government Promises Action to Bolster Skills and Training in the Construction Industry
News | Wednesday September 17th, 2008