Government - Letter from John Denham (Word document) (DIUS, 6 September 2007)
Letter setting out key priorities from John Denham, Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills.
Higher Education - Universities attack minister for cutting degree funding (Guardian, 13 September 2007)
Vice-chancellors today attacked the universities secretary, John Denham, over plans to cut funding for second degrees as he gave his first major speech to the higher education sector.
Higher Education - Drive for more mature students (BBC, 13 September 2007)
Universities are being urged to design more courses to allow people of working age to get a degree.
Skills - £2 Billion investment for jobs and skills (Department for Work and Pensions, 4 September 2007)
A £2 billion investment in jobs and skills in England over the next seven years from the European Union has today been welcomed by Work and Pensions Minister Mike O'Brien.
Skills - Skills the key to success - PM (10 Downing Street, 10 September 2007)
Improving and enhancing the skills of the UK workforce is the key to economic success, the PM has said.
Skills - "It's all about skills stupid" - an overview from the TUC conference (FE News, 11 September 2007)
Early September and the trade union movement heads to Brighton for the TUC annual Congress. It's clear from the start that skills are going to play a large part at the Congress.
Widening Participation - Aimhigher Academy(Aimhigher Greater Merseyside, 11 September 2007)
Aimhigher Greater Merseyside are pleased to offer a brand new qualification for Widening Participation practitioners - the BTEC Level 4 in Widening Participation for Young People in Education and Training.
Workplace Learning - Government backs world class employer training schemes - Denham (DIUS, 12 September 2007)
The Government today announced plans for accrediting the in-house training schemes of major companies, so that they lead to recognised qualifications.
Workplace Learning - Sir Terry Leahy criticises worker's basic skills (Telegraph, 13 September 2007)
Companies are struggling to find skilled staff as thousands leave school with a poor grasp of the three Rs, Tesco's chief executive has claimed.
Workplace Learning - One year on, and on target 52,000 employers join Train to Gain (Learning and Skills Council, 13 September 2007)
As Train to Gain today marks its first anniversary since it was rolled out nationally, the service is rapidly expanding to help even more businesses get the training they need to succeed.
