http://www.talent.ac.uk/news_details.asp?NewsID=2422The Office of Fair Trading is offering free workshops for Skills for Life teacher trainees to introduce its web-based toolkit for adult education, Skilled to go. http://www.talent.ac.uk/news_details.asp?NewsID=2421A further project report for the LONCETT ACL Project is now available on the LONCETT website: Adult and community learning providers’ response to the 2007 reforms for the lifelong learning sector with illustrative case studies. http://www.talent.ac.uk/news_details.asp?NewsID=2420Following extensive discussions with the department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), IfL will be administering government grants to offset the cost of initial teacher training (ITT) for teachers from September 2010. http://www.talent.ac.uk/news_details.asp?NewsID=2419NIACE has joined forces with unionlearn and the National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics to launch a joint strategy and initiative to improve adult numeracy. http://www.talent.ac.uk/news_details.asp?NewsID=2418The latest news from the National Association for Teaching English and other Community Languages to Adults - the professional association for ESOL teachers. http://www.talent.ac.uk/news_details.asp?NewsID=2417LSIS commissioned NIACE to carry out research - to improve understanding of their motivations, aspirations and behaviours of young people and adults not in education, employment or training. http://www.talent.ac.uk/news_details.asp?NewsID=2416The Summer 2010 issue (number 13) of the NRDC magazine ‘Reflect’ is now out. http://www.talent.ac.uk/news_details.asp?NewsID=2415LSN warmly invites you to the launch of the Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) strategic framework for Community Development, being hosted at the College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London on 25 August 2010. http://www.talent.ac.uk/news_details.asp?NewsID=2414The Institute of Education is currently recruiting to its Level 5 Diploma in Education: Mathematics (Numeracy). This is the equivalent of the DTLLS Mathematics (Numeracy) which is the qualification requirement for numeracy teachers FE in the UK. http://www.talent.ac.uk/news_details.asp?NewsID=2413Steve Besley, Head of Policy at Pearson, will consider where the coalition government will take vocational education training policy. 21 July 2010, 11am- 1pm. Campaign for Learning, London. http://www.talent.ac.uk/news_details.asp?NewsID=2412The SUMMER edition of the National Family Learning Network NEWSLETTER is the place to share information and celebrate what you have been doing with families in your organisation. http://www.talent.ac.uk/news_details.asp?NewsID=2411Organisations and individuals are still welcome to contribute to the inquiry - Numeracy Counts: a review of adult numeracy in England. http://www.talent.ac.uk/news_details.asp?NewsID=2410On 1 July the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) adds two new modules to Skilled to go, its free web-based toolkit for adult education that uses everyday consumer situations as contexts for learning numeracy and literacy. http://www.talent.ac.uk/news_details.asp?NewsID=2409Resources including video footage and presentations packs which came out of seminars held as part of the LONCETT vocational project are available now on the LONCETT website. http://www.talent.ac.uk/news_details.asp?NewsID=2408During the 2010 autumn term, ELT well is offering a range of workshops and resource days for language teachers. http://www.talent.ac.uk/news_details.asp?NewsID=2407This will be an open forum to discuss the future of adult numeracy teacher training given the changes that are likely to happen. Friday 16th July LLU+ at London South Bank University. http://www.talent.ac.uk/news_details.asp?NewsID=2406Please note that the deadline for booking for the RaPAL conference 2010 is Friday 9th July. http://www.talent.ac.uk/news_details.asp?NewsID=2405Campaign for Learning and DEA believe that a lifelong approach to learning for a just and sustainable world can contribute to positive change for individuals and society. 9 Sep 2010, 10am - 4pm. Mechanic's Institute, Manchester. http://www.talent.ac.uk/news_details.asp?NewsID=2404You can still take advantage of 20% discount when booking groups of 5 people on to the same course. Book and pay for 4 people on-line, then e-mail or fax the 5th application to the NIACE Events Team to claim your free place by 15 July. http://www.talent.ac.uk/news_details.asp?NewsID=2403The LONCETT report ’An investigation into how further education providers in London are responding to the legislative requirements of QTLS/ATLS and CPD’ has just been published and is now available on the LONCETT website.