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We want to encourage as wide a range of signatories as possible so that we can join forces.........

Napo's first learning conference looks at the future
Liz Smith, unionlearn Director, gave a wide ranging speech at the 'Learning and Development' conference of ULRs in the probation officers' union Napo, on Tuesday 15 July) in Hinckley, near Leicester.

NIACE wins a national award
Representatvie Organisation of the Year Award for its contribution to and leadership in the Birmingham and Solihull Equal Engage Learner Forums Project

NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2009 ADULT LEARNERS' WEEK AWARDS ARE NOW OPEN!
Have you a winner sitting next to you?

Train to Gain: Significant Enhancements to the Service
Building on The Plan for Growth that was published in November 07

Connecting to Success
Launch of the Delivery Framework for the West Midlands Economic Strategy

The role colleges can play in supporting community cohesion
At a time when the issue of community cohesion is high on the agenda, a conference looking at the role that Further Education (FE) Colleges can play in promoting community cohesion - organised by the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NIACE) – will take place at the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Monday 16th June 2008.

A region of winners
Stoke on Trent hosted the 2008 Adult Learners' Week Award Cerecmony which was a huge success

Learning plays a key role in the nation's culture
The links between adult learning and culture was the focus of this year’s Adult Learners’ Week Annual Policy Conference, organised by NIACE (the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education). from David Lammy MP, Minister for Skills, together with his Conservative and Liberal Democrat counterparts – John Hayes MP and Stephen Williams MP respectively.

Life Lessons......
They all had their reasons for not making the most of their lives. Angela had an abusive childhood, Robert was ashamed of his dyslexia and Michael was trapped in drug addiction............

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....

Herefordshire EarthWatch June 2008
To mark world environment day 2008, The Share Initiative is planning to hold a. Community Environmental Summit and Exhibition in Hereford, to run from Saturday 7th June until Monday 9th June inclusiv

26th February 2008
Sharing a regional vision of learning for the voluntary and community 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.