Evaluation of 2006 - 2008 LDA Skills for Life with SMEs Project
IHTS was funded by the London Development Agency (LDA) and European Social Fund (ESF) 2006 - 2008 to provide free English language and writing skills training to employees working in small organisations.
This very successful project was externally evaluated by Barbara Mason at Synergis. To read the Management Summary of this Report please click on the document.
Articles & publications
‘Developing Skills for Life provision in the Workplace’
Article by Lesley Howard in the Basic Skills Bulletin April 2008
This article compares providing Skills for Life courses in traditional settings such as colleges with that delivered to employees in the workplace. It describes the specific requirements of workplace provision and suggests some good practice guidelines to ensure success.
To read the article, please click here.
Lesley is a published author.
Co-written with Rose Taw, the well received training manual,
Key Skills Analysis, is available from Gower Publishing Ltd.
>To view sample pages or to order direct from Gower, please click on the book
"This is another of Gower's well structured, simply written and thoughtfully presented training manuals.'"
Economic Outlook and Business Review,
November/December 2001
Lesley has also recently published the second edition of the self-study workbook How to Start Your Own Business which was sponsored by the London Rebuilding Society.
“Business without the jargon! Excellent as an introductory text/reference”
Julie Parish
Islington Enterprise Agency
Please click on the book to view sample pages. To order copies (£9.99 each plus p & p) contact IHTS on 0208 446 9778 or email go4biz@ihts.co.uk
