Latest News

Learning and Skills Council’s Statement of Priorities
November 16th 2007
The Learning and Skills Council’s priorities and key actions from 2008/2009 to 2010/2011 include a right to basic skills training where needed, coupled with the biggest ever invest … Read more

North West Strategic Implementation Plan for Learners with Learning Difficulties
February 4th 2007
The Learning and Skills Council has published for consultation their proposed strategic implementation plan for provision of learning for learners with learning difficulties and/or … Read more

An update on the QIA Teaching and Learning Change Programme
October 31st 2006
The next phase of the QIA National Teaching and Learning Change Programme (Subject Learning Coach) is about to begin

LSC Annual Statement of Priorities and Skills for Life
October 23rd 2006
Main points in respect of Skills for Life from two recently published reports from the Learning and Skills Council

An innovative approach to delivery of Literacy and Numeracy in the workplace
October 12th 2006
Embedding Skills for Life in the Waste Management Industry – a review from WAMITAB

English Language Provision Gives ‘Serious Cause For Concern’
October 5th 2006
Key findings from an independent inquiry led by NIACE

New Learning Standards for Learning Support
October 4th 2006
Lifelong Learning UK is running a number of events this autumn to consult on draft national occupational standards for learning support staff

Maths4Life national conference
September 20th 2006
The next Maths4Life national conference will be held in London on Monday, 26 February 2007

Train to Gain Employer Training Scheme
September 14th 2006
The Train to Gain scheme aimed to help more than half a million learners across England to achieve a first full Level 2 qualification by the end of 2010.

Snapshot survey of Skills for Life staff
September 6th 2006
The first in-depth analysis of qualifications held by Skills for Life staff is about to get underway at Lifelong Learning UK