With the general election only weeks away, an event to help adult learning providers get their learners more involved in the political process, is being held today in Birmingham. The event - funded by the Transformation Fund - is organised by the WEA and NIACE.
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Wednesday 17 Mar 2010 |
A NIACE seminar illustrating how informal adult learning can support rehabilitation pathways for homeless people - held on Wednesday 17 March, at Crisis in London - brought together major agencies working with homeless people.
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Tuesday 16 Mar 2010 |
About half of the working age population in England have very low numeracy skills. NIACE - part-funded by BIS - is carrying out a national review of adult numeracy-learning in the UK to assess the current situation and how to create a more numerate society.
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Tuesday 16 Mar 2010 |
It's Global Brain Awareness Week which aims to increase public awareness of the benefits of brain research. The final report of a NIACE-sponsored Inquiry - Learning Through Life - drew on findings that learning can delay the onset of dementia.
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Monday 15 Mar 2010 |
Nominations are now open for the second Tony Burgess E-Guides Award - sponsored by the Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) - and should be submitted by 5pm on Friday, 26 March 2010.
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Monday 15 Mar 2010 |
Over half of all university continuing education departments have closed over the past few years. A NIACE book illustrating that these departments are as valid today as they have ever been, was launched at a UALL annual conference on Monday, 15 March 2010.
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Friday 12 Mar 2010 |
Three budding writers, Anne, Joe and Kate, enthralled an audience of invited guests at a NIACE-organised seminar held in London - on Thursday, 11 March 2010 - of how they started writing in their 70s and what they have gone on to achieve.
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Friday 12 Mar 2010 |
Almost 600 organisations have registered their interest in taking part in a ground-breaking research programme looking into the experiences of young people and adults who are not in education, employment or training.
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Wednesday 10 Mar 2010 |
The winners of the second annual Next Generation Learning Awards - from Becta - were announced at a ceremony on Monday 8 March 2010, attended by panellist Patsy Quinn, a NIACE Programme Director for Digital Learning.
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Wednesday 10 Mar 2010 |
The Department for International Development launched its five year Education Strategy, on Wednesday 3 March, and has been applauded by NIACE for it's strong commitment to the Millennium Development Goals.
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Thursday 4 Mar 2010 |
New research from NIACE - published on World Book Day - shows the dramatic impact Quick Reads are having in literacy classes and in the workplace.
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Wednesday 3 Mar 2010 |
Schools around the UK are inviting parents and carers to join children at Family Learning Breakfasts - on World Book Day, today - in a new scheme launched by Quick Reads.
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Wednesday 3 Mar 2010 |
To celebrate World Maths Day on Wednesday 3 March 2010, Sue Southwood - NIACE Programme Director for Numeracy - explained the important role that Maths plays in our everyday lives and suggests some fun online activities.
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Wednesday 3 Mar 2010 |
The closing date for learning providers in England to apply for a grant to take part in a major research project looking at the record numbers of those who have recently been, or currently are, not in education, employment or training (NEETs), is today, Friday 5 March.
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Wednesday 3 Mar 2010 |
A Memorandum of Understanding on widening participation in adult learning was signed by UNISON and NIACE in front of 700 people at UNISON's annual Women's Conference, at the Sage in Gateshead, on Friday 19 February 2010.
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Friday 26 Feb 2010 |
The benefits that learning has on older people's health, confidence and quality of life in care settings was highlighted at a reception - on Wednesday 24 February 2010 - to launch resource materials and showcase examples of existing practice.
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Thursday 25 Feb 2010 |
A new £2.9m Government programme, Get Digital, to help nearly 20,000 older people in sheltered housing get online - delivered by NIACE and Digital Unite - was launched in London, on Thursday 25 February 2010.
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Thursday 25 Feb 2010 |
Quick Reads is reaching out to yet more potential readers with an innovative new digital scheme. It is now taking books, by best-selling writers and celebrities, direct to the computers and mobile phones of new and non-readers.
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Thursday 25 Feb 2010 |
A new book published by NIACE - Big Idea, Small Steps - traces the development of the new Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF), presenting a detailed history of credit systems in the UK.
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Friday 19 Feb 2010 |
A review to further the integration of employment and skills systems in Great Britain - launched by UKCES, on Tuesday 16 February 2010 - is vital if the UK is to rank highly with respect to skills, productivity and jobs, says NIACE.
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Wednesday 17 Feb 2010 |
How education can support the transition to a low carbon economy was discussed at the launch of Open University Environmental Courses, on Monday 1 February 2010. NIACE Senior Programme Director, Jane Ward, reports on the discussions.
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Monday 8 Feb 2010 |
World Book Day is less than a week away and with the publication of ten new Quick Reads, we are offering ten lucky readers the chance to meet a bestselling Quick Reads author at a high-profile awards ceremony. The competition ends today.
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Monday 8 Feb 2010 |
A project encouraging the over 60s to read, write and get online - Bookbite - has been launched today by Booktrust. Bookbite is funded by the Learning Revolution Transformation Fund, managed by NIACE.
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Monday 8 Feb 2010 |
Important new funding flexibilities for adult learning providers were revealed - at a NIACE event, on Thursday 4 February 2010 - after a closer look at the government's Skills Investment Strategy 2010-11.
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Friday 5 Feb 2010 |
NIACE is deeply concerned about recent stories that illustrate the raw deal that learners with disabilities and/or learning difficulties are getting.
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Friday 5 Feb 2010 |
