Date published: 23/07/2008
The FE system continues to make a significant contribution to the skills of the nation, with success rates in FE at record levels (78 per cent) as shown in the LSC’s Annual Report and Accounts for 2007-08 Learning and Skills: changing lives, improving work and learner satisfaction remaining high at over 90 per cent.
Date published: 16/07/2008
Minister for Further Education Bill Rammell will today announce how a major building programme will deliver zero carbon, state-of-the-art FE colleges throughout England.
Date published: 11/07/2008
The Learning and Skills Council (LSC) today announces the winners of the national Apprenticeship Awards 2008. Now in their fifth year, the Awards are designed to recognise the hard work and commitment of people who are currently undertaking, or who have recently completed, an Apprenticeship, as well as the employers who are successfully using Apprenticeships to improve business performance.
Date published: 04/07/2008
;New research commissioned by the Learning and Skills Council’s (LSC) to highlight its Education Maintenance Allowance has revealed that a staggering quarter of English teenagers believe that education is not important in achieving their goals – showing that today’s teenagers clearly need a reality check when it comes to pursuing their dream career.
Date published: 25/06/2008
As the Adult Learning Grant (ALG) today celebrates its one year anniversary since national roll-out in 2007, figures show that the scheme has soared to success over the past 12 months, providing financial support to a massive 43,000 adult learners in England since the scheme began1. Take-up in this first year of national roll-out has hugely exceeded expectations and has proved just how popular the scheme is.
Date published: 24/06/2008
The Learning and Skills Council (LSC) has announced, Matthew Burgess, Vice Principal of Gloucestershire College of Arts and Technology, as College Finance Director of the Year 2008.
Date published: 17/06/2008
Today the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) announces record entries to the fifth national Apprenticeship Awards as the Government urges employers to offer Apprenticeship places. This year saw a forty per cent increase, with 1,400 entries from just over 1,000 last year.
Date published: 16/06/2008
Maths muddles are threatening to overshadow the happiest day of people’s lives, according to latest figures released by the Get On campaign*. With around a quarter of a million people expected to tie the knot this year, a poll of over 4,000 adults reveals that nearly a quarter (22 percent) of brides and grooms admit to failing to make a budget at all for their big day, leading to overspends which could cover the cost of a honeymoon.
Date published: 11/06/2008
New research released today reveals the barriers people feel stand in the way of them learning an additional skill. More than a third (39 percent) of adults blame a lack of time, while nearly a third (29 percent) of adults feel a lack of money is the main reason for them not learning a new skill. Sadly 13 percent of adults even said they felt they were too old to learn a new skill.
Date published: 03/06/2008
If you’re passionate about your Wii, live for nights-in with your Playstation and rush out to buy the newest games for your XBox, why not consider turning your passion into a career? There are thousands of opportunities in the computing and gaming industries, with only a course standing between you and your dream job. You could be putting your natural skills and interests to real work, and with the support of Education Maintenance Allowance you could get up to £30 per week to help with your studies.
