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Open University celebrates 40 years and it all started with NEC!	27 Apr 2009
Adult Learner's Week 9 - 15 May 2009	24 Apr 2009
Carers into Education conference evaluation report is launched	07 Apr 2009
National Extension College calls for flexibility to help carers struggling to access education	11 Mar 2009
Visit us in the New Careers & Learning zone at One Life Live!	06 Feb 2009
Continuing growth for IGCSEs	20 Jan 2009
Reskilling 'priority in downturn' according to MP's	16 Jan 2009
Can you afford to attend college?	17 Dec 2008
NEC is recommended by Life Coach Bernadette Tynan in the Sunday Telegraph	11 Dec 2008
Upskill to help beat the Credit Crunch	09 Dec 2008
Caring with Confidence	27 Oct 2008
Minister of State for Schools and Learners stresses the importance of ensuring every child gets a world class education	27 Oct 2008
NEC's First Home Education Workshop looks at ways ahead for GCSEs	20 Oct 2008
"Outstanding" - that's what the ISRM says about Stephen	20 Oct 2008
Carers Week (9th-15th June 2008)	04 Jun 2008
Staff to be given training rights	15 May 2008
One fifth of adult workforce lack basic skills	17 Apr 2008
Government agrees to review of exam system after QCA report	11 Apr 2008
Changes to ILA scheme in Scotland	07 Apr 2008
Tough Times for Adult Learners	03 Apr 2008
One in 14 pupils leaves school without a GCSE in Maths or English	31 Mar 2008
Learning and Skills Council to be scrapped	17 Mar 2008
Events Diary - One Life Live Exhibition 2008	07 Feb 2008
Christmas Gift Vouchers from NEC!	18 Dec 2007
10% discount on NEC courses for Cambridge City Council Staff	07 Dec 2007
NEC Care East Project enables more than 50 learners to complete the ILM Introductory Certificate in Management Level 3	13 Nov 2007
Events diary: Insider Learning Conference, 20 June 2007	10 May 2007
A look back at the HRD Conference and Exhibition 2007	20 Apr 2007
Education Secretary backs extension of school leavers' age	22 Mar 2007
"Employer-supported volunteering and skills development": a speech given by Alison West	20 Mar 2007
NEC sets up partnership with fundraising shopping site, www.giveortake.com	22 Dec 2006
Joint open letter sent to Gordon Brown	06 Dec 2006
"We must be bolder": Rob Wye, Director of Strategy and Communications with the Learning and Skills Council, speaks to Further Education News	04 Dec 2006
NEC and Unionlearn sign new agreement	23 Nov 2006
"Definition of skills is peculiar": Alison West speaks to Further Education News	22 Nov 2006
Minister calls for greater access to International GCSEs	30 Oct 2006
Personalised Learning: the limits to individualism	12 Oct 2006
Learning Opportunities for Carers	27 Jul 2006
Meritocracy and Mobility - the 7th Geoffrey Hubbard memorial lecture	17 May 2006
Quality and standards in education	09 Feb 2006
Education Minister applauds the work of NEC at the House of Lords	19 Oct 2005
Luke how well he's done!	27 Sep 2005
"Not all TV is Rubbish!" Listen to Heather Rabbatts propound this view at the 6th Annual Geoffrey Hubbard Memorial Lecture	11 Jul 2005
NEC announces date for 6th annual Geoffrey Hubbard Memorial Lecture	24 Mar 2005
NOW ENROLLING: Popular short course to help tutors develop online teaching skills	16 Mar 2005
National Extension College Annual Report 2004	16 Mar 2005
FREE places available at Prisoners' Education Conference	16 Feb 2005
NEC Goes for Growth	09 Feb 2005
Conference investigates new approaches to prisoners' education	03 Feb 2005
Tutoring Online Course now enrolling	10 Jan 2005
BBC Worldwide and the National Extension College in line for prestigious award	11 Nov 2004
Distance Learning Proves Enterprising	04 Nov 2004
NEC and regis:ctv Join Forces to Create Extensive New Training Portfolio for the Health and Social Care Sector	02 Nov 2004
Personalised Learning; the role of traditional distance learning	27 Oct 2004
NEC Vacancy - Director of Sales and Marketing	14 Oct 2004
Professor Brenda Gourley on: Moving Open and Distance Learning to Centre Stage Fifth Geoffrey Hubbard Memorial Lecture	25 Jun 2004
The Fifth Geoffrey Hubbard Memorial Lecture Confirmed	13 Apr 2004
Alison West on Social Enterprise: Moving from a safe to a radical agenda	12 Apr 2004
Gillian Moore on: A levels � the next 50 years	12 Mar 2004
Alison West on: Are we afraid of using distance learning to teach basic skills?	09 Mar 2004
Alison West on: Training for Mobility	09 Mar 2004
Local Government Association Events	02 Mar 2004
Six projects in Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire to benefit	04 Jan 2004
Unofficial Postal Strike	31 Oct 2003
Alison West talks asks: How radical is e-learning?	17 Oct 2003
National Extension College Annual Report 2003	01 Oct 2003
Pending Postal Strike?	30 Sep 2003
Alison West on: The Future of Open and Distance Learning	24 Sep 2003
Alison West asks: Targets: are they a good thing?	20 Sep 2003
Alison West on Policing: Engaging Local People	09 Sep 2003
Award-winning partnership to help Care Home Managers gain their Registered Managers Award	24 Jul 2003
'Can teachers save London's future?' by Tim Brighouse: text of the fourth Geoffrey Hubbard Memorial Lecture	06 Jun 2003
Tim Brighouse asks: can teachers save London�s future?	06 Jun 2003
Leading Open and Distance Learning College Celebrates 40 Years of Success	14 Apr 2003
Major new Management Training title launched	10 Apr 2003
New Head of Work-based Learning at NEC	27 Feb 2003
Latest NEC News 33 is available to download	10 Jan 2003
NEC Student presented with Award	20 Nov 2002
NEC and UfI join forces to run conference on work-based learning	24 Oct 2002
Change at the Top for Distance Learning	17 Oct 2002
Case Studies from Home Study Scheme for Disabled People and Carers	07 Oct 2002
Carers in Eastern England � a chance to learn��..	03 Oct 2002
New Home Study Scheme Gets Disabled People And Carers Back Into Learning	03 Oct 2002
Home educated students and their parents opt for distance learning	27 Sep 2002
SOLNET � Award-winning programme enrolling NOW	19 Aug 2002
NEC Director receives international honour	09 Aug 2002
SOLNET wins National Award	26 Jun 2002
NEC's response to the Consultation on Extending Opportunities, the 14-19 Green Paper	13 Jun 2002
Distance learning can get the best results says new report	22 Feb 2002
NEC and Ufi to work closely together	22 Feb 2002
NEC News Issue 32 now available	17 Jan 2002
Michael Young obituary	16 Jan 2002
Key Skills from NEC now available on CD - ROM	09 Jan 2002
NEC's new GCSE packs for Summer 2003 exams launched at BETT 2002	09 Jan 2002
New IT resources launched at BETT 2002	09 Jan 2002
Part of the National Grid for Learning	08 Jan 2002
NEC Launches New Partnership at BETT 2002	08 Jan 2002
'Education for a New World' by Charles Handy: text of the third Geoffrey Hubbard Memorial Lecture	20 Dec 2001
PM congratulates NEC	26 Oct 2001
SME training - Sesame Programme featured in The Times	24 Oct 2001
This is IT nominated for top award	08 Oct 2001
AS Level Reforms - Latest News	27 Sep 2001
Bailey-Comino Awards	21 Aug 2001
THIS IS IT shortlisted for WOLCE award	20 Aug 2001
AS Level Reform News	18 Jul 2001
The revolution to come � text of Lord Puttnam's NEC lecture	01 Jan 2001
Second Geoffrey Hubbard Memorial Lecture with Lord Puttnam	01 Dec 2000
Materials for new NVQ IT standards	01 Oct 2000
NEC awarded kitemark	01 Oct 2000
Delivering the new 'A' Levels	01 Jul 2000
Modernising social care training � conference, 6 June	01 May 2000
'Expanding Learning Horizons' � conference, 2-3 July	01 May 2000
Integrating key skills in care and early years care and education	01 May 2000
Latest CIM syllabus for NEC Marketing materials	01 Mar 2000
FIT for CLAIT Version 2 is released by the National Extension College	01 Mar 2000
Flexible management training resources from the National Extension College	01 Dec 1999
NEC launches a training resource for basic skills tutor development	01 Jun 1999
NEC introduces new Care training resource - Empowering Individuals	01 Jun 1999
NEC Launches New Basic Skills Training Tool	01 Jun 1999
NEC Extends its Range of Number Key Skills Products	01 Jun 1999
New Key Skills Products from the Key Skills Partnership	01 Jun 1999
NEC Conference: Partnerships for lifelong learning	01 Jun 1999
NEC and Kids' Clubs Network	01 Jun 1999
NEC and the NFCA: Caring for Children and Young People together	01 Jun 1999
Revised Standards Leads to Accounting for Excellence	01 May 1999
New Catalogue of Resources from NEC	01 Mar 1999
Learning to Play	01 Mar 1999
Welcome to the Press Centre	01 Jan 1999

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