JISC RSC YH Exchange News

Employability and Young Adults: Driving the Agenda Forward
Thursday 6 November 2008, Sheffield, 9:30am – 4:15pm
http://www.niace.org.uk/Conferences/employability.htm
“What does ‘employability’ mean for young adults? How can the transition to work be best supported?” 
The focus on reducing unemployment sits alongside the drive to create a highly skilled and competitive workforce and remains central to government ambitions.  For young adults [...]

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LIFELONG LEARNING PROGRAMME (LLP) - Call for proposals 2009.
The total budget earmarked for this call is estimated at EUR 961 million. The level of grants awarded as well as the duration of projects vary depending on factors such as the type of project and the number of countries involved:
The overarching priority of the Lifelong Learning Programme [...]

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Students, academics and higher education institutions are to benefit from the combined experience and knowledge of educators throughout the country. An innovative project will significantly increase access to educational resources across the higher education sector.
The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) has announced an initial £5.7 million of funding for pilot projects that will open up existing high-quality education [...]

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Title: JISC Conference 2009
Date: Tuesday 24 March, 2009
Venue: Edinburgh International Conference Centre
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/jiscconference09
JISC are delighted to announce their annual conference will take place at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre in 2009. Make sure you have saved the date, Tuesday 24 March 2009, in your diary!
This event will be of interest to all those involved in [...]

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For those unable to attend our Excellence in Learning Spaces forum, the JISC Regional Support Centre for East Midlands is hosting their New Build forum on 20th November at the Epic Project Centre in Lincoln.
The event is for managers with an involvement in New Builds and sustainability, starting at 10am and ending at 12.30pm with a [...]

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JISC infoNet is pleased to announce a free two day conference for record and information professionals.  
The event will be held over the 3rd and 4th of March 2009 at the Conference Centre, Gateshead College, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne.  Priority will be given to those professionals working within the UK further and higher education sectors.
 
Day 1: Approaches to [...]

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Time is running out for registration for Innovating e-Learning 2008: 4th- 7th November.  Act now to ensure your place at this year’s JISC Online Conference.
The programme includes Keynote and Session presenters from both further and higher education who are experts in their field. Their aim is to explore and debate with you the question:
Learning in [...]

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Booking is still open with spaces available on the following workshop that Netskills are delivering at Newcastle University this week.
Accessibility, Usability & Your Website, 31st October
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The modern world now relies heavily on the web to deliver services and information directly to users, wherever they are and whoever they may be. The addition of legislation to [...]

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As part of their regional workshop programme, Netskills will be running the following workshops in Newcastle in December:
1. Programming for Web Developers, 1st December
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Now you can finally get to grips with the fundamentals of web programming and add exciting, dynamic functionality to your web site. Having picked up the skills required to present web content [...]

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You may be eligible for FREE training paid for by the JISC Regional Support Centre for Yorkshire & Humber – see http://www.rsc-yh.ac.uk/technical.asp
There are still a few places remaining on the next two runs of JANET Training’s “Implementing Shibboleth at your Organisation” course. 
These will be on the 29th October in London and the 27th November in [...]

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