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Free ICT Taster sessions / Workshops

Debbie Connelly — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 10:57:47 +0000

Communities 2.0 are offering free ICT workshops! The digital inclusion project aims to provide opportunities for people to engage with technology. As a way to find out what works in the community and what sort of training would most benefit users we are looking to run a variety of tester session for free. For further information please see:

Moving On with Basic Skills – A Conference

Debbie Connelly — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:36:26 +0000

Flintshire Local Voluntary Council are hosting the following Conference:
Moving On with Basic Skills – A Conference at 10.00 a.m – 3.30 p.m. on Wednesday, 23^rd September 2009 at The Pavilion, Llandrindod Wells, Powys. For more information the Agenda and Booking form are available to download.

Junior Master Chef – New Series!

Debbie Connelly — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:21:28 +0000

The BBC are launching a new series of Junior Master Chef, so if you know of a 9-12 year old interested in cooking, the closing date for applications is 30^th September 2009. They must have their parent’s permission before completing the form and be available for filming from 26^th October 2009. For more information and your application form, visit the website.

Village SOS

Debbie Connelly — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:42:07 +0000

Village SOS, an exciting new initiative from the Big Lottery Fund and the BBC , launched on 1 June on BBC One’s The One Show. It is searching for six UK villages with a great business idea and six enterprising individuals to act as Village Champions to help them achieve their ambitions . For more information go to www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/villagesos.

Strategy Launched: ‘Skills That Work for Wales’ – An Employment & Skills Action Plan

Carys Miles — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:44:35 +0000

This document is a new skills and employment strategy and action Plan which builds upon and replaces the Skills and Employment Action Plan 2005. The strategy provides a response to the Leitch Review of Skills in the UK and the independent review of the mission and purpose of Further Education (Promise and Performance). This strategy describes the ‘One Wales’ ambition for a highly educated, skilled and high employment Wales. It builds on previous strategies and action plans including The Learning Country: Vision into Action, Wales: A Vibrant Economy, the Skills and Employment Action Plan of 2005, and Words Talk – Numbers Count, our Basic Skills Strategy (2005).

The strategy and action plan include: new approaches to funding; a more demand responsive skills and business support service; integrated skills and employment services delivered through partnership between the Assembly Government and Department of Work and Pensions; and the transformation of the learning network.

As the Webb Review noted, we must make best use of public funds and secure good value for money for our investment in ACL. In September 2008 we (Welsh Assembly Government) will publish for consultation a draft policy on ACL, to improve the way we plan, fund and deliver this type of learning, so that it better reflects local priorities. Neath Port Talbot CVS will provide details of the proposed consultation when it becomes available.

You can download a copy of the report.