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Carol Smillie gives the nation a 'skills makeover'

27/06/2008

Have you ever wished you could learn IT skills but simply don’t have the time or perhaps you’d like to become a chef but lack of money is putting you off? Well now a crack team of experts headed by TV Presenter Carol Smillie are here to help.

Retired go back to work - in record numbers

The latest Labour Market figures from the Office for National Statistics show that there has been a staggering 8.6% increase in the employment of the over 65s, compared to just 1.2% for those aged 16-64. This brings the total number of pensioners now in work to over 1.3m.

Why older workers are now in demand

UK entrepreneurs are increasingly relying on older workers to plug skills shortages in their businesses. It seems that nearly half (45%) of UK owner-managers are concerned about skills shortages and many claim that younger recruits are often just not up to the job.

North West needs more older foster carers

Nationally there is a shortage of at least 8,200 foster families, and the North West alone accounts for over 20% of that total. The search is now on to find the right people - and "empty nesters" are seen as ideal candidates.

Some truly astounding Adult Learners

As Adult Learner's Week kicks off from May 17th-23rd, winners of the various senior awards have been announced. But behind the awards lie truly astounding stories of overcoming hardship to learn, serving as an inspiration to us all - no matter what our age or background...

Step out for Adult Learners' Week

Dance organisations across the country are being encouraged to put on showcase events on the weekend of 17th and 18th May 2008 to launch this year’s Adult Learners’ Week - co-ordinated by the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NIACE).

The UK's largest festival of learning is on its way

People throughout the UK will be taking part in thousands of events in May - all designed to give adults a chance to learn new skills and discover new pursuits ... from salsa to singing and from forensic science to taxidermy.

The dawn of a new, older, working age?

Whether through necessity or desire, the number of people working over the state pension age increased by 35,000 to a staggering 1.258 million between September-November 2007 - and it is almost certainly has very little to do with the new Age Discrimination laws.

Life Long Learning - use it or lose it

A recent survey showed that 90% of us older folk agreed with the statement ‘You’re never too old to learn’ – so why are there still such unshakeable myths which stifle the will to learn in later life?

More older people back in the workforce

The Age and Employment Network has welcomed the latest employment figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) which show that the number of people aged 50 to state pension age in paid work was 6.588 million, having increased in the three months Dec 07-Feb 08 by 30,000 and over the past 12 months by 120,000.

Don’t just read the news – get paid for making it!

Ever wondered who answers all the questions that go into the opinion polls you read about every day? In fact it’s people just like you. Whether it’s finding out what TV programmes you watch, what you think of the latest Budget or where you go to buy your shopping, opinion pollsters need your input – and they’re actually prepared to pay for it.