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New research - engaging NEETs in non-formal learning
29 May 2009
The National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) and the National Youth Agency (NYA), have this month released research examining.....
> Learn More Cameron proposes redistribution of power
27 May 2009
The Conservative Party leader, David Cameron, has signalled his support for Community Empowerment and outlined his intentions to restore.....
> Learn More Half of firms will not hire students this year
26 May 2009
New research from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) shows that just 49 per cent of companies plan to offer jobs.....
> Learn More Conservatives nominate universities to design new A levels
20 May 2009
The Conservatives have this week outlined plans to design tougher alternatives to the existing A levels. Voicing concerns that the current.....
> Learn More Government respond to the Houghton Review
18 May 2009
The Department for Communities and Local Government (CLG) and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), have this week released their.....
> Learn More Government commits
14 May 2009
DIUS has announced that it will support informal adult learning through a
> Learn More Job prospects continue to fall
11 May 2009
Employment prospects will continue to shrink, according to the latest Labour Market Outlook from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and.....
> Learn More NIACE - 'Adult learners lowest since 1997'
8 May 2009
A new survey today suggests that the proportion of adult learners in the UK is at its lowest level since Labour came to power.The National.....
> Learn More CFE shares UKCES ambition for the UK to become a world leader by 2020
8 May 2009
The UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) yesterday published its state of the nations report,
> Learn More Teething problems for Volunteer Brokerage Scheme
6 May 2009
The Government's new Volunteer Brokerage Scheme, which launched last week, has met with marked criticism from some in the third sector.The.....
> Learn More Academics criticise diplomas
5 May 2009
New exams designed to replace the old A-level system are "dire" and dominated by "fashionable issues" like diversity, social cohesion and.....
> Learn More UK Commission expected to argue that less money should be spent on quangos
1 May 2009
Less funding should be allocated to quangos with more being allocated on the
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