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Message from (the former) DIUS:
We want to support brilliant ideas that involve organisations teaming up in new ways to inspire adults to learn new things.
The Transformation Fund is a great opportunity to get new projects off the ground and make the Learning Revolution vision a reality – leaving a legacy that will enrich the experience [...]

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DIUS announcement:
The Government has created a new Department for Business, Innovation and Skills whose key role will be to build Britain’s capabilities to compete in the global economy. The Department will be created by merging BERR and DIUS
The merger will create a single department committed to building Britain’s future economic strengths. To compete in a [...]

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ACL Webinar – The Learning Revolution
4 June 2009

11.30am – 12.30pm
FREE Online Event
THE LEARNING REVOLUTION - Its impact on technology, your delivery and your funding
The Learning Revolution White Paper has provided learning providers across the country with focus and direction for the future of informal  learning.  But what role will technology play a part in that learning [...]

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Organisations can now bid for a share of £20 million in Government cash to open up and promote informal learning for adults and young people across the country.
In a speech this week to NIACE’s Annual Policy Conference, Skills Secretary John Denham kicked off the bidding process, publishing a prospectus designed to show how a wide [...]

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The report of Sir Andrew Foster’s independent review of the capital programme in FE, has been published.  In it he says “ the crisis was predictable and probably avoidable”.
Full details of the report and John Denham’s Written Ministerial Statement are available at: http://www.dius.gov.uk/news_and_speeches/announcements/fe_capital_programme
The response from the LSC is available at: http://www.lsc.gov.uk/news/latestnews/news-010409.htm

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People who want to organise their own groups and classes will be supported by a new national campaign for learning, Government announced yesterday. Public and private buildings all over the country will throw open their doors to learners in the evening and weekends, from pubs, shops, cafes and churches to workplaces, libraries and galleries. The [...]

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DIUS has partnered with the TUC and Get Safe Online to launch a new toolkit to help improve workers’ Internet security awareness and skills.
While employers are improving their Internet security systems, their good work could be undermined if they fail to ensure that their staff’s skills are up-to-date. This could have a huge impact on [...]

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A new report has been released from DIUS that updates stakeholders on progress on the transfer of planning and funding responsibilities for 16-19-year-olds from the Learning and Skills Council to local authorities.
Download the report from here: http://www.info4local.gov.uk/documents/publications/964893

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As part of the government’s consultation to gain opinions and views on its higher education debate, JISC will be hosting a blog on its JISC Involve platform.
The Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS), John Denham launched a debate on Higher Education in February 2008 when he announced the intention to develop a [...]

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