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Microsoft training Black Country kids in joys of IT
News The scheme is being run by IT training organisation Zenos, a Microsoft IT Academy partner, with the support of the government's Learning & Skills Council (LSC) and local regeneration organisation the Black Country Consortium (BCC). [23 Jul 2008]
College classrooms go high-tech
Case Study The college also has green aspirations and has received an energy grant from the Learning and Skills Council to replace its CRT screens with more efficient LCD monitors. The college network will serve as a platform for e-learning and audio visual... [02 Jul 2008]
Cork Cuts Pre Go-Live Training Time by 75% and Reduces Learning Costs Throughout Solution Lifecycle
White Paper Cork City Council implemented Oracle User Productivity Kit, a complete online solution for kick-starting user training while providing time and cost savings following an upgrade or new implementation. [24 Mar 2008]
Vodafone boosts apprenticeship scheme
News Robinson told silicon.com Big Red has been running apprenticeship schemes in partnership with the government's Learning and Skills Council for around four years - and currently has about 1,600 apprentices across the business. [25 Feb 2008]
Capgemini set for £245m tech deal
News The UK government's Learning and Skills Council (LSC) has named Capgemini as preferred bidder in its race to select a long-term IT partner. The LSC is a government agency responsible for planning and funding vocational training for UK school... [08 Oct 2007]
Education council pledges £60m to IT
News The Learning and Skills Council (LSC) has pledged a £60m investment in technology for over-16s education during the coming year. LSC director for adults and lifelong learning, Jon Gamble, said: "Our increased investment into technology will help us... [03 Aug 2007]
Photos: Schoolkids develop games to aid learning
Photo The research project is due to run until early 2009 and has received funding of nearly £210,000 from the European Physical Sciences Research Council. Scientists are developing software which allows school children to build their own computer games... [23 Jan 2007]
Bringing Technology to the Learner: Gloucestershire College of Arts and Technology
White Paper The Satvan can enable hard-to-reach learners to develop new skills on internet-connected laptops in their own learning spaces - village halls, urban community centres, residential homes, and even the local pub. [09 Feb 2006]
Union slams government's 'consultant army'
News Other big spenders included The Department for International Development (£213m), the Home Office (£74m) and the Learning and Skills Council (£70m). The biggest spenders included the Department of Work and Pensions which spent £307m, the Highways... [06 Jun 2005]
Xansa wins £24m LSC deal extension
News IT outsourcer Xansa has won a £24m extension to its existing deal with the Learning and Skills Council (LSC). David Russell, director of resources at the LSC, said in a statement: "This agreement allows the LSC to focus its energies upon proving... [11 May 2005]
Council to kit out 34,000 staff with home PCs
News The council said it wants to link the scheme with other relevant strategies such as IT skills development and learning. The preferred supplier will also be expected to provide a range of products and peripherals from leading computer manufacturers... [08 Feb 2005]
E-learning gets new champion
News Overton will work to create a plan designed to drive adoption and awareness of e-learning in the country, to be designed in partnership with public sector bodies the Department for Education and Skills, the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) and... [16 Dec 2004]
UK techies no longer 'not very qualified'
News In cooperation with the Learning Skills Council, the UK sector skills council for IT e-skills and a number of major vendors, the new qualification is intended to provide IT professionals with a transferable, flexible certification independent of... [06 May 2004]
Training one-stop-shop opens its virtual doors to small business
News The skills council for the ICT industry, e-skills, has officially launched a new internet resource designed to be a training one-stop-shop for SMEs today. The site, available at www.e-skills.com/training, hosts a directory of more than 10,000... [26 Feb 2004]
Xansa wins £38m contract extension
News Xansa has signed an extension worth £38m to a contract with the UK government's Learning and Skills Council (LSC). Much of the work will focus on the LSC putting its services on the internet and enabling the electronic exchange of information with... [02 Oct 2003]
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