Paragraph 3.56: Concentrating too much on younger age groups could create further longer term problems for the amount and the use of high level skills in our workforce. With more young people qualified to this level and fewer older people, it increases the likelihood of poor deployment of higher-level skills with relatively under-skilled owners, managers and leaders unable to find the best uses of new graduate recruits. As the Higher education White Paper stated, new higher education growth should not be ‘more of the same’, based on traditional three year honours degrees. Rather provision should be based on new types of programme offering specific, job-related skills such as Foundation Degrees.
http://www.fdf.ac.uk/files/LeitchReviewSummary.doc
Monday, 8 September 2008
The Sorbonne Declaration 1998
The Sorbonne declaration of 25th of May 1998, which was underpinned by these
considerations, stressed the Universities' central role in developing European
cultural dimensions. It emphasised the creation of the European area of higher
education as a key way to promote citizens' mobility and employability and the
THE EUROPEAN HIGHER EDUCATION AREA
Continent's overall development.
considerations, stressed the Universities' central role in developing European
cultural dimensions. It emphasised the creation of the European area of higher
education as a key way to promote citizens' mobility and employability and the
THE EUROPEAN HIGHER EDUCATION AREA
Continent's overall development.
The bologna Declaration 1999
From
A Europe of Knowledge is now widely recognised as an irreplaceable factor for
social and human growth and as an indispensable component to consolidate and
enrich the European citizenship, capable of giving its citizens the necessary
competences to face the challenges of the new millennium, together with an
awareness of shared values and belonging to a common social and cultural
space.
A Europe of Knowledge is now widely recognised as an irreplaceable factor for
social and human growth and as an indispensable component to consolidate and
enrich the European citizenship, capable of giving its citizens the necessary
competences to face the challenges of the new millennium, together with an
awareness of shared values and belonging to a common social and cultural
space.
Foundation Degrees
Here are Three of the national drivers behind Foundation degree's taken from the home page of http://www.fdf.ac.uk/about_fdf/
Publication of the Leitch Review of Skills (December 2006)
and the government’s response regarding higher level skills, Higher Education at Work: High skills: High value (2008)
Establishment of government targets for Foundation degrees and for co-funded higher education provision
Publication of the Leitch Review of Skills (December 2006)
and the government’s response regarding higher level skills, Higher Education at Work: High skills: High value (2008)
Establishment of government targets for Foundation degrees and for co-funded higher education provision
Adult Learning
"Adults learn in complex ways and do it best when they have the chance to apply new skills, knowledge and behaviours to problems and then reflect on what worked and what did not". Chris Bones (Dean of Henley Business School) Human Resources Magazine September 2008.
The Power of Positive Thinking
The Power of Positive Thinking
Is your glass half empty rather than half full? Do you feel as if you’re carrying the world on your shoulders? Do you criticise yourself a lot? Have you asked yourself why? It’s probably because you’ve lost the art of positive thinking.
In the workplace it’s important to be able to turn your negativity into positivity in order to achieve your goals, overcome obstacles and get through the difficult times. Here we talk about how to turn negativity into positivity.
“Most folks are about as happy as they make their minds up to be.” Abraham Lincoln
It’s true. You can control your own state of mind and decide to:
· be the one who focuses on the good rather than the bad
· come into work in a good mood
· be enthusiastic about new tasks and problem solving
· have a positive impact on people around you
· enjoy yourself in the process
Use the following tips to help you engage in a positive way with your work and your colleagues:
1. Choose the mood
Choose to start your day on a positive note. Decide that you’re going to have a good day, that you will enjoy the challenges ahead and working with your colleagues. Enter the office with a smile and a cheery “hello”. It’s amazing how much your personal demeanour can affect others.
2. Look for the positives
When presented with a challenge or a new task, think about the beneficial outcomes first. Knowing that what you are doing is likely to make an improvement or deliver positive results can be highly motivating. Then think about how you will benefit from the work. Is it an opportunity to:
· demonstrate your talents and potential, thereby enhancing your profile
· develop new skills, experience and/or knowledge
· work with interesting people/on interesting subjects
· take time out from your normal routine
· really stretch yourself and feel fulfilled
3. Think of others
Other people are not only affected by your level of positivity but can play a part in improving it. Associate yourself with the ‘upbeat’ crowd rather than the complainers and see how much better it makes you feel.
Make others feel good about themselves by publicly acknowledging their input and achievements. Highlight to others your colleagues’ strengths and the value you think they can add. This will help build interpersonal relationships and portrays you as caring and unselfish.
Regard the people that you will be working with as assets rather than adversaries. Don’t focus on what people can’t do or their weaknesses. Instead, focus on their talents and where they can be used to best effect.
4. Adopt a positive self-image
It’s natural to put up barriers to ideas and new tasks when you feel you might fail. Before saying to yourself “I can’t do this”, think about what is actually being said or asked of you and ask some questions to check your understanding. You might then be able to influence the extent of your role or realise that it’s not quite as complicated as it first seemed.
The way you view yourself and your abilities can have a major impact on the way you present yourself to others. Doubting yourself and worrying what other people think of you is self-destructive. Be aware, and make others aware, of your talents by maximising the opportunities to demonstrate them. Think and talk about what you are, not what you’re not.
5. Energy and enthusiasm
Being positive, fun and engaging is tiring. But remember it’s exercising that gives us energy. The feel-good factor itself will boost your energy levels and those of the people around you.
Allowing yourself to get stressed-out will have a seriously negative effect on your enthusiasm. Learn to manage your stress levels – identify when your workload is having an adverse impact on your positivity and health, and do something about it. You can reassess your workload/working practices, utilise other people, and/or speak to your manager about easing the load.
6. Relax and enjoy
Most importantly, you can be serious about your work but still have fun. Take time out to enjoy a playful moment or indulge in some incidental creative thinking to help create a happy and motivating working environment.
Is your glass half empty rather than half full? Do you feel as if you’re carrying the world on your shoulders? Do you criticise yourself a lot? Have you asked yourself why? It’s probably because you’ve lost the art of positive thinking.
In the workplace it’s important to be able to turn your negativity into positivity in order to achieve your goals, overcome obstacles and get through the difficult times. Here we talk about how to turn negativity into positivity.
“Most folks are about as happy as they make their minds up to be.” Abraham Lincoln
It’s true. You can control your own state of mind and decide to:
· be the one who focuses on the good rather than the bad
· come into work in a good mood
· be enthusiastic about new tasks and problem solving
· have a positive impact on people around you
· enjoy yourself in the process
Use the following tips to help you engage in a positive way with your work and your colleagues:
1. Choose the mood
Choose to start your day on a positive note. Decide that you’re going to have a good day, that you will enjoy the challenges ahead and working with your colleagues. Enter the office with a smile and a cheery “hello”. It’s amazing how much your personal demeanour can affect others.
2. Look for the positives
When presented with a challenge or a new task, think about the beneficial outcomes first. Knowing that what you are doing is likely to make an improvement or deliver positive results can be highly motivating. Then think about how you will benefit from the work. Is it an opportunity to:
· demonstrate your talents and potential, thereby enhancing your profile
· develop new skills, experience and/or knowledge
· work with interesting people/on interesting subjects
· take time out from your normal routine
· really stretch yourself and feel fulfilled
3. Think of others
Other people are not only affected by your level of positivity but can play a part in improving it. Associate yourself with the ‘upbeat’ crowd rather than the complainers and see how much better it makes you feel.
Make others feel good about themselves by publicly acknowledging their input and achievements. Highlight to others your colleagues’ strengths and the value you think they can add. This will help build interpersonal relationships and portrays you as caring and unselfish.
Regard the people that you will be working with as assets rather than adversaries. Don’t focus on what people can’t do or their weaknesses. Instead, focus on their talents and where they can be used to best effect.
4. Adopt a positive self-image
It’s natural to put up barriers to ideas and new tasks when you feel you might fail. Before saying to yourself “I can’t do this”, think about what is actually being said or asked of you and ask some questions to check your understanding. You might then be able to influence the extent of your role or realise that it’s not quite as complicated as it first seemed.
The way you view yourself and your abilities can have a major impact on the way you present yourself to others. Doubting yourself and worrying what other people think of you is self-destructive. Be aware, and make others aware, of your talents by maximising the opportunities to demonstrate them. Think and talk about what you are, not what you’re not.
5. Energy and enthusiasm
Being positive, fun and engaging is tiring. But remember it’s exercising that gives us energy. The feel-good factor itself will boost your energy levels and those of the people around you.
Allowing yourself to get stressed-out will have a seriously negative effect on your enthusiasm. Learn to manage your stress levels – identify when your workload is having an adverse impact on your positivity and health, and do something about it. You can reassess your workload/working practices, utilise other people, and/or speak to your manager about easing the load.
6. Relax and enjoy
Most importantly, you can be serious about your work but still have fun. Take time out to enjoy a playful moment or indulge in some incidental creative thinking to help create a happy and motivating working environment.
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