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Welfare Reform Bill 2011
February 16th 2011
On 16 February 2011 the Welfare Reform Bill was introduced to Parliament. The Bill legislates for the biggest change to the welfare system for over 60 years, and introduces a wide … Read more
Information on Skills for Life and Functional Skills from the SFA
September 30th 2010
The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) website now contains a compendium of information and fact sheets on Skills for Life and Functional Skills
Skills Funding Agency Chief Executive warns on ‘money running out’
September 16th 2010
In a tough speech at the Further Education Mergers, Confederations and Shared Partnerships 2010 conference, Skills Funding Agency Chief Executive Geoff Russell warned senior sector … Read more
Literacy.ie
February 6th 2009
Literacy.ie is a new website developed by the National Adult Literacy Agency (NALA) that aims to bring together all NALA’s existing sites and provide the most comprehensive informa … Read more
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
New strategy for learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities
June 19th 2007
Ministers have launched a cross government strategy to support people with learning difficulties and/or disabilities to achieve fulfilling lives and further their education
1.5m learners beat their skills gremlins and gain qualifications as Government hits skills target
February 20th 2007
The 2007 interim target for the Government’s Skills for Life strategy has been reached
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
Workplace Skills for Life – the Future
January 22nd 2007
Robert Nurden of The Network writes on the current state of play in workplace Skills for Life and the challenges and opportunities it faces in the future
Shoppers targeted by the Get On campaign
January 1st 2007
100,000 ‘sales calculator’ cards have been given away to bargain hunters to remind them of the importance of brushing up their maths skills