Here’s a picture of the Learning and Skills Council doing what it should do – actively getting in the face of the public with information about skills and training. The event was a Careers Advice roadshow at London Bridge station earlier...
Topics: UK Skills

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         I was recently mailed this 11 minute clip from Irish Broadcaster RTE. Broadcast last January, its focus is that Ireland could respond positively to a dire set of economic circumstances through the smarts of its people.As one of the...
Topics: Ireland

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Ever get tired of explaining how Wikis, blogs and social networking differ from each other? Here’s my attempt to explain it – very simply – by assessing these social media according to whether they are mostly used for viewing or for...
Topics: #SSMMap, blog, social media, social networking, Uncategorized, web 2.0, wiki

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As part of last week’s cabinet re-shuffle, the department responsible for the UK’s skills was once again re-shuffled. As Number 10 put it:The Government has today created a new Department for Business, Innovation and Skills whose key role...
Topics: Twitter, UK Skills

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Next Tuesday sees the Learning and Skills Group Conference at Olympia in London. We have a great line up of speakers, including:Gordon Bull – former head of L&D at VodafoneTony Buzan – inventor of Mind MappingJay Cross – learning...
Topics: Learning and Development, Learning and Skills Group

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