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E-learning where are we and where are we going?

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:05:21 +0100

The results of this year’s Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) Learning and development survey could not be clearer when it comes to e-learning. The author analyses the results of the survey in this feature.

UK Education System Needs to Value Informal Learning

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:03:42 +0100

Education innovator Futurelab is calling for the UK education system to recognise the value of young people’s learning and skills achieved though informal activities outside of school.

CIPD’s response to the Leitch Review – What employers want?

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 18:10:50 +0100

At a DIUS Select Committee hearing last month, Lord Leitch defended his Review of skills, as the most in depth and extensive research of its kind. But employers and politicians alike have been more pragmatic. CIPD explores.

Skills and the knowledgeable society

Tue, 27 May 2008 18:27:24 +0100

"The economic and social health of a community, region or country are inextricably linked. My concern is that by focussing on skills and the knowledge economy, we could be neglecting the knowledgeable society…" says Helen Milner.

Case Study: Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council meets Government eLearning targets and realises its ICT vision for schools

Mon, 19 May 2008 16:38:35 +0100

Tom Ormerod, Learning Portal Development Manager at the council explains how his team have achieved ICT enabled learning for the area’s young learners and gives advice to other Local Authorities on the cost savings they could make.

Making Skills Work for Wales

Mon, 12 May 2008 20:28:56 +0100

Wales is set to enter a new phase in the development of its workforce, as it pursues a bold vision to create a strong, sustainable economy, based on full employment and highly-skilled jobs. The Minister discusses the Welsh vision for skills in this piece.

Rotherham Council e-learning experience

Mon, 12 May 2008 20:22:01 +0100

Steve Day from Rotherham Council discusses in-depth the local authority's approach to e-learning and how it fits with their work force development plans. He also touches upon the efficiency savings and the challenges they had to overcome.

The learning platform agenda: addressing the next step

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:08:03 +0100

Jon Case, Chief Executive Birchfield Interactive discusses the benefits of procuring SCORM-compliant curriculum-mapped content for learning platforms and how this can ensure consistency for ICT and huge cost savings for LAs!

Collaboration and local skills policy in the UK

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 17:43:37 +0100

The authors, Susannah Constable and Katy Morris discuss some of the options open to local and sub-regional government to improve productivity gap and the challenge presented by a lack of engagement from business.

The key to the promotion of Roma rights: early and inclusive education”

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:16:40 +0100

The Commissioner of Human Rights discusses the plight of the Roma people in Europe and urges for a comprehensive approach to address this injustice while arguing for giving Roma children inclusive quality education as part of the solution.