Yesterday, Ministers announced a new one-year trial, for the 2018 to 2019 funding year, which will enable more eligible adults to access AEB funding.  Adult Education Budget (AEB) 2018 to 2019 increased flexibility for learners in receipt of low wage https://www.gov.uk/government/news/adult-education-budget-aeb-2018-to-2019-increased-flexibility-for-learners-in-receipt-of-low-wage A new trial will enable AEB providers to fully fund learners, who are employed…
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The Government published its response to the T level consultation on Friday 25 May 2018. This is a very comprehensive document and does pick up on many of the issues that were thought by many in the sector to be missing in the consultation. there is recognition that work needs to be done on the…
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To access the full report visit: https://www.ncge.ie/sites/default/files/Final%20Dublin%20TCA%20Report%20-%20May%202018pdf The National Centre for Guidance in Education (NCGE)  commissioned Dr. Deirdre Hughes OBE (Director) and Trevor Carson (Senior Associate) to co-facilitate two thematic Transnational Co-operation Activity (TCA) seminars and to prepare a report on the process and outcomes. This brought together 47 participants from thirteen countries across Europe – Austria,…
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  On  22nd May 2018, Senior Associate Karen Adriaanse delivered a keynote presentation (on behalf of Dr Deirdre Hughes) to a group of over 6o staff from the National Collaborative Outreach programme (NCOP) operated by Go Higher West Yorkshire and Leeds City Council’s careers and enterprise advisers. The aim of the event was a training…
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Deirdre Hughes delivered a keynote address at a major Adult Learning Conference, organised by the Learning and Work Institute, in Cardiff on 16th May 2018. She focused on lifelong learning opportunities and challenges. She argued for both a national strategy and a regional/local focus on the delivery of adult learning provision customised to meet the…
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The Committee questioned the Chief Executive and Chair of the Careers & Enterprise Company (CEC) on the organisation’s role in coordinating careers and enterprise support and the delivery of the Government’s careers strategy. The CEC was established as an independent social enterprise in 2015 with the aim of supporting schools and colleges in improving their…
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