Plan for jobs and skills
An overview of the government’s plan for jobs that includes a boost for worksearch, skills and apprenticeships to support economic recovery.
Other Tag: Strategy
Leitch Report and Skills for Life
The final report of the Leitch review of the UK’s long term skills needs, published in 2006, called for 95% of British adults to have basic numeracy and literacy by 2020.
PD North
PD North is the home of the Northern Professional Exchange, a project managed by ccConsultancy on behalf of the Education and Training Foundation. Joining PD North will enable you to share and develop your practice within your subject specialist area.
Adult Learning Technology Innovation Fund
The Government is investing £5 million to encourage technology companies to develop cutting-edge solutions, utilising AI and automation, to improve the quality of online learning for adults.
Government launches EdTech Strategy
The Government’s Education Technology strategy identifies five areas of opportunity where technology can be used to bring about a step change in education, and has a delivery target date of 2021.
Institutes of Technology announced
The government has named the first 12 Institutes of Technology, which it says will be unique collaborations between universities, FE colleges, and employers including Nissan, Siemens and Microsoft. They will specialise in delivering higher level technical training at level four and five in STEM subjects, including digital, advanced manufacturing and engineering.
Incentive programmes for the recruitment and retention of teachers in FE
This research, commissioned by the DfE and carried out by CooperGibson Research, aimed to identify the strategies or incentives which may most effectively drive recruitment and retention of FE teachers. A key finding was that although financial incentives may help drive recruitment, high-quality mentoring and support are key to retention.
Effective practice in the delivery and teaching of English and Mathematics to 16-18 year olds
Report from the Department for Education on effective teaching and provision of English and mathematics to those without GCSE grades A* to C
Functional skills reform – employer consultation key findings
An update on the consultations, including the employer consultation key findings. The consultations have been designed to achieve an up-dated set of standards, functional skills subject content and, ultimately, functional skills maths and English qualifications, recognised and valued by employers.
Society for Education and Training (SET) launches
The Society for Education and Training (SET) is the new professional membership organisation of the Education and Training Foundation for practitioners working in the post-16 education and training sector.
Welfare Reform Bill 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 range of reforms that aim to make the benefits and tax credits systems fairer and simpler.
Information on Skills for Life and Functional Skills from the SFA
The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) website now contains a compendium of information and fact sheets on Skills for Life and Functional Skills