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The LSC has made capital funding available during 2009/10 for both new and existing UK online centres.  The proposal focuses only on capital equipment needed, to support delivery of the entitlement to Digital Life Skills in UK online centres; supporting the most vulnerable people in society.
The funding will be targeted to support activity in two [...]

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The new Sustainability Online Resource and Toolkit for Education (SORTED) is the one-stop-shop for sustainability issues in further and higher education. Packed with a wide range of resources, SORTED has a wealth of useful tools to help you understand what sustainability means to the sector.
Covering all subject areas including carbon reduction, alternative energy, sustainable procurement [...]

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LSN invites bids for Mobile Learning Network Shared Cost Projects as part of the third phase Mobile Learning Network (MoLeNET).
If you work for an English FE college (including sixth form colleges, Independent Specialist Colleges and Specialist Designated Institutions but not school sixth forms) you can consider proposing a MoLeNET project.  Alternatively you might wish to [...]

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HUDCETT is looking for providers to offer contextualised Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector (PTLLS) courses (with up to 15 participants on each course) in the Yorkshire and Humber region.
These courses will form part of a LSC funded Regional Training Programme for Family Learning Providers. The courses required are :

PTLLS programme aimed at people already working [...]

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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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Comedian and actor Lenny Henry is to step on stage to host the Celebration of Learning and Skills Awards (CoLaS) 2009, shining the spotlight on Yorkshire and the Humber’s skills landscape.
Now in its second year, the CoLaS awards is back to light up learning, recognising and rewarding those individuals and employers who are investing in [...]

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You may remember that there were two bidding opportunities a year of so ago for colleges who were interested in becoming Technology Exemplar Colleges.  Amongst Specialist Colleges the National Star College was successful in the first round and  a group of other Specialist Colleges and one FE college were successful in the second round competition [...]

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The LSC wants to hear from organisations who can help deliver measures to improve the lives of thousands of people by helping them to take advantage of employment opportunities and support unemployed people into sustainable jobs. 
By 2011, the LSC will be looking to award contracts with a combined value of several billion pounds.
This opens [...]

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As of 31st October 2008, the LSC has opened a Qualified Provider Framework (QPF) for providers of education and training services. The Qualified Provider Framework is a maintained list of all providers from which the LSC will secure education and training services. This list will incorporate those providers with whom the LSC will negotiate and/or [...]

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The Learning and Skills Council (LSC) is introducing a new Skills Capital Projects Fund and a new Regional Skills Capital Development Fund which will be accessible to providers that have not previously been eligible for FE capital funding, to support and encourage providers to specialise and innovate to meet the LSC priorities. The fund is [...]

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