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Skills for Life

Skills for Life

Skills for Life are the skills that we all need to be able to do our jobs, run a home, manage our money and enjoy a social life.

That includes the ability to read, write, speak English and use maths.

Unions are pushing these skills to employers as vital for the learning opportunities of workers, their careers and the efficiency of businesses and services.

In this section you can find information on:

  • Skills for life Advocates
  • Case studies
  • Publications
  • Useful documents


2 February 2012
Six Book Challenge: empowering adults to enjoy reading and improve skills for life
The Reading Agency and Brent Libraries were delighted to play host to bestselling novelist Adele Parks yesterday...

31 January 2012
Training time for toon heroes!
Magpie duo boost further education drive at controls of high-tech rail simulator.
Northern

5 December 2011
Ex-postman learns to sort email
Recently retired member, Paul Turner (65) worked for Royal Mail for 36 years as a professional driver and was an active CWU member during this time including holding the positions of Branch Chair and Area Distribution Rep. He came to work for Royal Mail following 10 years serving in the Royal Artillery.
South West

21 November 2011
Stoke South MP Visits Co-op Pharmacy Adult Education Centre
Stoke-On-Trent South Labour MP, Robert Flello, has visited The Co-operative Pharmacy's Lifelong Learning Centre at its National Distribution hub in Meir.

18 November 2011
Nominations please, is a learner you know going unrecognised?
Do you know someone who has taken part in learning during 2011 and done really well? Has someone you know turned their life around or helped others through learning?

16 November 2011
Organise a Quick Reads reading break for World Book Day
NIACE is calling on schools, colleges and businesses to hold Reading Breaks to encourage more people to fall in love with reading on World Book Day 2012 (Thursday 1 March 2012) following publication of 8 new Quick Reads from best-selling authors including Maeve Binchy, Alexander McCall Smith, James Caan and Tony Parsons.

2 November 2011
Andy McNab in special mission to celebrate reading success
Bestselling novelist and former SAS operative Andy NcNab thrilled workers at McVitie's Manchester on Monday 31 October 2011 when he visited them to sign copies of his new book Dead Centre....

4 October 2011
New Quick Reads titles announced for 2012
Eight new titles have been announced for the 2012 Quick Reads.

22 September 2011
Spongebob Squarepants proves every little learning helps at Tesco Hastings
Away from the aisles and the trolleys and the frozen food, there was a celebration of learning going on at Tesco Extra Hastings.
Southern and Eastern

13 September 2011
ESOL discussion with union reps and branches
To help union reps become aware the main changes in ESOL funding and their impact and develop ideas for workplace responses.

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