NIACE welcomes the publication of the Government's new strategy to maximise the participation of 16 - 24 year olds in education, training and work and is particularly interested in the further details of the Youth Contract announced by the Deputy Prime Minister last month.
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Thursday 15 Dec 2011 |
NIACE welcomes the publication of New Challenges, New Chances, launched on 1 December 2011 by BIS. It sets out a strong vision for adult education with learners at the heart of a system which delivers economic and social renewal for individuals, families and communities.
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Friday 2 Dec 2011 |
NIACE insists that it is vital to continue investing in the literacy and numeracy needs of adults in its response to the Government's publication of the 2011 Skills for Life Survey: Headline Findings, which was published on Thursday 1 December 2011.
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Thursday 1 Dec 2011 |
The announcement by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg (on Friday 25 November) of the Youth Contract - which will offer 400,000 young people aged 16 - 24 subsidised employment, work experience or apprenticeship opportunities - is broadly welcomed by NIACE.
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Friday 25 Nov 2011 |
A comprehensive overview of an international research conference attended by NIACE, which explored the story of the International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS), is now available online.
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Monday 21 Nov 2011 |
NIACE discussed the findings of the Colleges in their Communities inquiry at the 11th LSRN conference hosted by Edexcel and supported by NIACE, CSD, LSIS and IfL, in London on Thursday 24 November 2011.
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Monday 21 Nov 2011 |
A NIACE-supported Army programme which reduces inequalities in health by helping to improve the literacy, language and numeracy skills of adults, has won the Military-Civilian Health Partnership Awards for Health Improvement and Promotion.
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Friday 18 Nov 2011 |
If colleges in England are to do ‘more with less' then the Government needs to cut ‘red-tape' and all colleges need to do more to engage with and respond to learners and their local communities, says the final report of the Colleges Inquiry published on 15 November.
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Monday 14 Nov 2011 |
NIACE is offering training for workplace assessors and trainers, to help them understand dyslexia, how to support people with dyslexia undertaking training or learning in the workplace and what the obligations of employers are under The Equality Act 2010.
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Tuesday 8 Nov 2011 |
As unemployment rates for women rise to the highest levels in 17 years, NIACE and the Skills Funding Agency have published a report setting out strategies for engaging women in pre-employment training and for supporting them to achieve and progress.
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Thursday 3 Nov 2011 |
Technology's potential to transform the delivery of learning and to widen participation in learning was explored at a NIACE conference, in London on Friday 4 November, which coincided with Get Online Week (30 October - 6 November).
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Wednesday 2 Nov 2011 |
NIACE welcomes the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) consultation on a post-results higher education (HE) admissions system, its ambition to put students at its heart, and the distinct needs of mature and part-time students recognised in the report.
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Monday 31 Oct 2011 |
NIACE has analysed over 6,500 responses from individuals and groups to its survey on informal adult community learning and has sent them to the Government to form part of its New Challenges, New Chances consultation.
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Monday 31 Oct 2011 |
NIACE members had the opportunity to make their voices heard in shaping the debate on the future of adult learning and on NIACE priorities at NIACE's Annual General Meeting (AGM) in London, on Thursday 27 October 2011.
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Wednesday 26 Oct 2011 |
With this year's Family Learning Festival (15-30 October) in full swing, NIACE's Lead on Learning and Families, Mandy Thomas, highlights the organisation's breadth of current family learning work.
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Thursday 20 Oct 2011 |
Teamv programme applications are now closed. The programme is in the process of selecting young adults for leadership opportunities in their communities.
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Thursday 20 Oct 2011 |
NIACE's full response to the Government's New Challenges, New Chances consultation - and its responses to the two accompanying consultations on FE loans and informal adult and community learning - are all available to read online.
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Tuesday 18 Oct 2011 |
NIACE is a founder member of the Age Action Alliance, launched this month, a network of national and local agencies working together to celebrate the lives of older people and to improve the lives of the most marginalised.
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Sunday 16 Oct 2011 |
Across the country local authorities brought together young people and adults in a range of events to learn about how local government works and discuss key local issues, during Local Democracy Week (10-16 October).
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Wednesday 12 Oct 2011 |
Learning providers funded through the Adult Skills Budget got to feedback to BIS on how they are finding the delivery of training for unemployed adults, by completing a NIACE online survey which closed on Friday 14 October.
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Thursday 6 Oct 2011 |
NIACE hopes that learndirect will continue to strive for the highest standards of learner support, following the announcement by the Ufi Charitable Trust (UCT) that it has sold Ufi Limited, the company behind the learndirect brand.
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Wednesday 5 Oct 2011 |
NIACE gave its full support to WorldSkills London 2011 (5-8 October) and hosted an exhibition stall at the world's largest, international skills competition.
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Wednesday 5 Oct 2011 |
Another 27 organisations from across England have secured a total of £900k in funding from the Skills Funding Agency to offer informal adult and community learning opportunities to help make the Big Society a reality.
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Monday 3 Oct 2011 |
Government and colleges need to work closely with employers, local authorities and other providers to revitalise and invigorate whole communities, said NIACE at the start of Colleges Week.
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Monday 26 Sep 2011 |
A national campaign aiming to provide one million opportunities for people across the UK to try new skills through ‘Have a Go' activities, runs from today until 8 October 2011. The September Skills Festival is being organised by NIACE and WorldSkills London 2011.
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Wednesday 21 Sep 2011 |
