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SCIE are adding elearning resources to their web site, the latest one is a multimedia resource on communication skills. Go here:

http://www.scie.org.uk/publications/elearning/index.asp

SCIE - Published: October 2008

This guide aims to tell the story so far about the personalisation of adult social care services. It is intended to set out our current understanding of personalisation at a very early stage of implementation, exploring what personalisation is, where the idea came from and placing the transformation of adult social care in the wider public service reform agenda.

To read more go here:
http://www.scie.org.uk/publications/reports/report20.asp

The No Secrets guidance has been one of the key policies relating to adult protection. It is now being updated to reflect current safeguarding approaches and legislation. Go here:

http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/consultations/liveconsultations/DH_089098

A delivery plan for the student tier of the Australian-style points system was announced by the Home Office. This also includes tighter protection for overseas student.

Under the new system, which will be rolled out from March next year, colleges and universities who want to teach non European Economic Area (EEA) nationals must have a licence issued by the UK Border Agency.

To read more on this story go to:
http://www.egovmonitor.com/node/21791

The Government has announced plans to create a new Third Sector skills body which will identify and address skills gaps and shortages for charities, voluntary groups, social enterprises and other third sector organisations.

To read more go to:

http://www.egovmonitor.com/node/21636

Hi to everyone

Just to let you know that all is progressing very well with the new changes. Just to summarise where we are on the main points:

News release from DIUS

Denham approves new national skills academies for enterprise, power, IT and social care.

The Vocational Qualifications Reform Programme is a UK-wide programme introducing significant changes to the vocational qualifications system, particularly in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, with the aim of creating a system: