We are pleased to announce that EMCETT's Kevin Martin has been named the LSIS Regional Coaching Ambassador for the East Midlands. We will be putting on events in the New Year to cascade the positive message of coaching approaches in
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December 13, 2010
Regional Coaching Ambassador for the East Midlands
November 12, 2010
An additional £1000 for providers to spend on LSIS improvement services
Good news. LSIS is giving every provider an additional £1000 worth of credit in their LSIS account to mark the start of the new academic year. The total amount of credit in your LSIS account is for your organisation to
August 25, 2010
Blended-Learning Teacher Training
Currently we have over 230 trainees following the EMCETT blended-learning PTLLS and DTLLS programmes through partner institutions ranging from Plymouth to Gateshead. The number of organisations delivering our OCR approved SfL Specialised L5 Diplomas is also growing each month. We
Apply now! Closing date: 10 September 2010 From embedding LLN in the curriculum to developing delivery models. With this tailored support programme you will: develop high quality teaching and learning; enable learners to develop literacy, language and numeracy; and
August 6, 2010
David Collins LSIS CEO talks about getting more for less
Source: FE News "As the clouds of the Comprehensive Spending Review begin to gather on the horizon there can be few in the Learning and Skills Sector that are not beginning to batten down the hatches and prepare for
August 6, 2010
LSIS Policy Update, 2010 No's 6 and 7
The LSIS Policy Update is published by the Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) and has been included here for the convenience of our members. The purpose of these guides is to stimulate discussion and debate. Policy Update
August 5, 2010
The Intelligence e-Group Despatch, Vol 5 No 7
The Intelligence e-Group Despatch is a free briefing service for the Further Education sector in England (colleges, school sixth forms, work-based learning, adult/community learning, etc.) Click here for the e-news briefing; Intelligence e-Group Despatch Vol 5 No 7.doc
The UK Commission for Employment and Skills, says that 10 million people need to improve their skills if the UK is to achieve its ambition of being in the top eight countries in the world for skills, jobs and
August 4, 2010
Supporting new teachers: grants for initial teacher training
Ministers have confirmed that a non means tested Fee Grant of £400 will be available in 2010/11 to support those teachers, tutors and trainers commencing Diploma level ITT qualifications on a Part Time basis from September 2010. The Institute for
Employers, individuals, colleges, training organisations and representative organisations are asked to share their ideas on how they would like skills policy to be set out in the future. Skills for Sustainable Growth A consultation on the future direction of skills
The final report of an Independent Review of Fees and Co-funding in Further Education in England contains recommendations for a series of simple but powerful shifts in funding of education for adults in this country. The Review was undertaken by
August 2, 2010
LSIS Policy Update, 2010 No 5
The LSIS Policy Update is published by the Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) and has been included here for the convenience of our members. The purpose of these guides is to stimulate discussion and debate. Policy Update
July 26, 2010
Kathryn Robinson
"It is with considerable sadness that we have to report that Kathryn Robinson has died following a long and courageous struggle with her illness. Those of you that knew Kathryn in her role as IfL Connection for EMCETT will
May 20, 2010
STAR Awards 2010
LSIS is pleased to announce the launch of STAR awards 2010. STAR awards recognise the achievements of the outstanding individuals and unsung heroes of the learning and skills sector. We're looking for people who are really making a difference, to
May 20, 2010
Meet the modern lifelong learning workforce
Lifelong Learning UK have released additional further education video case studies, which focus on specialist colleges and the continuing professional development of teachers/tutors/trainers.Meet the modern lifelong learning workforce is a bank of case studies and testimonials from practitioners, students, trainees
Thursday 20 May 2010: EMFEC, Nottingham Are you involved in planning, managing or arranging the delivery of continuous professional development (CPD) for colleagues in your organisation? Are you working with a reduced budget with staff who have limited time
April 20, 2010
Level 3 Bridging for Numeracy Teachers
We have commissioned further work to improve our on-line support for teachers needing to progress towards a Level 5 Numeracy Teaching Diploma but also needing to improve their personal numeracy skills to meet the LLUK eligibility requirement. The
December 23, 2009
Fully funded SfL CPD courses
Castle College are currently able to offer fully funded courses to academic and teaching staff in the following subjects: Level 2 Learner Support (numeracy) Level 3 Application of number Level 5 Diploma in teaching maths These courses
December 11, 2009
Grab a grand for CPD
LSIS has 500,000 available for people who have been on our training programmes to run cascaded training sessions within their organisations. If you have been on a programme including ALC, SLC, STEM, PDA, Advanced PDA and E-Guides training, you
November 27, 2009
A survey to scope the demand for developing a specialist pathway for Learning Support Practitioners working in the ICT classroom
NIACE is currently working with NRDC (National Research and Development Centre for Adult Literacy and Numeracy) on the production of an ICT Skills for Life Application Guide for Teachers in FE and Adult and Community Learning, funded by LLUK.
November 27, 2009
Workplace literacy schemes are too short to improve skills
Source: Economic and Social Research CouncilThe Government's Skills for Life initiative has not significantly improved literacy or the economic performance of participating companies, despite what policymakers believe. These are the findings of the UK's first study of basic skills learning
November 3, 2009
LLUK Factsheet: The lifelong learning workforce
This factsheet (published in 2009) uses information from LLUK's own research and other sources to give a picture of the lifelong learning workforce in England. Findings from the factsheet include: Approximately 850,000 people work in the lifelong learning sector
October 5, 2009
New 'Thanks to you FE Works' Campaign
Source: LLUKDate: 29 September 2009 Did you know that thanks to the work of more than 260,000 professionals working in further education in England almost 3 million people have improved their literacy and numeracy skills? Or that because of these
October 1, 2009
Do you deliver the L5 Numeracy Subject Specialism?
NANAMIC have set up a network of teachers involved in delivering the Level 5 Numeracy Subject Specialist course. The first network meeting took place in July and participants suggested termly meetings. The next is planned for Tuesday 20th October from
September 10, 2009
EMCETT Newsletter Archive
EXCELLENCE AS STANDARD Excellence Discussion Paper.pdf Newsletter Edition 5 May 09.pdf Newsletter Edition 4 December 08.pdf Newsletter Edition 3 June 08.pdf Newsletter Edition 2 April 08.pdf Newsletter Edition 1 Jan 08.pdf
July 2009 Canterbury Christ Church University, in association with LLUK, TDA and QIA are providing a FREE distance learning short course focusing on Occupational Currency for Practitioners of Diplomas for 14-19 year olds. The online short course will focus on
