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Review of Skills for Life Training in the Armed Forces
April 4th 2005
A summary of the main findings from the recent ALI inspection of initial training in the armed forces
Changes in inspection, what they mean for you
April 4th 2005
A publication from the Adult Learning Inspectorate to enable providers to prepare themselves for inspections from the 1st of April 2005
Examples of Good Practice in Skills for Life Provision
April 2nd 2005
More examples of good practice in Skills for Life provision are now available from the Excalibur Good Practice database on the Adult Learning Inspectorate website
National Audit Office confirms that 750K target has been reached
December 15th 2004
A National Audit Office report on improving adult literacy, numeracy and language has confirmed estimated figures that the Government has achieved its Public Service Agreement targ … Read more
Why Colleges Succeed and Why Colleges Fail
December 6th 2004
Two reports now available from OFSTED looking at why colleges fail and why they succeed
Summary of changes to the CIF
November 24th 2004
A summary of the proposed changes to the Common Inspection Framework
Skills for Life Provision for Offenders in the Community
August 17th 2004
The Adult Learning Inspectorate (ALI) has published its report on Skills for Life provision for offenders in the community in England and Wales
Good Practice Database
August 16th 2004
Excalibur is part of the Adult Learning Inspectorate (ALI) website and contains important information for providers on good practice.
Essential Skills Quality Forum, Kirkley Hall
July 14th 2004
The minutes from the Essential Skills Quality Forum, held at Kirkley Hall on the 20th of June, can now be found on the site
Basic Skills Quality Initiative (BSQI) Report
January 23rd 2004
Outcomes of the BSQI Training and Development Programme 2000-2003