Sunday, July 19, 2009

European Social Fund from a range of higher education

A £16.5m scheme worth aimed at helping more than 1,300 people raise their work skill levels has been announced. Education Minister Jane Hutt said a new range of foundation degrees was to help 1,330 people without them following a three-year university course.
Led by the University of Glamorgan, it will also help part-time learners with jobs to access new qualifications, she said. People from the valleys and west Wales stand to benefit from the programme. Foundation degrees are entry-level qualifications and may lead on to degree courses. Made up of £9.5m from the European Social Fund and match funding from a range of higher education institutions, the new scheme aims to enable people to access the courses through higher education institutions and further education colleges.
It is crucial that we provide people across Wales with the opportunity to increase their skill levels during these challenging economic times Jane Hutt, Education Minister Martyn Jeffries, from the University of Glamorgan, said the scheme had been designed to meet the needs of emerging and growing industries in the Welsh economy.


For further details visit as : news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/8157535.stm

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