Adult Skills Summit highlights urgent need to protect adult learning in London
Leaders from across the adult education and skills sector came together for a landmark London Adult Skills Summit, sending a clear message about the value…
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New Policy Report Calls for Regional Education Partnerships to Drive Skills Development
A major new report from the Lifelong Education Institute, reveals how England’s shifting regional policy has hampered skills provision and collaboration between education institutions, businesses…
What the OECD’s Survey of Adult Skills Means for Essential Skills
According to the latest OECD survey, the progress in developing essential skills in England is mixed. While young people’s skills have improved, 8.5 million adults…
What is Needed from the Devolution of Adult Skills
The UK skills sector is set to undergo significant changes under the new Labour government. The Labour Party have already suggested a growing focus on…
It’s time to bring back Skills Accounts to kick start Lifelong Education and Training
The UK has a longstanding problem with low levels of productivity and skill utilisation. Adult Skills Accounts, done properly, could stimulate demand for education and…
Grants of up to £50,000 available to organisations using technology to transform skills for work
Applications for a VocTech Seed grant from Ufi VocTech Trust are now open.Grants of between £15,000 to £50,000 are available for projects lasting three to…
Spreading the skills message – with a little help from a fortune teller
Hundreds of shoppers in Leeds have been discovering more about adult education – thanks to a mysterious-looking visitor. Zoltar, a mechanised fortune teller (best known…