First Impressions
This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is a capital account of reformers and rebels: "A thin wisp of smoke curled around the jetty and mingled with...
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Old-time religionists revive time-old divisions
Oracles of Science
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Live on stage - a duel between samurai MCs
Hip-Hop Japan
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Research Project Grants
Deadline: 20/07/2007
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Partners with a global vision
The Government aims to unite universities and employers in the bid to build a workforce that is able to compete with the best in the world, explains Bill Rammell Work-based learning is vital to this...
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Foundations for success
Employers and employees both profit from well-designed work-based degree programmes, argues Derek Longhurst Foundation degrees integrate work-based learning into higher-level academic programmes....
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A booster to take hot shots higher
An innovative foundation degree framework that integrates work-based learning into higher level academic study programmes is that of the Royal Air Force Foundation Degree Consortium. It has designed...
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Off-the-shelf education
Foundation Degree Forward is leading a partnership of Manchester Metropolitan University, the University of the Arts, Tesco and My Knowledge Map to develop a foundation degree for the retail sector....
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Liberation by degrees
Recognising knowledge gained at work helps empower and liberate individuals, which is why universities must get involved, say John Brennan and Brenda Little It has been estimated that about 20 per...
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A pattern that's tailored to fit
Learndirect and its university partners bring bespoke education to the workplace, says Liz CLose Uniting education with the needs of employers and the economy is nothing new to online training...
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Digging deep to develop skills
A team of emergency workers is swapping mining tunnels for laptops as part of its latest mission. Ten employees of Mines Rescue, which is based in Mansfield, have embarked on a learndirect Learning...
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Blueprint for change
Engineering has long valued work-based learning, but it wants to step up a gear, explains Carol Arlett The Engineering Subject Centre, part of the Higher Education Academy's Subject Centre Network,...
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Devolution revolution
The big challenge is to adapt to new ways of educating people while maintaining standards, claims Sa'ad Medhat Work-based learning is redefining both the workplace and the classroom. Government...
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A cut above
Derby's Learning through Work scheme has helped hundreds of people from engineers to hairdressers gain qualifications. Matthew Baker reports If we are to extend the value of higher education into the...
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Emboldened and enlivened
Students at Chester University's Work through Learning programme have gained more than just a qualification, says Alison Utley, some of them have found a new lease of life I haven't done any studying...