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		<title>Minister David Lammy speaks to JISC about the new HE Framework</title>
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In 2008 John Denham, Secretary of State for the Department of Innovation, Universities and Skills launched a consultation called the Higher Education Debate, to seek expert thinking, fresh ideas and comments on the future of higher education for the next ten to fifteen years.
The new HE Framework &#8211; Higher Ambitions &#8211;  was launched earlier [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Skills for Growth – The National Skills Strategy</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:50:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Business Secretary Lord Mandelson today set out the Government&#8217;s vision for giving people and businesses the skills they need to help drive economic growth.
Skills for Growth – The National Skills Strategy sets out a pathway to achieving the ambition for three quarters of the population to go to university or get an advanced technical qualification [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Future funding of informal adult learning</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:29:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BIS have asked Becta to initiate a discussion about the future funding of Informal Adult Learning via the Learning Revolution social networking site. This is your chance to influence future policy.
They are interested in your thoughts on the future funding of informal adult learning. Rather than give you a prescriptive list of questions, they want [...]]]></description>
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		<title>£20 million invested to kickstart The Learning Revolution</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:30:36 +0000</pubDate>
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Creative music master classes for people out of work or education, learning adventures for isolated older people and access to digital technologies in a Tyneside Cinema are all on offer thanks to a significant investment in ‘learning for pleasure’ announced by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS).
The £20 million Transformation Fund, launched by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Further education important in getting a job, learners say</title>
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Most college learners believe their course played an important role in getting a job, a Government report has revealed.
In a survey of over 4,800 people who had completed a further education course and were out of work when they began their studies, 41% had secured a job two years after they had ‘graduated’, up from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>JISC RSCs Supporting Informal Adult Learning</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 08:51:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 9 English RSCs are pleased to announce that they have signed a pledge for BIS signaling their intent to play a role in bringing the vision for informal adult learning to life. The pledge is a commitment by organisations they will be important ambassadors and advocates for learning and a key driver for change [...]]]></description>
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