/ Latest news from the Centre for Skills Development en-gb Sun, 05 Feb 2012 01:06:47 GMT 2010 © Centre For Skills Development http://www.skillsdevelopment.org/default.aspx?page=4 15 / /images/logo.png Findings from a joint research programme have led The Resource Channel (a major marketing group) and Marketforce (a recruitment website) to claim that the expansion of Australia's mining and extraction sector is threatened by skills shortages. http://www.skillsdevelopment.org/news__events/latest_news/research/2012/skills_shortages_a_barrier_to.aspx?lang=en-gb http://www.skillsdevelopment.org/news__events/latest_news/research/2012/skills_shortages_a_barrier_to.aspx?lang=en-gb Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:05:18 GMT Employers complain of poor work skills http://www.skillsdevelopment.org/news__events/latest_news/research/2012/employers_complain_of_poor_wor.aspx?lang=en-gb http://www.skillsdevelopment.org/news__events/latest_news/research/2012/employers_complain_of_poor_wor.aspx?lang=en-gb Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:23:49 GMT Taiye Aro Paper recommends funding for ‘encore’ careers [Australia] http://www.skillsdevelopment.org/news__events/latest_news/research/2012/paper_recommends_funding_for_‘.aspx?lang=en-gb http://www.skillsdevelopment.org/news__events/latest_news/research/2012/paper_recommends_funding_for_‘.aspx?lang=en-gb Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:23:49 GMT Taiye Aro Annual review shows progress in National Qualifications Frameworks [Europe] http://www.skillsdevelopment.org/news__events/latest_news/policy/2012/annual_review_shows_progress_i.aspx?lang=en-gb http://www.skillsdevelopment.org/news__events/latest_news/policy/2012/annual_review_shows_progress_i.aspx?lang=en-gb Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:15:56 GMT European Schoolnet has announced that a European e-skills week will be held this year by themselves, the European Commission, and Digital Europe, starting on 26 March. http://www.skillsdevelopment.org/news__events/latest_news/practice_news/2012/european_commission_to_hold_e-.aspx?lang=en-gb http://www.skillsdevelopment.org/news__events/latest_news/practice_news/2012/european_commission_to_hold_e-.aspx?lang=en-gb Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:15:56 GMT The Government has published new rules governing the registration of higher and further education colleges, and has put more than two hundred un-registered institutions on notice for closure. http://www.skillsdevelopment.org/news__events/latest_news/practice_news/2012/crackdown_on_unregistered_coll.aspx?lang=en-gb http://www.skillsdevelopment.org/news__events/latest_news/practice_news/2012/crackdown_on_unregistered_coll.aspx?lang=en-gb Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:42:20 GMT Taiye Aro Three hundred young Malaysian students have been short-listed to attend a Malaysia-Taiwan vocational education programme, taking place across seven Taiwan universities starting, in March this year. http://www.skillsdevelopment.org/news__events/latest_news/policy/2012/malaysian_students_short-liste.aspx?lang=en-gb http://www.skillsdevelopment.org/news__events/latest_news/policy/2012/malaysian_students_short-liste.aspx?lang=en-gb Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:02:17 GMT Taiye Aro Higher education grows but concerns about quality remain [India] http://www.skillsdevelopment.org/news__events/latest_news/research/2012/higher_education_grows_but_con.aspx?lang=en-gb http://www.skillsdevelopment.org/news__events/latest_news/research/2012/higher_education_grows_but_con.aspx?lang=en-gb Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:23:49 GMT The practice scholarship programme at the National Centre for Vocational Education Research has released a new report... http://www.skillsdevelopment.org/news__events/latest_news/research/2011/trades_representatives_and_edu.aspx?lang=en-gb http://www.skillsdevelopment.org/news__events/latest_news/research/2011/trades_representatives_and_edu.aspx?lang=en-gb Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:42:10 GMT Number of funding rates for colleges cut from 1,300 to 30 http://www.skillsdevelopment.org/news__events/latest_news/practice_news/2011/number_of_funding_rates_for_co.aspx?lang=en-gb http://www.skillsdevelopment.org/news__events/latest_news/practice_news/2011/number_of_funding_rates_for_co.aspx?lang=en-gb Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:41:52 GMT Taiye Aro Are community colleges’ drop-out rates too high? [USA] http://www.skillsdevelopment.org/news__events/latest_news/research/2011/are_community_colleges’_drop-o.aspx?lang=en-gb http://www.skillsdevelopment.org/news__events/latest_news/research/2011/are_community_colleges’_drop-o.aspx?lang=en-gb Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:33:50 GMT Taiye Aro Attaching funding to graduation not enrolment could reduce drop-out from vocational education [Australia][ http://www.skillsdevelopment.org/news__events/latest_news/research/2011/attaching_funding_to_graduatio.aspx?lang=en-gb http://www.skillsdevelopment.org/news__events/latest_news/research/2011/attaching_funding_to_graduatio.aspx?lang=en-gb Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:17:52 GMT Taiye Aro Manufacturers faced with increasing skills shortages [USA] http://www.skillsdevelopment.org/news__events/latest_news/research/manufacturers_faced_with_incre.aspx?lang=en-gb http://www.skillsdevelopment.org/news__events/latest_news/research/manufacturers_faced_with_incre.aspx?lang=en-gb Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:17:52 GMT Taiye Aro Skills development identified as a next step for growth of the electronics industry [South-East Asia] http://www.skillsdevelopment.org/news__events/latest_news/practice_news/2011/skills_development_identified.aspx?lang=en-gb http://www.skillsdevelopment.org/news__events/latest_news/practice_news/2011/skills_development_identified.aspx?lang=en-gb Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:17:52 GMT Taiye Aro Pfizer research foundation aids expansion of education and training programme for rural small-holders in Latin America and India [USA] http://www.skillsdevelopment.org/news__events/latest_news/practice_news/2011/pfizer_expands_education_and_t.aspx?lang=en-gb http://www.skillsdevelopment.org/news__events/latest_news/practice_news/2011/pfizer_expands_education_and_t.aspx?lang=en-gb Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:17:51 GMT Almost half of England's further education colleges have seen a decline in student numbers this year, and the blame is being put on scrapping the Education Maintenance Allowance Scheme (EMA). http://www.skillsdevelopment.org/newsevents/latest_news/research/2011/drop_in_student_numbers_blamed.aspx?lang=en-gb http://www.skillsdevelopment.org/newsevents/latest_news/research/2011/drop_in_student_numbers_blamed.aspx?lang=en-gb Thu, 20 Oct 2011 11:47:57 GMT Antonia Sheppard A new study by the University of Washington Centre for Education and Research has analysed the academic progress of public (state-funded) school students in Washington State in relation to the training school that their teachers attended. http://www.skillsdevelopment.org/newsevents/latest_news/research/2011/is_teacher_training_important.aspx?lang=en-gb http://www.skillsdevelopment.org/newsevents/latest_news/research/2011/is_teacher_training_important.aspx?lang=en-gb Thu, 20 Oct 2011 11:47:57 GMT Antonia Sheppard Research by the University of Toronto suggests that recruiters for high-skilled jobs in Canada are more likely to ask applicants with English-origin names to interview. http://www.skillsdevelopment.org/newsevents/latest_news/research/2011/what%e2%80%99s_in_a_name_researchers.aspx?lang=en-gb http://www.skillsdevelopment.org/newsevents/latest_news/research/2011/what%e2%80%99s_in_a_name_researchers.aspx?lang=en-gb Thu, 20 Oct 2011 11:47:57 GMT Antonia Sheppard Research suggests South African consumers are finding it increasingly difficult to manage their finances. http://www.skillsdevelopment.org/newsevents/latest_news/research/2011/calls_for_financial_literacy_t.aspx?lang=en-gb http://www.skillsdevelopment.org/newsevents/latest_news/research/2011/calls_for_financial_literacy_t.aspx?lang=en-gb Thu, 20 Oct 2011 11:47:57 GMT Antonia Sheppard A report released by the World Bank East Asia and Pacific Regional has called for Vietnam and other low-and-middle-income countries in East Asia to make their higher education systems more responsive to labour market demands and the economy. http://www.skillsdevelopment.org/newsevents/latest_news/research/2011/world_bank_calls_for_higher_ed.aspx?lang=en-gb http://www.skillsdevelopment.org/newsevents/latest_news/research/2011/world_bank_calls_for_higher_ed.aspx?lang=en-gb Thu, 20 Oct 2011 11:47:57 GMT Antonia Sheppard