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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 [...]

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NIACE and the Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) are pleased to announce a new series of events as part of the E-Guides training programme.
After another successful year of the E-Guides training programme, which has seen the total number of trained E-Guides reach over 2,500, the training programme forms part of the eCPD programme funded [...]

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NIACE has recently launched its Autumn 2009 programme of training courses.  In addition to reduced fees on a range of courses, there is also a 15% discount on a selection of course fees for a limited period of time. The 15% discount only applies to one day public courses which are indicated below.
How to [...]

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NIACE are, once again, offering capital funding for ACL and Voluntary/Third Sector institutions undertaking e-learning projects.
£10,000 -  £70,000 is available split into various bands, dependant on the contribution your authority can make to NIACE.  The deadline is 11th September, 2009.
You are eligible if :

You are a local authority
A WEA Provider
A Third Sector Organisation delivering LSC [...]

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A mobile film studio for disadvantaged young adults, football skills for the homeless and university lectures for older people are among the 18 projects which have won Government funding, kicking off a 20m scheme that will see creative learning flourish across the country.
The projects are the first ‘Early Bird’ bids to receive funding under the [...]

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Adult Learning and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: What are we to make of it?
Tuesday 21 July 2009; 9.45am to 12.30pm
Renaissance House, 20 Princess Rd West, Leicester LE1 6TP
After just 20 months, the decision to give post-school education a voice in the Cabinet was reversed when the Government re-shuffle of 5 June [...]

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These free, one day events offer you the chance to extend and refresh your skills. They are available to tutors who have been on the E-Guides training programme or have had the programme cascaded to them within their organisation. Support is available during the day if you need help and support writing your cascade action [...]

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Due to the weather, NIACE postponed one of the Online Learning Matters training days. This event has now been rescheduled for the 12th March 2009, in Derby, and as a result of the rescheduling, there are spaces available. 
The one-day training event is aimed at post-16 teaching staff, especially those working in a community setting, who [...]

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Application of Online Learning - Course starts Monday 2nd February 2009 – places still available
NIACE are pleased to announce an online staff development opportunity.  NIACE has successfully run online staff development training since 2006. Exploring new and creative ways of delivering learning makes this ideal continual professional development for anyone in the education sector including teachers [...]

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Does online learning matter to you?
Limited places are left at the following one-day training events: “Online learning matters – Extending your organisation’s learning provision”. 
Wednesday 21 January 2009 – Sheffield
Monday 26 January 2009 – London
Tuesday 3 February 2009 – Derby
Book now to secure a place on one of these practical, one-day training events.
The one-day training events [...]

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