West Yorkshire - Lifelong Learning Network

This page provides news on what is happening in the different sectors. For details on what the individual sectors are involved in please visit the individual sector group pages and click on Sector Group Activity

Advanced Engineering and Manufacturing, including Food Manufacturing and Related Industrial Chemistry


Government should invest in skills training
Proskills
17th June 2010
Proskills , the Sector Skills Council for the Process and Manufacturing sector, is urging the Government at
this month’s emergency budget to put greater investment behind skills training and qualification... read more

Business Services, including the Finance Sector, Logistics and Retail



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Construction and the Built Environment

Institution of Engineering and Technology Young Woman Engineer of the Year Awards 2010 
Energy and Utility Skills - 22 July 2010
Do you know a rising star? The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Young Woman Engineer of the Year Award seeks to reward the very best female engineers that the UK has to offer, highlight the achievements of women in engineering and encourage others to enter the profession... read more

Extension of Key Skills in Apprenticeships extended until March 2011
Energy and Utility Skills - 15 July 2010
John Hayes, Minister for Further Education, Skills & Lifelong Learning announced at the Association of Learning Providers (ALP) conference held earlier this week that the use of Key Skills in Apprenticeships will be extended until March 2011 in England... read more

Skills Insight newsletter July 2010
The Sector Skills Council for Building Services Engineeing
read the newsletter here

Construction industry warnings on 'workforce time bomb'
Construction Skills - 26 June 2010
Employers urged to take action as workforce heads for retirement... read more

Fundable qualifications update.
Proskills - 25 June 2010
Proskills is pleased to inform you that we have successfully challenged the withdrawal of funding for the following qualifications... read more

Culture, Media, Sports and the Arts; Leisure, Hospitality and Tourism

Volunteering for leisure, sport, arts and culture 
Leeds Volunteering 2010- 23 July 2010
A celebration of the amazing work being done by volunteers across the city and an opportunity to promote volunteering and encourage more people to get involved...click here

West Yorkshire Sport - 23 July 2010
Are you:
• Interested in sport, art or culture?
• Willing to share your interest with others?
• Looking for people to help at your club or organisation?
• Working with arts volunteers?
If so – take a look at the events that are happening in July and find out how you can get involved... click here


Up to £250k available for disability sports training in Yorkshire and the Humber
SkillsActive - 12 July 2010
SkillsActive is urging training providers in Yorkshire and the Humber to apply for funding to help fill gaps for disability sports coaches and delivery staff... read more

Awards for Yorkshire's thriving arts sector.
Arts Council England - 24 June 2010
The achievements of artists and art organisations from Yorkshire's thriving arts sector have been recognised with a raft of recent awards... read more

Digital Industries including Creative Digital, ICT and Print

Health, Social Care and Early Years

How to help Health and Social Care staff working in the NHS to access free Open University courses.
July 2010
Fully funded places on Open University courses for staff working in health care in Yorkshire & Humber... read more

Skills for Care launches the State of the Adult Social Care Workforce report
News release 12 July 2010
Skills for Care has launched the second State of the Adult Social Care Workforce report packed with the latest data helping 17,300 organisations make sense of a complex sector providing social care for adults and older people in England... read more

Health Sector apprentice numbers rise by one third. 1st July 2010
The number of people beginning health apprenticeships in England has risen by nearly a third, accroding to new figures published by Skills for Health... read more 

Revised remit for CWDC
Children's Workforce Development Council
30th June 2010
The Children's Workforce Development Council (CWDC) has agreed savings of £15m for 2010-11 with the Department for Education (DfE) and has confirmed a revised remit with a strong emphasis on cost-effective delivery to support front-line services... read more

Skills for Care welcome extension to funding for NVQ Level 2 and 3 Social Care qualifications
Skills for Care - 8th June 2010
Skills for Care has welcomed the decision by the Skills Funding Agency to extend the period of time that
funding will continue to be available for new learners registering on NVQ Level 2 and 3 Social Care
qualifications... read more

Leadership, Management, Innovation and Enterprise


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