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Businesses urged to support free internship programme

Employers in the active leisure and learning sector have been urged to sign up to the new Backing Young Britain non-graduate internship and work experience programme.

Consultation for the children and young people's workforce

Embedding the vision and principles for induction to the children and young people's workforce.

Apprenticeship Week 2010: Day 4: 'Apprenticeships driving business'

To mark Apprenticeship Week 2010, SkillsActive will be producing a series of stories based on the National Apprenticeships Service’s key themes. Today, we look at how Apprenticeships in the active leisure and learning sector provide a drive to businesses within the sport and leisure industry.

Fight for success, says boxing great McGuigan

Former World Featherweight Champion Barry McGuigan MBE sent a positive message to over 100 sporting apprentices at Lord’s Cricket Ground yesterday – to grasp opportunities and fight hard for your goals.

Apprenticeships Week 2010: Day 3: ‘Ambition’

To mark Apprenticeships Week 2010, SkillsActive will be producing a series of stories based on the National Apprenticeships Service’s key themes. Today, chief executive Stephen Studd talks about his ambition for Apprenticeships in the Active Leisure, Learning and Well-being sector.

Lord's to host SkillsActive Apprenticeship Week celebrations

To mark Apprenticeship Week 2010 (1 to 5 February), today SkillsActive will be hosting a day of ‘all things apprenticeship’ at Lord's Cricket Ground.

Award in Work with Vulnerable Young People Pilot

From January 2010 Skills for Justice, in partnership with Skills for Health, Creative & Cultural Skills, SkillsActive, Bristol Youth Offending Team, Lifelong Learning UK, Catch 22 and the South West Probation Consortium, will pilot an innovative programme in the South West area: the Level 3 and Level 4 Award for those working with Vulnerable Young People.

Embedding the Vision and Principles for Induction to the Children & Young People's Workforce

Achieving a common approach to induction across the Children and Young People’s Workforce has been identified as an important goal by the Department of Children, Schools and Families and the Children's Workforce Network.

Free places available at Vetting and Barring roadshows

The Independent Safeguarding Authority is running Vetting & Barring Scheme Information Roadshows in February and March with free places available to those responsible for implementing the Scheme in Education, Health, Social Care, Sport, and the Voluntary Sector.

Consultation on SkillsActive's playwork strategy

Do you work within in the playwork sector? If so, your views are valuable to us as we launch a consultation on our new playwork strategy.

Improve business performance with SkillsActive business coaching workshops

In 2010 SkillsActive Services are offering the perfect opportunity to boost your business performance, delivering a series of workshops entitled "Coaching for Performance".

National Training Awards 2010

Entries are now open for the National Training Awards 2010, the UK’s most prestigious awards for training and development.

24 Days of Christmas: SkillsActive Relicensed

On the 24th day of Christmas, SkillsActive sent to you, five more years.

24 Days of Christmas: Pathways to Playwork

On the 22nd day of Christmas SkillsActive sent to you, Pathways to Playwork.

24 Days of Christmas: SkillsActive and Nancy Ovens Bursary

On the 20th day of Christmas, SkillsActive sent to you five SkillsActive and Nancy Ovens Bursars.

24 Days of Christmas: National Occupational Standards

On the 18th day of Christmas SkillsActive sent to you, new and revised National Occupational Standards.

24 Days of Christmas: Playwork leadership and management

On the 17th day of Christmas SkillsActive sent to you, Playwork leadership and management

Government accepts all Sir Roger Singleton’s recommendations on vetting and barring

Children’s Secretary Ed Balls has accepted all of Sir Roger Singleton’s recommendations to make sure that the Government’s Vetting and Barring scheme draws the line in the right place and protects children without getting involved in private arrangements between parents and friends.

24 Days of Christmas: SkillsActiveCareers website re-launch

On the 14th day of Christmas, SkillsActive sent to you, a new SkillsActiveCareers website.

Playwork sector gets £600,000 qualifications funding boost

The Children’s Workforce Development Council (CWDC) will invest a further £600,000 to help playworkers develop their skills through Level 3 qualifications. The extra spending this year is being made available to meet demand from playworkers, their employers and training providers.