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Over one in three adults don’t use the Internet
Over one-third of all adults don't have regular access to the Internet and just under a third lack access to a computer. These are headline findings from NIACE's Annual Survey of Digital Participation, published yesterday at a joint NIACE/Ofcom conference in London.
News
NIACE responds to Skills Investment Strategy
A decline in learner numbers overall, massive cuts in development learning and a reduction in the Skills for Life budget are three of the main concerns NIACE has about the new Skills Investment Strategy 2010-11 - launched on Monday 16 November 2009.
Adult Learners' Week winner is Student of the Year
Former Adult Learners' Week award winner - Thomas Birch - has been recognised for his dedication to learning for the second time this year, after being named the Association of Colleges' (AoC) ‘Student of the Year' 2009, on Tuesday 17 November.
Features
Adults Learning Journal
The latest issue of Adults Learning focuses on the role education can play in narrowing Britain's growing social mobility gap. Subscribe here
CONFINTEA VI re-scheduled for December 
CONFINTEA VI has been re-scheduled for the 1-4 December 2009. UK national report for CONFINTEA VI is now available to be purchased for £14.95 or downloaded as a free PDF.
Main IFLL report now available
Learning Through Life is the definitive report from the Inquiry into the Future for Lifelong Learning in the UK. Purchase your copy online for just £11.95.
A Right to a Voice
As part of A Right to a Voice, NIACE is setting up groups for asylum seekers, supported by volunteers, to meet weekly and help each other.
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