Aimhigher - New Aimhigher South Yorkshire website launched(Aimhigher, 5 November 2008)
Aimhigher South Yorkshire launch their new website, which contains a wide range of information on partners and projects, news, and information on forthcoming events and activities.
Apprenticeships - Government doubles Apprenticeships commitment(DIUS, 27 October 2008)
Ministers today called for urgent action from the public sector to increase apprenticeship numbers during the global downturn.
Higher education - Lord Young welcomes report on improving regulation in higher education (DIUS, 24 October 2008)
An independent report which makes recommendations to the Government on improving regulation and reducing bureaucracy in England's higher education sector was today welcomed by Lord Tony Young.
Higher education - Statement on student support and numbers(HEFCE, 29 October 2008)
John Denham, Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, has written a letter to the Chair of HEFCE, Tim Melville-Ross, about action he would like the funding council to take following his parliamentary statement on student support.
Higher education - Grants for middle-income students cut after blunder(Guardian, 30 October 2008)
Ministers have been forced to cut grants for students from middle-income homes and scale back plans to expand students numbers after a government blunder left a £200m black hole in the universities budget.
IAG - IAG checklist (DCSF, 24 October 2008)
The Department for Children, Schools and Families release their IAG checklist as part of their 14-19 reform programme.
IAG - Poor advice hinders university access (Guardian, 28 October 2008)
Poor advice is preventing many academically able pupils from non-privileged homes going to university, a new report has found.
IAG - New National Advancement Service will break down barriers to work(DIUS, 29 October 2008)
A radical new advisory service will combine skills and training advice with practical guidance for people on how to overcome the barriers they face in getting on in life, Skills Secretary John Denham set out today.
IAG - Advice to help employment chances(BBC, 29 October 2008)
An advice service helping adults in England to improve their chances in work and training is being piloted by the government.
Sectors: Engineering - Will Bloodhound solve Britain's skills shortage?(Guardian, 23 October 2008)
Engineers gathered in London today to unveil plans for the world's first 1,000 mph car. Named Bloodhound SSC, its goal is to break records and inspire a new generation of scientists and engineers.
Sectors: Public wellbeing - A new voice for sport in higher education(Sport England, 30 October 2008)
Sport England has underlined its commitment to strengthening its partnership with the higher education sector following the official launch of British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS).
Skills - Skills shortage still applies in technical subjects (Financial Times, 30 October 2008)
Can we build it? Yes, we can. Earlier this month, plans for an engineering-focused Dyson School of Design Innovation in Bath were rejected by the government following a long campaign by project patron and inventor James Dyson.
Skills - £27M support to improve skills and increase job opportunities (Department for Work and Pensions, 4 November 2008)
£27 million of new European Social Fund (ESF) money will be invested in innovative projects to help people improve skills and stay in work, or develop new skills and find a new job.
Skills - Skills council plan attacked (Financial Times, 4 November 2008)
Digby Jones, one of the government's business ambassadors and former trade and investment minister, has criticised the planned abolition of the Learning and Skills Council.
Skills - Europe's looming skills crisis(Guardian, 5 November 2008)
The financial crisis and now deepening economic recession in Europe have buried one of the critical issues facing the EU: migration and its potential role in tackling skills shortages.
Skills - Sainsbury's staff to get qualifications in shelf-stacking(Telegraph, 6 November 2008)
Sainsbury's supermarket staff are to be given the chance to study for qualifications in shelf-stacking and stock control as part of a push to enhance their education.
