Dance Off 2008
Dance organisations encouraged to hold events for Dance Off 2008

Commission of enquiry calls for evidence on lifelong learning
A call for evidence into lifelong learning, migration and communities.

Latest figures show further fall in 'safeguarded' adult learners
55,000 adult learners have been lost to publicly-funded ‘safeguarded’ adult learning in the last year according to the latest figures from the Learning and Skills Council.

Princess Royal to be patron of NIACE
HRH Princess Royal has agreed to be Royal Patron of the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education.

NIACE launches search for lost learners
Over the past two years there has been a fall of nearly one and a half million adult learners on publicly funded courses.

Opportunity to comment on informal learning for older people
In response to the Government’s consultation on Informal Learning, NIACE is providing opportunities for learners, practitioners and organisations to discuss the implications before officially responding.

Faith leaders, workers and volunteers successfully complete pilot community leadership course
Ministers announced fully accredited course in community leadership for the faith sector....

Informal Adult Learning - Shaping the Way Ahead
The Government wants to know, by 15 May 2008, what people in the UK think about how public money should be used to support adults wanting to learn for purposes other than getting work skills and qualifications.

Consultation on informal adult learning launched
A national consultation about informal learning was launched on January 15th 2008 - by the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, the Rt. Hon John Denham MP

Increasingly desperate times as 700,000 adults are lost to learning
Alan Tuckett, Director of NIACE, said: “How much further does the Government think we can afford to go? These are increasingly desperate times for adult education.“...

The Future of Adult Learning
An inquiry into the future of adult learning was launched in London, on the Tuesday 25th September 2007. Experts from government, business, academia, trade unions and public service..........

NIACE merges with the BSA
Basic Skills Agency (BSA) merges into NIACE NIACE and Tribal form Alliance for Lifelong Learning to support literacy, language and numeracy across all age ranges Welsh Assembly Government to take forward the Basic Skills Agency’s work in Wales supported by NIACE

Post-16 committee report
NIACE welcomes select committee report on post-16 skills

Winners Winners everywhere
Great and inspiring stories - the 2007 Adult Learners' Winners

BBC supports Adult Learners' Week
Reading and writing (RaW) and much more

The NIACE/NIMHE(part of CSIP)/LSC Partnership Project
Improving Services for Learners with Mental Health Difficulties

20:20 Skills Vision - invitation to the region
Your views of learning and work in the future - three dates in March

Try something new......
50 Learners from the Midlands have a go a not just one but three new activities

A new Forum especially for Learners
The Learners' Forum

The Joint Venture 2007
Just release the new guide to organising an event