New drive for business to boost basic skills - Lewis.

M2 Presswire;  March 6, 2003 ;     446 words ......from today target employers to encourage them to improve the basic skills of their workforce...money, offering employers targeted advice...in improving the basic skills of their employees...100 900 - that employers can call to receive...guidance; -- workplace basic ...

RCC PROGRAM WORKS TO IMPROVE BASIC SKILLS.(LEDGER)

The News & Record (Piedmont Triad, NC);  April 24, 1996 ;     362 words ...WENTWORTH -- There was a time when basic skills meant being able to read and write and...level of minimum expectations. Today, basic skills include comprehension, critical thinking...communication skills, said Sabrina Garrett, basic skills coordinator at Rockingham Community...

New unit to drive strategy for tackling Adult Basic Skills deficit.

M2 Presswire;  April 3, 2000 ;     583 words ......strategy for tackling Adult Basic Skills deficit (C)1994-2000...setting up of a new Adult Basic Skills Strategy Unit to spearhead...drive to tackle adult basic skills problems. The full national...for tackling poor adult basic skills. Around seven million...to their ...

GBP16m to boost basic skills training.

M2 Presswire;  August 12, 2002 ;     506 words ......August 2002-LSC: GBP16m to boost basic skills training (C)1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS...people have improved their basic skills through LSC-funded courses...need to improve the nation`s basic skills is becoming more urgent as...incalculable. Without these basic skills, ...

Extra GBP150 million for adults basic skills crusade - Blunkett.

M2 Presswire;  September 27, 2000 ;     597 words ......Government: Extra GBP150 million for adults basic skills crusade - Blunkett (C)1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS...Blunkett announced today. Spending on basic skills will increase from GBP241 million in...have the opportunity to gain decent basic skills. Later this year we shall be ...

CITY & GUILDS: City & Guilds launch CD-ROM for Basic Skills.

M2 Presswire;  December 4, 1998 ;     661 words ......City & Guilds launch CD-ROM for Basic Skills (C)1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE...Guilds will be launching a new CD-ROM - Basic Skills Screening Toolkit (BeST) at the BETT99...and reliable measure of a candidate's basic skills achievements in literacy and numeracy...

Blunkett announces GBP20m to boost basic skills as new adult skills...

M2 Presswire;  May 23, 2000 ;     700+ words ......Blunkett announces GBP20m to boost basic skills as new adult skills curriculum is published...25 million package targeted at adult basic skills, using resources allocated in the Budget...a new draft National Curriculum for Basic Skills, published for consultation today by...

BASIC SKILLS: Strong start on national numeracy and literacy.(News)

Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  May 8, 2002 ;     300 words ......who lack fundamental basic skills. Ms Davidson said that...awareness of the need for basic skills in the workplace. She...of adults with poor basic skills are employed but trapped...need the support of employers and trade unions to...delivering the adult basic ...

Education: Signing pledge to increase basic skills.(Appointments)

Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  July 10, 2003 ;     274 words ...EMPLOYERS across Wales are being urged to sign the pledge to increase their staff's basic skills. The initiative, which is part of the Welsh Assembly...If our workforce improves - so do we.'' More than 40 employers from both the private and public sector - with a combined...

DEPT FOR EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT: Blunkett takes basic skills crusade to...

M2 Presswire;  June 4, 1998 ;     700+ words ......aimed at tackling poor basic skills in adults. Sir Claus Moser, Chairman of the Basic Skills Agency will chair the...Recent research by the Basic Skills Agency confirms that...value of continuing basic skills education in adult...new insights into how basic ...

Blunkett unveils new pathfinders to boost adult basic skills as part of...

M2 Presswire;  December 5, 2000 ;     700+ words ......national curriculum. Ministers on the Adult Basic Skills Cabinet Committee are inviting comments on these and other measures for raising adult basic skills in a paper, 'Skills for Life'. The proposals...exclusion; - more opportunities for workplace basic skills training; and - ...

RCC'S BASIC SKILLS PROGRAM OFFERS VARIETY OF FREE SERVICES.(ROCKINGHAM)

The News & Record (Piedmont Triad, NC);  April 26, 1996 ;     239 words ...WENTWORTH -- There was a time when basic skills meant being able to read and write and...level of minimum expectations. Today, basic skills includes comprehension, critical thinking...communication skills, said Sabrina Garrett, Basic Skills coordinator at Rockingham Community...

New chair of Basic Skills Agency appointed.

M2 Presswire;  March 12, 2002 ;     628 words ......Government: New chair of Basic Skills Agency appointed (C)1994-20...the new chair of the Basic Skills Agency, a key partner...which his commitment to basic skills has been at the core...the chairmanship of the Basic Skills Agency. His background...understanding of the ...

Wicks looks at international solutions to basic skills challenges.

M2 Presswire;  January 18, 2001 ;     569 words ......looks at international solutions to basic skills challenges (C)1994-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:18012001 Basic Skills Minister Malcolm Wicks today spoke...of helping adults improve their basic skills on the day that new research on...

Multi-million-pound bid to tackle poor basic skills.(News)

Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  April 21, 2005 ;     382 words ......the bilingual National Basic Skills Strategy for Wales...tackle the problem of poor basic skills head-on,' the Minister...adults to improve their basic skills and achieve better outcomes...planning for improving basic skills are part of the landscape...employees to be ...