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Funding for literacy, numeracy and adult learning At the recent Association of Colleges Annual Conference, Vince Cable, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, reiterated the coalition government's commitment to free training for those who have left school without basic literacy and numeracy skills, and to continued funding for adult learning | |
ESOL case studies showing effective practice in Scotland can now be viewed on the ESOL Scotland website. These 18 case studies have been chosen as examples of effective practice in the provision and delivery of ESOL in Scotland. | |
A series of 16 one-minute films is now available, covering everything from search engines to social networking | |
Delivering for Scotland: The Government's Programme for Scotland 2010-2011 The Scottish Government has set out its legislative programme for the next parliamentary term. The programme includes new skills and training policies to address the requirements of the recession, and revision of the adult literacy and numeracy policy. | |
Questions and answers on Functional Skills Will Functional Skills in English replace the Certificate in ESOL Skills for Life? Will Functional Skills be available on-line and on demand? Answers to these and to other questions can be found in this information sheet from the Skills Funding Agency. | |
Progressive plans for higher education The Government has set out new progressive plans for reforms to higher education and student finance. The new system will come into effect for new entrants to the university system in 2012. | |
Informal adult and community learning resources The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has brought together a wide range of resources specially designed to support anyone with a passion for creating, supporting or delivering high quality informal learning | |
Skills for Life and The Spending Review The Government will continue to support basic skills provision in order to ensure individuals are given the chance to gain basic numeracy and literacy skills. However, English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) funding for people not in settled communities will be abolished in 2012. | |
Report on Adult Literacy and Numeracy in Scotland 2009/2010 The Annual Report on Adult Literacy and Numeracy in Scotland 2009/2010 is now available on the Learning and Teaching Scotland (LTS) website | |
The Government has received the report ‘Securing a Sustainable Future for Higher Education’ – an independent review of higher education and student finance |
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