CoVE Good Practice and News
Issue 4: February 2006
Dear CoVEs
Happy New
Year and welcome to the February 2006 CoVE Newsletter.
This
edition gives an overview of the main discussion points from the autumn
term SDGs, an update on LSDA and other research projects and reports, and
good news stories and successes within the CoVE network.
Good practice
The CoVE
database of good and interesting practice has recently been updated and
is available on the LSDA CoVE website.
Examples
this term include regional networking and CPD planning and delivery
across a range of member colleges; positive action to recruit females
into the construction industry; research into employer needs;
successful employer forum and many more.
Go to
database
Websites of interest
Keep
up-to-date with the developments of the Sector Skills Councils, LSC,
Sector Skills Development Agency, Learning and Skills Network (LSN), The
Quality Improvement Agency (QIA).
More information
Project update
Successful
consultation events were held to discuss the preliminary findings of the
sustainability and costing and pricing projects.
More
information on projects plus an overview of report on SDGs in 2004/05
Update on SDGs
Consultation: During the autumn term CoVEs have
had the opportunity to take part in further consultation on the future
format and structure of the SDGs.
More information
CoVE Assessment and Re-assessment:
The LSC has just finalised the CoVE re-aligned criteria that
will be used to assess and re-assess CoVE status.
The LSC introduces the details of the criteria, processes and
proposed timetable.
More information
Other news and
stories
Awards & Success Stories
Fifteen Colleges with CoVEs
were recognised in the AoC Beacon Awards 2005/06.
CoVEs
up with the STARS! CoVEs
recognised in the DfES STAR awards.
Read More
CoVEs
awarded grade 1 by the Adult Learning Inspectorate. Food Service and Manufacturing
Excellence.
Read More
Sector Skills
news
Seven
Sector Skills Councils provide an update to developments in their sector.
Read More
National
Skills Academies Announced!
Four National Skills Academies
(NSA) have been announced in Manufacturing, Construction, Food &
Drink Manufacture, and Financial Services.
Four New National Skills Academies
Publications
The Adult Learning Inspectorate
(ALI) has published a thematic Survey of Centres of Vocational Excellence
and the Annual Report of the Chief Inspector 2004-05 in which eleven CoVEs are
identified as amongst the best providers.
Read More
Other related programmes
of interest
Train to Gain
Vocational Learning Support
Programme
Contact
us
If you want further information on any of
the articles please contact us.
http://www.lsda.org.uk/CoVE/contacts/index.aspx
The Centres
of Vocational Excellence Programme (CoVE) is sponsored and implemented by
the Learning and Skills Council
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