Open Book: Getting ex-offenders into higher education
Rinku Chatterjee takes a look at the Open Book project and speaks to its founder, Joe Baden, about getting ex-offenders into higher education. The Open…
Rinku Chatterjee
South London councils sign Skills Pledge.
“Representatives from South London authorities Croydon, Kingston and Merton, have signed the Skills Pledge in a bid to invest in training their staff, at an…
Members vote for Dr David Collins to be inaugral President
“After winning votes from 60% of British colleges, Dr David Collins, Principal of South Cheshire College, has become the inaugural President of the Association of…
Investment designed to help people back into work and imrove skills
“The Learning And Skills Council in collaboration with the London Skills And Employment Board will invest £600 million across the capital to help enhance skills…
Learning and Skills Beacons recognised for high standards.
“The Quality Improvement Agency (QIA) hailed seven further education providers as the winners of Learning and Skills Beacon status at a star-studded ceremony in central…
DIUS launches consultation on delivering adult education.
“A Government consultation, launched this week, has proposed to introduce virtual vouchers to help some adults fund their own informal learning.Spearheaded by organizations like Help…
Jetstream Ltd car would not have been possible without help from college
“A revolutionary open-topped retro sports car, the Jetstream J1, hand-built by twenty motor vehicle students of Cornwall College, Camborne, together with a local company, went…
Project is taking 1000 calls per week on the dedicated Skills helpline
LSC tracking public recognition of “Our Future. It’s in Our Hands” Spearheaded by LSC, England’s leading provider of high-quality education and training to young adults,…
Financial Services Skills Academy in Sutton Coldfield College
“Birmingham’s Sutton Coldfield College has been hailed as a major drive in the government’s initiative to plug the predicted future skills gap in the financial…
Inspectors say programme is successful alternative to traditional routes through Key Stage 4
“ The Young Apprenticeships Programme, launched by the Department for Education and Skills in September 2004, has improved considerably according to a report released by…