Training - Employees get right to request training from today (BIS, 6 April 2010)
Time to Train will give workers in businesses which employ more than 250 people the legal right to request time off to take up relevant training.
Training - Right to Training is on the Right Track (Unionlearn, 5 April 2010)
A third of people who do not receive training from their employers have said that they are likely to use a new right to request training, according to a poll published by unionlearn.
Higher education - Simpler skills system formally comes into effect(BIS, 1 April 2010)
There will be four direct routes into training for employers and learners – Train to Gain, the National Apprenticeship Service and the Adult Advancement and Careers Service, as well as further education colleges and training organisations.
Higher education - Lammy announces ‘next steps’ towards a better deal for students (BIS, 1 April 2010)
Higher Education Minister David Lammy announced today that a working group co-chaired by the National Union of Students and Universities UK will produce guidance for developing university and higher education college charters.
Higher education - University participation at record high (BIS,31 March 2010)
Increasing participation in higher education is one of the key goals of the government’s framework for higher education, Higher Ambitions.
Higher education - Across the Globe, Colleges Struggle to Keep Up With Employers' Needs (The Chronicle, 28 March 2010)
Equipping graduates with the skills that employers want is one of the central roles of higher education, but how effectively universities around the world are meeting that challenge is a matter of strenuous debate.
Higher education - We must not make some students less attractive than others (The Guardian, 30 March 2010)
Students' ability must dictate whether they get a university place, not their family income, says Clare Callender – and government-funded support is essential for that.
Higher education - Most graduates ‘not in jobs linked to their degree’(The Telegraph, 30 March 2010)
The majority of students graduating during the recession have been unable to find a job linked to their degree, according to research.
Vocational learning - Teachers fear 'selection at 14' (BBC, 4 April 2010)
Teenagers in England are being forced to make crucial decisions about their futures at too young an age, teachers have claimed.
