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Invite to bid for the new Stepping Up in Sustainability Fund
LSIS is pleased to invite bids from learning and skills provider organisations to join the new Stepping Up in Sustainability (SuS) Fund.
Posted: 09/06/2010

Learn from museums and archives
A range of development opportunities for professionals working with children and young people have been announced by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA).
Posted: 24/05/2010

Meet the modern lifelong learning workforce
Lifelong Learning UK have released additional further education video case studies, which focus on specialist colleges and the continuing professional development of teachers/tutors/trainers
Posted: 20/05/2010

CBI education and skills survey 2010
Demand for highly-skilled people will intensify during the recovery, and employers fear they will not be able to find people with the skills they need to fill high-level jobs, a new survey reveals.
Posted: 18/05/2010

Employability application guide
Through consultation with stakeholders and the relevant community of practice, Lifelong Learning UK have produced an application guide that defines the skills, knowledge and understanding that any teacher, tutor or trainer will need to support the development of employability skills in their learners.
Posted: 18/05/2010

LSIS Brief Guide to the National Employer Skills Survey for England 2010
LSIS have produced a summary of the National Employer Skills Survey for England: Key findings report.
Posted: 17/05/2010

You and your money
Are your learners interested in making more informed decisions about their personal finances?
An Open University course You and your money have free and subsidised places available to adults living on low incomes.
Posted: 29/04/2010

Skills Funding Agency: New skills landscape begins operation from April
From 1 April 2010 the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) will be replaced by the Skills Funding Agency, for adult skills, and the Young People's Learning Agency, for under-19s.
Posted: 30/03/2010

Myth buster: English and mathematics standards among young people
‘Too many young people are not able to read or write when they leave secondary school’
In 2009 62 per cent of pupils in England achieved at least Grade C in GCSE English compared with 48 per cent in 1997. We have listened to employers’ concerns and introduced functional skills into the core curriculum and qualifications which will specifically demonstrate whether young people have the skills that employers need.
Posted: 30/03/2010

It is not too late to book Functional Skills Support training
The Functional Skills Support Programme will continue to offer training support and advice until the end of August 2010.
Posted: 30/03/2010