Training and skills
Skills Funding Agency: Are you looking for training?
Skills Funding Agency: Skills Provision for the Unemployed
The Learning and Skills Improvement Service
In England, Wales and Northern Ireland all qualifications are currently being reorganised into a single National Qualifications Framework. The aim is to make it easier to understand what a particular qualification means, and for learners to progress from one level to another. Details are on the DirectGov website.
Refresh your skills: overcoming barriers
Financial help for adult learners (DirectGov)
Skills for life qualifications
Useful exercises, learning and games for basic skills learning
Training & development for an older workforce
Finding and funding training: The simplest and most reliable source of information on courses is in the ‘Find a course’ section of the Next Step / Directgov website. This lists 900,000 courses provided by public, private and voluntary organisations. You can search the database by location, subject, type of study, and qualification. The website also provides a comprehensive description of sources of financial support for training.
advice-resources Funding Directory
Jobseekers don't know what employers want. This research from learndirect reveals a perception gap between what jobseekers and employers think are the key skills to getting a job. It contrasts the findings for respondents over 50 with those aged 16-21.
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