http://www.skillstories.org/noticeboard/ en Anita.powell@bitc.org.uk Copyright 2009 2009-06-10T08:34:00+00:00 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skillstories/lPty/~3/NVY6GYlly9o/ http://www.skillstories.org/site/new-department-for-business-innovation-skills/#When:08:34:00Z New Department for Business, Innovation & Skills to lead fight against recession and build now for future prosperity 2009-06-10T08:34:00+00:00 http://www.skillstories.org/site/new-department-for-business-innovation-skills/#When:08:34:00Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skillstories/lPty/~3/oBMDz4kL8fE/ http://www.skillstories.org/site/renewed-push-for-adult-learning/#When:13:21:00Z Pubs, museums and churches could be used for adult education classes in a £20m government plan to promote informal learning in England. The government’s White Paper on adult education proposes that more than 7,000 rooms in public buildings and private firms could provide space for lessons. 2009-03-23T13:21:00+00:00 http://www.skillstories.org/site/renewed-push-for-adult-learning/#When:13:21:00Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skillstories/lPty/~3/KLHJpr4d1rk/ http://www.skillstories.org/site/teachers-lack-skills-awareness/#When:11:40:01Z A majority of teachers would rate their knowledge of apprenticeships as “poor” or “very poor”, a survey suggests. 2009-03-23T11:40:01+00:00 http://www.skillstories.org/site/teachers-lack-skills-awareness/#When:11:40:01Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skillstories/lPty/~3/QUJLkORpYf4/ http://www.skillstories.org/site/over-correcting-on-job-cuts-to-refresh-the-workforce/#When:10:54:01Z It may be the worst job market since the Great Depression, but here is the good news: some companies are still hiring - to recruit new talent and replace non-performing employees. 2009-03-20T10:54:01+00:00 http://www.skillstories.org/site/over-correcting-on-job-cuts-to-refresh-the-workforce/#When:10:54:01Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skillstories/lPty/~3/U7yeYANB718/ http://www.skillstories.org/site/progress-on-apprenticeships-skills-children-and-learning-bill/#When:11:43:00Z The purpose of the bill is to provide a right to those in work to request time off for training; strengthen confidence in qualifications by legislating to establish Qfqual; establish the Skills Funding Agency which will take over responsibility in 2010 for adult skills funding from the Learning and Skill Council; and establish the National Apprenticeship Service to administer the expanded apprenticeship programme. The Bill is intended to create a skills system that is more flexible and responsive to the needs of individual learners and businesses. The Bill is currently going through the House of Commons. 2009-03-19T11:43:00+00:00 http://www.skillstories.org/site/progress-on-apprenticeships-skills-children-and-learning-bill/#When:11:43:00Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skillstories/lPty/~3/tXs-XNmkvlw/ http://www.skillstories.org/site/britain-still-has-some-cards-to-play-in-the-global-struggle-for-skills/#When:16:06:00Z Hamish McRae: Where will the jobs be when the economy recovers? Or, to put the point more brutally, what can we do in this country that other people can’t do just as well? 2009-03-11T16:06:00+00:00 http://www.skillstories.org/site/britain-still-has-some-cards-to-play-in-the-global-struggle-for-skills/#When:16:06:00Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skillstories/lPty/~3/ZlIBhTcmgC8/ http://www.skillstories.org/site/letters-beating-the-recession-by-maximising-skills/#When:13:37:00Z In order for the UK to emerge from this recession and to avoid another businesses, educationalists and trainers must maximise skills 2009-03-10T13:37:00+00:00 http://www.skillstories.org/site/letters-beating-the-recession-by-maximising-skills/#When:13:37:00Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skillstories/lPty/~3/GXjJwZcdKa0/ http://www.skillstories.org/site/adult-numeracy-and-literacy-to-be-tackled-in-1bn-campaign/#When:10:55:00Z Plans to improve the numeracy and literacy skills of one million adults to help them to get and keep jobs were published today by Sion Simon, Minister for Further Education. Skills for Life: Changing lives updates the Government’s successful Skills for Life strategy launched in 2001, which has helped transform the lives and the employability of nearly 3 million learners. 2009-03-09T10:55:00+00:00 http://www.skillstories.org/site/adult-numeracy-and-literacy-to-be-tackled-in-1bn-campaign/#When:10:55:00Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skillstories/lPty/~3/DWqoe2zRkUE/ http://www.skillstories.org/site/the-training-game-and-what-lluk-is-doing-to-support-the-system/#When:10:48:00Z It’s tempting to cut training costs in a recession - an expense under close scrutiny in many organisations. But will short-term savings now lead to tears later? 2009-02-26T10:48:00+00:00 http://www.skillstories.org/site/the-training-game-and-what-lluk-is-doing-to-support-the-system/#When:10:48:00Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skillstories/lPty/~3/zNYSUPeRK-M/ http://www.skillstories.org/site/two-million-fewer-adults-learning/#When:11:06:00Z Fewer adults in England are benefiting from adult education classes, figures obtained by the Conservatives show. More money is being put into apprenticeships. 2009-02-18T11:06:00+00:00 http://www.skillstories.org/site/two-million-fewer-adults-learning/#When:11:06:00Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skillstories/lPty/~3/uQ3XVk-lVak/ http://www.skillstories.org/news/theres-no-such-thing-as-a-bad-job-especially-now/#When:14:39:00Z Steve Easterbrook: Youngsters must drop their prejudices against ‘low-skill’ jobs and companies must help to bridge the work-school divide The celebrations of the class of 2009 will be unusually muted. The thousands of young people finishing GCSEs, A levels and finals will enter a difficult world. Staying on in education has become tougher, with a squeeze on university places predicted. And competition for jobs will be tougher still. Office for National Statistics data shows that 18 to 24-year-olds are bearing the brunt of unemployment, which is running at 16.1 per cent in this age group, the highest since 1994. It is unlikely to have peaked. To read more click here 2009-06-30T14:39:00+00:00 http://www.skillstories.org/news/theres-no-such-thing-as-a-bad-job-especially-now/#When:14:39:00Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skillstories/lPty/~3/mNV9qHk2hNg/ http://www.skillstories.org/news/chris-jones-confirmed-as-guest-speaker-for-yorkshire-employer-event/#When:18:53:00Z The director general of City & Guilds has now offically been confirmed as guest speaker in the forthcoming Yorkshire employer event. Developing Your Business For The Future is scheduled for June 18th at Carnegie Stadium, Leeds. More details can be found in the events section of this website. 2009-04-28T18:53:00+00:00 http://www.skillstories.org/news/chris-jones-confirmed-as-guest-speaker-for-yorkshire-employer-event/#When:18:53:00Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skillstories/lPty/~3/LEZxgtjkbcM/ http://www.skillstories.org/news/free-one-day-consultancy-to-analyse-literacy-language-and-numeracy-lln-embe/#When:10:56:00Z FREE one day consultancy for Train to Gain providers Act now to access this free consultancy in how to analyse literacy, language and numeracy (LLN) embedded in job tasks. What will the consultancy include? Work-shadowing a particular role(s) for part of the day to analyse the LLN skills embedded in the job task(s). This part of the consultancy will need to take place in the workplace. As the provider, you choose what job roles / tasks you would be interested in and identify an opportunity with the employer. A brief report of the LLN job task analysis. To book a consultancy visit - please complete the attached booking form and return it to: Trevor Jones, LLU+, London South Bank University, 103 Borough Road, London, SE1 0AA. For more information see the attached leaflet or contact Trevor Jones on jonest2@lsbu.ac.uk or phone 0207 815 6260. This offer must be taken up before the end of March. 2009-03-11T10:56:00+00:00 http://www.skillstories.org/news/free-one-day-consultancy-to-analyse-literacy-language-and-numeracy-lln-embe/#When:10:56:00Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skillstories/lPty/~3/MAK2tiEhN8M/ http://www.skillstories.org/news/government-training-support-untangling-access/#When:15:31:01Z Huge government resources are dedicated to training, but the schemes on offer often baffle those trying to access them. Guy Sheppard finds out how HR can best unravel the mess.... 2009-02-18T15:31:01+00:00 http://www.skillstories.org/news/government-training-support-untangling-access/#When:15:31:01Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skillstories/lPty/~3/C-JZ74vDiQs/ http://www.skillstories.org/news/heres-your-chance-to-receive-the-new-quick-reads-book-set/#When:15:20:00Z The Quick Reads Team would be grateful if you could spare a few moments to tell us how you have used Quick Reads over the last 3 years and the impact they have had on your workplace.  This questionnaire will take just a few minutes to complete.  We truly value your feedback and comments, as they will help us to improve the Quick Reads campaign. Please complete the form before the 13th February. All forms completed and returned will be entered in to a draw for one of five sets of Quick Reads. They each contain 60 books, and come with their own display stand! That’s not all - the first 500 replies will receive the international bestselling book, A Place of Execution by Val McDermid which was recently adapted for TV. Take the survey below: http://www.niace.org.uk/survey/TakeSurvey.asp?PageNumber=1&SurveyID=3J04734137lKG 2009-02-03T15:20:00+00:00 http://www.skillstories.org/news/heres-your-chance-to-receive-the-new-quick-reads-book-set/#When:15:20:00Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skillstories/lPty/~3/uBkyIwWkvgA/ http://www.skillstories.org/news/vorderman-heads-maths-task-force/#When:10:17:00Z Carol Vorderman, the former co-host of Channel 4 gameshow Countdown, is to head a maths task force for David Cameron, the Conservatives have said. 2009-02-03T10:17:00+00:00 http://www.skillstories.org/news/vorderman-heads-maths-task-force/#When:10:17:00Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skillstories/lPty/~3/Fc0Gd5VITYg/ http://www.skillstories.org/news/eleven-top-firms-made-the-skills-pledge/#When:09:22:00Z Today almost 200,000 workers are set to benefit from training as eleven top firms make the Skills Pledge. Phones4u, Network Rail, BUPA, British Gas and others committed to support all employees to acquire basic literacy and numeracy skills and work towards their first Level 2 qualification – the equivalent of five good GCSEs – in the areas relevant to their business. Tom Shorten, operations director, Phones 4u, said: “It’s without question or hesitation that we consider skills a number one priority and this is why I am making the Skills Pledge on behalf of Phones 4u today. If anything, current market conditions make it even more important for all our staff to be the best they can be. We know from experience that a better skilled workforce drives a more successful business.” 2009-01-30T09:22:00+00:00 http://www.skillstories.org/news/eleven-top-firms-made-the-skills-pledge/#When:09:22:00Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skillstories/lPty/~3/RrN46sZqlKs/ http://www.skillstories.org/news/benefits-of-esol-training-for-businesses/#When:15:20:00Z The Campaign for Learning, a national charity, is undertaking research to explore the benefits of ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) training for businesses/organisations, and needs your help. We are trying to identify employers that can participate in telephone interviews, which will take no more than 30 minutes. Questions will focus on: Employees’ ESOL requirements and provision Impact of ESOL training on work areas such as communication and teamwork skills, working practices and quality of products. Are you an employer that supports or most recently supported ESOL provision? Or do you know of such an employer? If yes, we would like to hear from you by 25th February 2009. For further information or to register your interest, please contact Eva Amalathas on: Tel: 020 7766 0000 or Email: eamalathas@cflearning.org.uk Address: 19 Buckingham Street, London WC2N 6EF We look forward to hearing from you. 2009-01-27T15:20:00+00:00 http://www.skillstories.org/news/benefits-of-esol-training-for-businesses/#When:15:20:00Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skillstories/lPty/~3/z7HJb_4dFNA/ http://www.skillstories.org/news/nominate-now-for-the-adult-learners-week-awards-2009/#When:11:52:01Z If you know someone whose remarkable learning achievements deserve recognition and could inspire others, then nominate them for an Adult Learners’ Week Award. We want to hear the remarkable stories of how learning has transformed people’s lives.  The awards are a great way of celebrating the achievements of learners and, in doing so, encouraging others to get involved as well. Our winners come from a variety of backgrounds, but all have remarkable learning stories which inspire others to have a go. We have a variety of awards for learners who have learnt as individuals, in a group or as a family, as well as the Opening Doors Awards for projects whose innovative approach motivates and inspires learners. Everyone nominated will receive a Certificate of Achievement, and the winners will be invited to an awards ceremony and receive a learning voucher. Making a nomination is straightforward and easy - and can be done online or by post. 2009-01-09T11:52:01+00:00 http://www.skillstories.org/news/nominate-now-for-the-adult-learners-week-awards-2009/#When:11:52:01Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skillstories/lPty/~3/WVG7O0in3Rg/ http://www.skillstories.org/news/skills-champion-says-skills-development-more-crucial-than-ever-in-tough-tim/#When:10:41:00Z Ruth Spellman is the chief executive of the Chartered Management Institute and a Business in the Community Skills Champion.  For more information about Skills Champions go to http://www.bitc.org.uk/workplace/skills/our_skills_champions.html 2009-01-08T10:41:00+00:00 http://www.skillstories.org/news/skills-champion-says-skills-development-more-crucial-than-ever-in-tough-tim/#When:10:41:00Z