Building on the success of NIACE's maths activities at The Skills Show in Birmingham (15 - 17 November), the NIACE team was also at Skills London (23 - 24 November) to further promote adult numeracy.
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Friday 23 Nov 2012 |
NIACE warmly welcomes the news that the funding for adult English and maths functional skills, and for English and maths within an Apprenticeship will be doubled, as announced by the Minister for Skills, Matthew Hancock.
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Friday 23 Nov 2012 |
NIACE welcomes the announcement on qualifications, made by the Minister for Skills, Matthew Hancock, on Tuesday 20 November, in his speech to the Association of Colleges Annual Conference.
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Wednesday 21 Nov 2012 |
David Hughes, Chief Executive of NIACE, responds to the launch of the consultation to create a Chartered Status Scheme for Further Education Institutions.
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Tuesday 20 Nov 2012 |
Older people’s learning has undergone many changes over the past seven years according to new research published by NIACE on Monday 19 November.
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Friday 16 Nov 2012 |
For a chance to find out more about Adult Learners' Week and to take part in activities focused on maths skills, visit NIACE's stand (177) at The Skills Show taking place today at the Birmingham NEC.
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Wednesday 14 Nov 2012 |
Nominations are now closed for the new Digital Practitioner Award, sponsored by LSIS and to be presented at NIACE's Innovating Learning conference in December.
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Monday 12 Nov 2012 |
Learning a language or brushing up on your maths skills in your spare time can boost your life satisfaction in the same way as a £750 a year pay rise, according to new research from BIS.
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Monday 12 Nov 2012 |
A publication, looking back at some of the remarkable stories of the thousands of award winners since the very first Adult Learners’ Week in 1992, was launched at a special reception held in London yesterday.
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Friday 9 Nov 2012 |
The current developments around professionalism and vocational teaching and learning across the learning and skills sector were discussed at the LSRN 2012 National Research Event on Friday 9 November.
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Thursday 8 Nov 2012 |
A new summary publication of a NIACE study, which found that sound literacy and numeracy skills are essential in helping Servicemen and women carry out their jobs and take advantage of the training and career opportunities on offer in the Armed Forces, was launched on Wednesday 7 November.
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Wednesday 7 Nov 2012 |
NIACE welcomes the publication of the Apprenticeships report published today by the House of Commons Business, Innovation and Skills Committee.
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Tuesday 6 Nov 2012 |
NIACE welcomes Lord Heseltine's review - No stone unturned in pursuit of growth - as a powerful argument for a new approach to stimulating economic growth and for a rebalancing of responsibilities between local and central government in England.
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Wednesday 31 Oct 2012 |
Throughout October, NIACE has been busy demonstrating the positive impact of adult learning through its research and publications, by holding and attending events, and by running training sessions.
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Wednesday 31 Oct 2012 |
NIACE has responded to the final report of the independent review panel - Professionalism in Further Education - published on 23 October 2012. One of the outcomes from Lord Lingfield's review is the creation of a Guild that will give more autonomy to the sector.
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Tuesday 23 Oct 2012 |
NIACE and Age UK joined forces to explore better ways of supporting older people into learning, at a conference hosted by BT in London, on Friday 19 October 2012.
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Friday 19 Oct 2012 |
The learning experiences of seven people during their custodial or community sentence are told in a new publication - Our Time to Learn: Real stories about offender learning - published by NIACE on Wednesday 17 October 2012.
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Wednesday 17 Oct 2012 |
NIACE has been commissioned by BIS to refresh its resources around learning opportunities for older people in care settings, and has issued a call for evidence to gather existing examples of good practice.
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Wednesday 17 Oct 2012 |
A NIACE-led Independent Inquiry into Family Learning (England and Wales) has been launched today, to establish the impact of learning in families and how it contributes to key government agendas.
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Thursday 11 Oct 2012 |
NIACE has responded to the publication of BIS's National Adult Learner Survey 2010, which shows the lowest level of adult participation in learning ever recorded in the NALS series.
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Thursday 11 Oct 2012 |
The challenges facing practitioners working with adults to improve their English and maths were discussed at the first RaPAL/UCU/NIACE conference in London on 9 October, alongside the publication of two new books.
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Tuesday 9 Oct 2012 |
Best-selling authors Andy McNab and Minette Walters are behind two of the six new books announced for Quick Reads, including a Doctor Who title. They will be released on 14 February 2013, with Galaxy returning as the main sponsor for a second year.
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Monday 8 Oct 2012 |
NIACE is looking for adult learners to take part in a short online survey to examine the benefits of adult learning, as part of a European study it is currently involved in.
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Friday 5 Oct 2012 |
Getting on at work and having a successful career are the key motivators for adults to take up learning opportunities. This is the headline finding from NIACE's Annual Survey on Adult Participation in Learning, published today.
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Thursday 27 Sep 2012 |
A new book exploring the ways in which 19th century working class men and women, who had little or no access to formal education, developed and used writing skills was published by NIACE on 25 September 2012.
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Tuesday 25 Sep 2012 |
