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The TrainingZONE LearningWIRE - Issue 20
2 November 1998B
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk
The Learning Community
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In this issue:
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- TrainingZone Internet Monitor
- Review of Individual Learning New Issue 6
- New subscribers welcome
- Training-related news stories
- Parenthood Education News
- Institute of Continuing Professional Development News
- Subscription Information
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Editor's notes
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This week sees the launch of the next Microsite within
TrainingZone.
The Institute of Continuing Professional Development was formed
earlier this year as a multi-disciplinary forum to reinforce and
promote the critical importance of lifelong learning across all
facets of professional life. We strongly support both the concept
and practice of lifelong learning, and this Institute, with its
emphasis on raising standards in this area across all
professional
disciplines, is greatly to be welcomed. If you would like further
information about joining the Institute, have a look at the new
Microsite. LearningWire will also be carrying news and
information
items about the Institute on a regular basis. There are several
more Microsites currently under development.
The Microsites index page has also been updated to include a factsheet explaining the benefits, layout and costs associated with Microsites. If you would like to have your information made available to a wide audience in the training, learning and development sectors, please get in touch.
Continuing the theme of lifelong learning, this issue also reviews some of the items contained in the most recent issue of Individual Learning News from the Lifelong Learning Unit at the DfEE.
Tim Pickles,
Editor, LearningWIRE and TrainingZONE
mailto:tpickles@sift.co.uk
TrainingZone Internet Monitor
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National Skills Task Force
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First report from this new task force now available online
http://www.open.gov.uk/dfee/skillrep/index.htm
Post 2000
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European Commission proposed programme for Education, Training
and
Youth into the new millennium
http://www.open.gov.uk/dfee/europ/edtrgnxt.htm
University for Industry
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Hard on the heals of the announcement of the new Chief Executive
(see Issue 19) and of recruitment for the Chair and Board Members (see
below), comes details of the initial funding grant of 40 million,
plus confirmation that the headquarters are to be in Sheffield,
not Sunderland as once predicted.
http://www.lifelonglearning.co.uk/ufi/press02a.htm
Scottish Higher Education in the 21st Century
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The Garrick Report is available in full online
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library/documents1/grck00.htm
Opportunity Scotland
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A paper on lifelong learning in Scotland published in September
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library/documents-w1/lllgp-00.htm?;1p-
main.htm
Selected items from Individual Learning News Issue 6
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ILN is the quarterly online publication put out by the DfEE for
TECs,
LECs, NTOs, and staff working in the fields of guidance and
lifelong
learning. As mentioned in Issue 19, the October issue of ILN has
now
been published. All the following articles (and others) can be
found at:
http://www.lifelonglearning.co.uk/iln6000/iln6000.htm
Significant articles deal with (amongst other topics):
- Lifelong learning in universities and colleges
- The transition of the National Record of Achievement into the new Progress File format
- The Millennium learning experience (or, there's more to life than just the Dome!)
- The work of the DfEE's Skills Unit
- The Adult and Community Learning Fund
- Family Literacy, and a report on last month's Family Learning Day
- Technologies for Training organisation
- Individual Learning Accounts
- Recent events concerned with the University for Industry
- New publications on lifelong learning
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In the past two months, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of new subscribers to TrainingZone and LearningWire. New contacts are always welcome and we thank you for your support. Can we remind you that (apart from the paid for databases) all of TrainingZONE is - and will remain - free to use.
In return, you can help us make this service more valuable still. We want to build a large network of subscribers, so please could you forward this issue to at least three colleagues and invite them to subscribe (information on how to do this is provided at the end). Point your friends and work contacts towards the TrainingZone site where they can also register online.
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Thanks.
Training related news stories
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New University for Industry places adverts to recruit Chair and
Board Members.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=1948&d=1&datefo
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Live and Learn - new video, self-assessment and study materials
package launched by Peter Honey Publications.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=1949&d=1&datefo
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See also
http://www.peterhoney.co.uk
IPD publishes its 1999 Training Directory with full information
about all courses and conferences.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=1955&d=1&datefo
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Parenthood Education microsite news
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http://www.parenthood.org.uk
ICPD microsite News
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Full details about the Institute of Continuing Professional
Development, its aims, philosophy, membership and governance
can now be found at
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/microsites/icpd
A discussion forum for ICPD members to exchange ideas and
communicate with each other has been established. This can be
accessed by clicking on the Discussion icon at the ICPD site, or
by entering
http://emily.sift.co.uk:8000/~9
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