JISC RSC YH Exchange News

Thirty successful projects for the second phase of MoLeNET have been announced.  Congratulations to those organisations from Yorkshire & Humber!  They are:

Grimsby Institute of Further and Higher Education
Joseph Priestley College
Leeds College of Art & Design
The Sheffield College 

The Mobile Learning Network (MoLeNET) is a collaborative approach to encouraging, supporting, expanding and promoting mobile learning, primarily in [...]

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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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JISC Collections would like to thank the 250 colleges that responded to the recent consultation to assess the demand for e-books in the FE sector.
Following the excellent response, the Learning and Skills Council provided JISC Collections with funding to procure a core collection of e-books, and to host the collection on an e-books platform, specially [...]

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Following the success of the MoLeNET projects in 2007/8, the Learning and Skills Network (LSN) have announced that 4 million pounds of capital funding will be available, from the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) in 2008/9, for a further round of shared cost mobile learning projects.
The fund will be for both new colleges and those [...]

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Following the introduction of government reforms in 2007, learning providers that deliver further education provision through a contract or funding agreement with the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) are required to ensure that all their trainers, tutors and teachers:

register as members of the Institute for Learning (IfL) by 30 September 2008
undertake at least 30 hours’ [...]

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A new fund has been set up for FE colleges and training providers to help them connect with businesses in an innovative and collaborative way.
This fund has been created to help England compete in the global skills race putting the FE sector at the heart of improving the skills of businesses and individuals. It will [...]

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For the last five years the Learning & Skills Council (LSC) has substantially invested in infrastructure, support, staff training and content to encourage the use of technology in learning. This has been highly successful and has enhanced the learning experience for many students and improved retention and success rates in the sector. The Council is [...]

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