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

M2 Presswire;  April 3, 2000 ;     583 words ......drive strategy for tackling Adult Basic Skills deficit (C)1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS...announced the setting up of a new Adult Basic Skills Strategy Unit to spearhead the government's drive to tackle adult basic skills problems. The full national...

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

M2 Presswire;  December 5, 2000 ;     700+ words ......unveils new pathfinders to boost adult basic skills as part of GBP400m drive (C...Each pathfinder will use new adult basic skills standards, national tests and...curriculum. Ministers on the Adult Basic Skills Cabinet Committee are inviting...

Wicks looks at international solutions to basic skills challenges.

M2 Presswire;  January 18, 2001 ;     569 words ......international solutions to basic skills challenges (C)1994-20...LTD RDATE:18012001 Basic Skills Minister Malcolm...adults improve their basic skills on the day that new...published. Speaking at a Basic Skills conference in Ashridge...have had in tackling adult ...

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

M2 Presswire;  June 4, 1998 ;     700+ words ......Blunkett takes basic skills crusade to adults...at tackling poor basic skills in adults. Sir Claus...Chairman of the Basic Skills Agency will chair...research by the Basic Skills Agency confirms...value of continuing basic skills education in ...

New drive for business to boost basic skills - Lewis.

M2 Presswire;  March 6, 2003 ;     446 words ......Government: New drive for business to boost basic skills - Lewis(C)1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS...Learning and Skills Council to help improve basic skills. A new phase of the Skills for Life...employers to encourage them to improve the basic skills of their workforce. Launching the ...

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...

College hits the Mark for post-16 Basic Skills delivery.(News)

Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  June 8, 2006 ;     192 words ......only one in Wales to be awarded the Basic Skills Quality Mark for its approach to post-16 basic skills delivery. The award is only given for...programme that meets the criteria set by the Basic Skills Agency. The programme is designed to...

16-19 year olds and adults lacking basic skills are being let down by the...

M2 Presswire;  September 26, 2003 ;     700+ words ......The government's adult basic skills strategy is being...who have inadequate basic skills. They represent the...the government's adult basic skills strategy...the government's adult basic skills strategy aimed particularly...

Education: Number of people training in basic skills going up and...

The Birmingham Post (England);  July 7, 2003 ;     393 words ......Solihull receiving training in basic skills is nearly four times the...pioneering reviews looking into adult basic skills and community learning which...adults of working age with basic skills 'below the level expected...at entry level and around basic skills -is ...

Basic skills: could do better; OPINION: Vocational training must be...

Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  September 6, 2002 ;     676 words ......of work. By linking key skills with basic skills, we can help students acquire improved...their key skills target due to poor basic skills. This is particularly true of boys. The Basic Skills Agency's National Support Project for...

GBP16m to boost basic skills training.

M2 Presswire;  August 12, 2002 ;     506 words ......12 August 2002-LSC: GBP16m to boost basic skills training (C)1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS...estimated 232,000 people have improved their basic skills through LSC-funded courses. John Harwood...said: The need to improve the nation`s basic skills is becoming more urgent as time goes...

Extra GBP150 million for adults basic skills crusade - Blunkett.

M2 Presswire;  September 27, 2000 ;     597 words ......GBP150 million for adults basic skills crusade - Blunkett...announced today. Spending on basic skills will increase from GBP241...opportunity to gain decent basic skills. Later this year we...national curriculum for adult basic skills; -- begun a programme of ...

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...

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

Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  May 8, 2002 ;     300 words ......AMs that the National Basic Skills Strategy for Wales was...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...teachers in delivering the ...

Backing Basic Skills GoSkills research shows employers' aware of need for...

M2 Presswire;  January 10, 2008 ;     662 words ......PRESSWIRE-10 January 2008-GoSkills: Backing Basic Skills GoSkills research shows employers' aware...sector have a good understanding of basic skills [1] issues with over 50 per cent saying...understood very well what was meant by basic skills and a further 42 per cent understanding...