News From North East August 2008

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Higher Education Conventions 2008
Open Days
A Quick Guide to Polish Qualifications
Stonewall - Workplace Diversity Index 2008
Construction Skills
Scottish Government Website
Froth and Bubble
Contributions

Higher Education Conventions 2008

28 August
Fife Higher Education Convention
Rothes Hall, Rothes Square
Glenrothes
KY7 5NX
10.00 – 12.30, 1.30 – 3.30, 5.00 – 7.00pm

9 September
Tayside Higher Education Convention
University of Dundee
Institute of Sport and Exercise
Old Hawkhill
Dundee
DD1 4HN
9.30 – 12.30, 1.30 – 3.30, 5.00 – 7.00pm

10 -11 September
Grampian Higher Education Convention
Elphinstone Hall
University of Aberdeen
AB24 3FX
10 September 9.45 - 12.00, 1.00 - 3.00, 5.30 - 7.30
11 September 9.45 - 12.00, 1.00 – 3.00

Further information available at Higher education conventions.

Open Days

Looking for dates of university or college open days?

Visit the Open Days website.

A Quick Guide to Polish Qualifications

Extract from SQA website:

"In response to demands from employer organisations for a tool that would provide a basic understanding of the the typical qualifications being presented by the large number of Polish nationals seeking employment in Scotland, we have created these web pages to provide information on Polish education and training, with a particular focus on qualifications for post 16 year olds (excluding university degrees).

We hope that this tool, which shows how Polish qualifications compare to Scottish ones, will not only support employers and training providers, but will also benefit migrant workers themselves who may be able to use this information to progress in employment and learning."

Visit the SQA website for the full guide.

Stonewall - Workplace Diversity Index 2008

Stonewall's Workplace Diversity Index (WEI) 2008 showcases the top 100 employers in the UK for lesbian, gay and bisexual people.

The top employer for 2008 is Nacro, the national crime reduction charity. The Greater London Authority comes second. Hampshire and Staffordshire police forces are joint third in the Index, which is based on a range of key indicators.

Pinsent Masons was named Most Improved Employer and HM Prison Service wins an award for Network Group of the Year.

For more information and a downloadable booklet visit the Stonewall website.

Construction Skills

The office at 4 Edison Street, Hillington closed on the 19 August. The offices in Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Dundee have also closed.

All Apprenticeship Officers and Customer Development Advisers are now mobile. Administrative staff will work from one of two hub offices:

Scotland South
Construction Skills and National Construction College
4 Fountain Avenue
Inchinnan Industrial Estate
Renfrew
PA4 9RQ
0344 994 8800
Fax:0344 994 8801
scottish.office@cskills.org

Scotland North
Construction Skills
Marr House
Beechwood Park
Inverness
IV2 3JJ
01463 222893
Fax: 01463 230868
scotland.north@cskills.org

For further information on Construction Skills visit the Construction Skills website

Scottish Government Website

Date	Section	Publication
08/07/2008	Education and Skills	Helping You Meet the Cost of Learning: Asylum Seekers, Refugees, Migrant Workers and Non-UK EU Nationals: A Guide to Funding 2008-09 - for Practitioners Giving Advice[Speech] The leaflet gives an overview of the funding available for: asylum seekers, refugees and those with leave to remain migrant workers, non UK EU nationals who wish to study a course of further or higher education in Scotland. The information in this leaflet is intended to help practitioners giving advice to these students.
11/07/2008	Education and Skills	Helping you meet the costs of learning: Postgraduate students 2008-2009[Speech] This information sheet explains what support is available for Scottish postgraduate students studying in Scotland.
16/07/2008	Education and Skills	Helping You Meet the Costs of Learning: Part-Time Study 2008-2009[Publication] This guide gives an overview of the funding available for part-time or distance learning students, and is a useful guide to practitioners giving advice to part-time students
23/07/2008	Education and Skills	Helping You Meet the Costs of Learning: Funding for Disabled Students 2008-2009[Publication] This guide gives an overview of the funding available from August 2008 for disabled learners and is a useful guide for practitioners giving advice to others
24/07/2008	Education and Skills	Helping You Meet the Costs of Learning: A Guide to Funding for Older Learners 2008-2009[Publication] This information sheet gives an overview of the sources of funding available to older learners who want to study in Scotland.
28/07/2008	Education and Skills	Pupils in Scotland, 2007[Publication] This document contains information on pupils in publicly funded schools in Scotland, mainly derived from the latest annual pupil census which took place in September 2007.
29/07/2008	Education and Skills	Education and Training: Research Findings No.37/2008: Attitudes to Vocational Learning: A Literature Review[Research Findings] To collate a review the research based evidence on Attitudes to vocational learning
31/07/2008	People, Communities and Living	Gypsies/Travellers in Scotland: The Twice Yearly Count - No. 13: January 2008[Publication] Gypsies/Travellers in Scotland: The Twice Yearly Count - No. 13: January 2008
01/08/2008	Education and Skills	Review of Work-based mentoring approaches: Final Report for Employability and Skills Division The Scottish Government[Publication] Full report

Froth and Bubble

The National Archives website has joined with the Central Office of Information to celebrate the COIs 60th Anniversary. You'll find a selection of some of the most memorable and influential COI public information films covering events from Britain's post-war history.

For those of a certain age – take a walk down memory lane…Decimalisation (1971), Clunk Click (1972), and the ever popular, if disturbing, Lonely Water (1973).

Contributions

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