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Why digital skills are vital for your business
...many employees lack basic digital literacy skills, and employers are struggling to recruit for vacancies requiring specific, higher-level digital skills. With almost a quarter (23%) of adults lacking basic digital...
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Not committed to a New Year’s resolution yet? Here’s why it should be upskilling
...with a lot of strings to their bow. If you’re unsure as to whether upskilling is for you, here are a few reasons why learning something new should be your...
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Award finalist Lara’s rapid rise to excellence in work-based learning
...background in childcare, Lara, 30, has transferred her wealth of knowledge and experience into the work-based learning environment with one of Wales’ leading training providers, ACT Limited. Based at ACT’s...
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Pioneering Angelina’s mission to help others to become tech savvy
...training provider ACT in Cardiff, pioneered the delivery of the Digital Learning Design Apprenticeship Framework in Wales. Lucy Wilkinson, ACT’s digital services route manager, explained: “Angelina navigated the delivery of...
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PONTYPRIDD TEEN IS UK’S FIRST FULL-TIME WORK-BASED LEARNING REPRESENTATIVE
A Pontypridd teenager has been appointed as the UK’s first ever full-time learner representative in Work-Based Learning. Chris Harris will provide First Minister Carwyn Jones with regular updates on learner...
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Determined Gaynor takes top learning award, 43 years after leaving school
Published: South Wales Echo A South Wales woman who earned her first ever learning qualification at the age of 59, despite the challenges of caring for her ailing mother and...
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Success Through Skills Awards celebrate work-based learning
...Director, Richard Spear, impressed on the importance of work-based learning in addressing Wales’ skills gap. He said: “We are here to recognise the power of work-based learning and the incredible...
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ACT’s partnerships providing outstanding learning opportunities
...and the ACT network as a whole delivers learning programmes to 4,331 individuals across Wales. Traineeship, Apprenticeship and Learning for Work programmes are delivered across 22 different sectors by the...
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ACT acquires respected training arm of Acorn
...House in Newport to ACT’s head office at Ocean Park House in Cardiff. The team will be led by Acorn Learning Solutions’ two former directors; Sarah John, Commercial Director (Learning...