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£270m a year down the drain on failed recruitment - can technology help?

SarahJonesLearning technology has come on leaps and bounds in the last few years. An interactive whiteboard used to be as exciting as it got, but I recently read grandmothers in the UK are using Skype to teach school children thousands of miles away on the subcontinent.

Children in the Indian city of Pune are learning the story of "Not Now Bernard" thanks to The Granny Cloud project, the brainchild of Prof Sugata Mitra who’s best known for the...

Further Education recruitment tips

Paul_PhillipsHave you seen those jobs that appear regularly in the Sunday Times looking for a Chief Executive or Director? As I sat down on Sunday evening...

Tougher apprenticeships will signal an end for Britain’s ‘conveyor belt’ of skills

MFarrarThe Government’s announcement to lengthen the duration of apprenticeships will help to ensure better quality workers which is vital for the...

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£270m a year down the drain on failed recruitment - can technology help?

Wednesday, 16 May 2012

SarahJonesLearning technology has come on leaps and bounds in the last few years. An interactive whiteboard used to be as...

Audits clear A4e of fraud

Tuesday, 15 May 2012

chris-grayling-dwpWelfare-to-work firm A4e has announced that it has been cleared of fraud under audits undertaken by the Department...

269 employers bid for £250m vocational training pilot

Tuesday, 15 May 2012

stockPCA £250m government pilot set up to help businesses design and develop their own vocational training programmes has...

Further Education recruitment tips

Tuesday, 15 May 2012

Paul_PhillipsHave you seen those jobs that appear regularly in the Sunday Times looking for a Chief Executive or Director? As I...

India’s educational sector widens the field for UK based FE providers

Monday, 14 May 2012

StockpencilsThe burgeoning landscape of India’s educational field has received a welcome boost in interest with the new Foreign...

Third of adults have not participated in learning since leaving full-time education, says survey

Monday, 14 May 2012

naice-logo-1More than one-third of adults have not participated in learning since leaving full-time education, a survey has...

Tougher apprenticeships will signal an end for Britain’s ‘conveyor belt’ of skills

Friday, 11 May 2012

MFarrarThe Government’s announcement to lengthen the duration of apprenticeships will help to ensure better quality workers...

Wales offers £3k to encourage more student teachers to work in FE

Thursday, 10 May 2012

StockBooks2The Welsh government is offering student teachers grants of up to £3,000 for the 2012/13 academic year to encourage...

LSIS announces 5 new board trustees

Wednesday, 09 May 2012

lsis-newThe Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) has unveiled the next five trustees who will join its 12-strong...

Young people view links to employers as the key to their career success

Tuesday, 08 May 2012

ChrisJonesnewOf all of the challenges our country faces, the number of unemployed young people will cause the most long-term...

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