http://www.skillstories.org/noticeboard/ en Jonathan.Weston@bitc.org.uk Copyright 2008 2008-07-04T15:50:00+00:00 http://www.ofqual.gov.uk/ http://www.skillstories.org/site/ofqual-officially-launches-to-review-reliability-of-assessment-system/#When:15:50:00Z Ofqual will be the new, independent, regulator of qualifications and tests. 2008-07-04T15:50:00+00:00 http://nds.coi.gov.uk/content/detail.asp?NewsAreaID=2&ReleaseID=372516 http://www.skillstories.org/site/workers-benefitting-from-employers-commitment-to-skills-by-making-the-skill/#When:15:03:00Z Skills Minister David Lammy today congratulated Transport for London (TfL) for pushing the number of employees now covered by the Skills Pledge, a key Government initiative to boost the nation’s skills, to over four million. 2008-07-04T15:03:00+00:00 http://www.a2mediagroup.com/?c=170&a=23364 http://www.skillstories.org/site/more-than-225-million-adults-achieve-first-qualifications-in-basic-skills/#When:16:29:00Z 2010 Skills for Life target achieved two years early as Denham pledges continuing focus on skills and training 2008-06-30T16:29:00+00:00 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5a16d4b4-4186-11dd-9661-0000779fd2ac.html?nclick_check=1 http://www.skillstories.org/site/employers-worried-by-drain-of-talent-to-jobs-overseas/#When:16:28:00Z Employers are worried that an emerging global jobs market will cost them valuable staff who are increasingly willing to work overseas. 2008-06-30T16:28:00+00:00 http://education.guardian.co.uk/further/story/0,,2284657,00.html http://www.skillstories.org/site/skills-put-to-the-test/#When:16:26:00Z Questions are being asked about whether Train to Gain is good value for taxpayers’ money 2008-06-30T16:26:00+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7438483.stm http://www.skillstories.org/site/adult-skills-scheme-on-target/#When:09:19:38Z A £5bn scheme to boost the literacy and maths skills of 2.25m adults in England by 2010 is on target, a watchdog says. 2008-06-06T09:19:38+00:00 http://www.economist.com/world/asia/displaystory.cfm?story_id=11465271 http://www.skillstories.org/site/australias-skills-shortage/#When:09:01:55Z With an economy in its 17th year of uninterrupted growth, Australia’s skills shortage has never been worse. 2008-05-30T09:01:55+00:00 http://www.newtonnews.co.uk/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=686&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0 http://www.skillstories.org/site/durham-companies-help-north-east-lead-the-way-in-training/#When:09:01:04Z Companies in County Durham have contributed to the North East spending more than £2 billion on training, up 44% from 2005, the highest percentage increase in England, according to findings from the National Employer Skills Survey 2007 (NESS07), released 2008-05-30T09:01:04+00:00 http://www.fenews.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7587&Itemid=62 http://www.skillstories.org/site/163000-managers-experience-skills-gap-in-england/#When:15:59:53Z The National Employer Skills Survey 2007 has found that almost 163,000 managers in England alone experience a skills gap. Of these, nearly three quarters lack management skills, and the Learning Skills Council is urging managers across the country to take 2008-05-28T15:59:53+00:00 http://www.personneltoday.com/articles/2008/05/28/46050/staff-sickness-absence-falls-by-33-at-basildon-council.html http://www.skillstories.org/site/staff-sickness-absence-falls-by-33-at-basildon-council/#When:15:57:34Z A local authority has slashed its sick leave by one-third in little over a year with the introduction of manager training and an occupational health (OH) system. 2008-05-28T15:57:34+00:00 http://www.skillstories.org/news/funds-promised-to-end-skills-shortage/ http://www.skillstories.org/news/funds-promised-to-end-skills-shortage/#When:15:23:00Z The government addressed Britain’s skills shortage today with a promise of £300m to train workers for jobs in construction, hospitality and manufacturing. http://education.guardian.co.uk/further/story/0,,2287308,00.html 2008-06-26T15:23:00+00:00 http://www.skillstories.org/news/how-our-adult-literacy-initiative-has-changed-peoples-lives/ http://www.skillstories.org/news/how-our-adult-literacy-initiative-has-changed-peoples-lives/#When:15:22:00Z David Lammy, the minister for skills, on the government’s success in helping adults with their English and maths skills. http://education.guardian.co.uk/further/opinion/story/0,,2287461,00.html 2008-06-26T15:22:00+00:00 http://www.skillstories.org/news/coe-rejects-london-games-cynics/ http://www.skillstories.org/news/coe-rejects-london-games-cynics/#When:12:08:00Z Lord Coe says the London Olympic games will leave a positive educational legacy by “changing attitudes” among young people. 2008-06-20T12:08:00+00:00 http://www.skillstories.org/news/the-language-of-integration/ http://www.skillstories.org/news/the-language-of-integration/#When:10:49:00Z Speaking English is “fundamental to integration and cohesion”. 2008-06-20T10:49:00+00:00 http://www.skillstories.org/news/science-students-lack-essential-skills/ http://www.skillstories.org/news/science-students-lack-essential-skills/#When:08:26:01Z Top universities struggle to teach “spoonfed” school leavers that do not have basic maths and science skills despite getting A grades at A-level. 2008-06-13T08:26:01+00:00 http://www.skillstories.org/news/young-to-get-7000-for-training/ http://www.skillstories.org/news/young-to-get-7000-for-training/#When:08:19:00Z More than one and a half million young people in England are to become eligible for £7,000 each to spend on improving their qualifications. 2008-06-13T08:19:00+00:00 http://www.skillstories.org/news/talents-of-bright-pupils-wasted/ http://www.skillstories.org/news/talents-of-bright-pupils-wasted/#When:08:18:00Z One in 10 academically promising state school pupils in England do not go on to university, a report has claimed. 2008-06-13T08:18:00+00:00 http://www.skillstories.org/news/how-to-solve-the-british-maths-problem/ http://www.skillstories.org/news/how-to-solve-the-british-maths-problem/#When:08:49:00Z The British are uniquely happy to admit being bad at maths, says a report. Why is that and how can attitudes change? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7435023.stm 2008-06-06T08:49:00+00:00 http://www.skillstories.org/news/adult-skills-scheme-on-target/ http://www.skillstories.org/news/adult-skills-scheme-on-target/#When:08:47:00Z A £5bn scheme to boost the literacy and maths skills of 2.25m adults in England by 2010 is on target, a watchdog says. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7438483.stm 2008-06-06T08:47:00+00:00 http://www.skillstories.org/news/promote-your-talent-online/ http://www.skillstories.org/news/promote-your-talent-online/#When:12:47:00Z It’s Adam Sibley here from Talented Young People. This email is going to you because you either run, work for or are a youth related organisation. We here at Talented Young People are an not for profit organisation supporting young people with talent and we want to promote your organisation to our thousands of viewers. To have a feature about your youth organisation on our website all you need to do is go to the website below and fill in our online form and your youth organisation will be seen by thousands of young people for free: http://www.talentedyoungpeople.com/getinvolved/ 2008-05-31T12:47:00+00:00