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NFEC
National Conferences
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The Spring
2012 NFEC National
Conference
will take place on Thursday
31 May and Friday, 1 June.
The
venue will again be the
Holiday Inn, Coventry and
once again prices will be
held! Register
now to get your Early
Bird rate.
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Conference
delegates:
Click
on the 'National Conferences' tab above
left to get all the details. You can get
the
full
conference
program
and
venue
location,
and
you
can
book on
line.
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Conference
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NFEC
National Council
The
Council will meet
again on Friday 18
May, at the
Engineering Council
Offices, High Holborn,
London. Go to
the Members Area above
to get the 18 May
Agenda and the Minutes
of the 3 February
meeting.
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SETA
Review of National
Occupational Standards
This is a UK wide
review of a range of
NOS and N/SVQ
qualification
structures.
Click here
to see which
engineering areas are
involved and how you
can influence the
outcomes.
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Latest
Register News
Click
on
In
the News
above
to get the latest from
the Engineering
Council.
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Revocation
of the Further
Education
Workforce Regulations
BIS
has opened
consultation, seeking
views from all
stakeholders on
whether the current
workforce regulations
should be
retained. Click
here for more
details and to learn
how you can influence
the outcome.
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New
Apprenticeship
Standards and Grants
for SMEs
Skills
Minister John Hayes
has announced that
Apprenticeships will
last for a minimum of
12 months,
guaranteeing
improvements in
training and workplace
learning. The new
standards will come
into force for all age
groups from August
2012, subject to
consultation with
providers and
employers. Read
more.
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National
Training Awards
Nominations
are open for the
National Training
Awards on the NAS
website. The
closing date for
entries is midnight on
Friday 25 May
2012. Read
more.
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BTEC
National Awards
Nominations for
this year’s BTEC
Awards need to be
made by 5
April 2012.
Use this Edexcel
website link for
details http://www.edexcel.com/quals/BTEC/nba/Pages/default.aspx
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IMI
SkillAuto Competition
The IMI is
currently looking for
individuals to help judge
and support
the regional heats
and national
finals of the 2012
SkillAuto
competition!
Interested? Then
click on In the
News above and go
to IMI for the details
on how to get
involved.
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What
future for the
Diploma?
Recent announcements from Michael Gove
on the value of
‘vocational’
qualifications in the
School Performance
Tables has led to
speculation on the
future of the
Diploma. Click
here for more
details.
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SFA
Funding Formula
The
February 2012 update
of the SFA funding
formula for 2013/14 is
now available. Click
here for more
details.
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New
motor vehicle vocational training
programme for 14-16 year olds
The new IMI motor vehicle
vocational training programme aimed at
14-16 year olds will be piloted from
September 2012, for a period of two
years. Click on In the News
above and go to IMI for details
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