Social Media in Education – a report from “LearnPod 10″

July 26th, 2010

June 30th and July 1st saw a first for the Yorkshire & Humber region, when renowned social media expert Chris Brogan flew from Boston, Massachusetts, to Doncaster, South Yorkshire, to be part of the region’s first “Podcamp” exploring the use of social media in education and training. Chris is a self-effacing man, and just as [...]

Getting the right skills for the creative sector

July 23rd, 2010

Whether you are an employer, employee or freelancer working within the creative and digital industries, this is your opportunity to help shape the future of digital skills training.

Enhancement Fund releases commission for ICT selection training

July 22nd, 2010

Yorkshire Forward and Digital 20/20 have identified that businesses – especially SMEs – have a skills/knowledge gap around how to identify their ICT objectives and requirements. Digital 20/20 has therefore commissioned the development of a training programme covering the Selection and Implementation of ICT. Full details of the commission can be found by going to [...]

Becta Regional Forum for YH

July 22nd, 2010

Becta held their latest regional forum for Yorkshire and Humber on July 2nd, led by YH regional co-ordinator, Anjam Aslam. The forum was well-attended and ended with a very positive message that such gatherings will still be needed after Becta’s demise, to share best practice and innovations among local authority managers, advisers and CLCs. Digital [...]

FITS now available in Yorkshire & Humberside

July 22nd, 2010

FITS is an International Standard Framework for ICT Technical Support (FITS) in education. It provides the framework and tools required to implement, manage and maintain IT operations in a school environment to an internationally recognised standard.  FITS is a tailored best practice framework designed specifically for IT teams providing service to the school sector. Two courses are [...]