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Growth in Students on Foundation Degrees is on Track to Meet Government Target

Tuesday 13 May 2008

Growth in Students on Foundation Degrees is on Track to Meet Government Target

The growth in the number of students studying on foundation degree programmes is on track to meet the government target of 100,000 by 2010, according...

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Students Deterred by 'Geeky' Image of Maths

Monday 12 May 2008

Students Deterred by 'Geeky' Image of Maths

The ‘geeky’ image of maths and mathematicians stops people from studying the subject or using it in later life, according to research published today.
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Employer Training Spend Hits Record High at £38bn

Friday 09 May 2008

Employer Training Spend Hits Record High at £38bn

Companies have spent an all time high of £38.6 billion on training, up 16 per cent from 2005, according to findings from the National Employer...

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Adult Learners' Week

Wednesday 07 May 2008

Adult Learners' Week

The West London Lifelong Learning Network is sponsoring the London Adult Learners’ Week programme.

Adult Learners’ Week is an annual week-long national campaign delivered each May...

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Value Your Experience

Tuesday 06 May 2008

What is APEL?

What is APEL?

Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL) offers the opportunity to gain university credits for experience gained through work, voluntary work and leisure related activities…

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Ethics in Research with Children Symposium

Wednesday 30 April 2008

Ethics in Research with Children

It is only relatively recently that codes of research ethics have been developed that focus specifically on children…

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