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Development of functional skills Support for providers is available from LSIS expert advisors to assist in the creation and implementation of functional skills strategic plans | |
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| Want to get a specialist teaching qualification? New programmes starting Sept 2011 at the Teaching Development Centre, Newcastle College |
New welfare rules will give jobseekers work experience Jobseekers who need additional support to get back to work could be referred onto Mandatory Work Activity placements under new welfare rules laid in Parliament this month. | |
Statement on Minimum Contract Level Policy The Skills Funding Agency has confirmed the exemptions policy in respect of the Minimum Contract Level (MCL): General FE colleges, Specialist Colleges (for example, Art and Design), large employers contracted to the National Employer Service, Higher Education Institutions, Sixth Form Colleges and Schools (including Academies and University Technical Colleges) are all exempt from the application of a MCL. | |
Full and Part Learner Subsidies for Learners aged 19 and older This revised document now has additional amends which will assist providers in fully understanding the changes for 2011/12. It is available to download from the Skills Funding Agency website. | |
The Evaluation of the Functional Skills Pilot Summative Report is now available The report, which is now available to download, concludes that functional skills qualifications are expected to improve learners’ skills in English, ICT and mathematics, and that their impact on attainment in associated learning programmes such as Apprenticeship frameworks and Foundation Learning is likely to be significant. | |
£50m Growth and Innovation Fund Secretary of State for Business, Vince Cable, and Minister for Skills, John Hayes, have launched a £50 million fund to help businesses develop the skills they need to drive growth. | |
Ofsted has launched a website area showcasing good practice across the sectors that it inspects and regulates. | |
Lifelong Learning UK transfer of responsibilities The footprint responsibilities of the Sector Skills Council (SSC) for Lifelong Learning (LLUK) will be transferred to the Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) when the SSC ceases to operate from 1st April 2011. |
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