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The Learning Journey
March 20th 2006
A DfES resource that sets out the various stages in the Skills for Life learning process

Qualifications for Welsh for Adults teachers
March 15th 2006
Teacher trainers in Wales are developing new qualifications for staff who teach Welsh to adults

Go ahead for Skills for Life recognition scheme
March 15th 2006
A major project to provide a professional recognition scheme for a substantial number of Skills for Life practitioners in England will be launched in late Spring

Distance Learning Postgraduate Studies in Adult Literacy, Numeracy and ESOL
March 10th 2006
10 week modular programmes for experienced practitioners from the University of Lancaster

Skills for Life: Improving Teaching, Learning and Quality
February 27th 2006
Tips on improving teaching, learning and quality linked to the main findings of the Ofsted and ALI Survey of 2003

Assessment and Verification Training
February 7th 2006
Information on training courses based around the current National Occupational Standards for Assessment and Verification

Challenge Project Launch 6th March 2006
February 2nd 2006
Launch event for Skills for Life practitioners in Tyne and Wear: ICT, the new Skill for Life – are you ready?

Exploring Grammar and Developing Reading Skills
February 1st 2006
A new e-learning CD-ROM to support the delivery of the Level 4 Literacy Subject Specifications

Introduction to Teaching Financial Literacy and Basic Skills
January 27th 2006
The Basic Skills Agency are holding a series of events to support practitioners new to teaching financial literacy