Further Education in the UK Boosts Economy By £75b

Further Education participants generate an additional £75bn for the economy over their lifetimes, with Apprenticeships generating around £40 for each pound of Government investment, new research shows.

Rwandan Government to Build Over 400 Early Childhood Development Model Schools

The Rwandan government in an effort to bolster investment in infant education is to build over 400 early childhood development model schools throughout the country, said the Rwandan Minister of Gender and Family Promotion, Jeanne D’Arc Uwamaliya, on...

UK Commission for Employment And Skills Urges Government to Provide Students with More Detailed Information

According to a report by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills published today, simply providing learners with “food labeling” style information about courses could free up more money for front-line learning and fund thousands more college places.

U.K. Government Kickstarts The Learning Revolution with Transformation Fund Grants

Creative music master classes for people out of work or education, learning adventures for isolated older people and access to digital technologies in a Tyneside Cinema are all on offer thanks to a significant investment in ‘learning for pleasure’...

Over 5 Million Students Return to School in Cameroon

Over five million young Cameroonians, mostly elementary and secondary schools’ students in public and private general education and technical institutions have resumed school for the 2009/2010 school year. Secondary Education minister Louis Bapes Bapes...