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UN Global Compact Publishes 10 Briefs on SDGs, Post-2015 Agenda

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The UN Global Compact has launched a series of issue briefs on the post-2015 development agenda and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The briefs address the following priority issues: climate and energy; education; food and agriculture; governance and human rights; health; infrastructure and technology; peace and stability; poverty; water and sanitation; and women's empowerment. 

Annual conference booking reminder and speaker invite

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FACE 2014 is still open for abstract submissions of 300 words. Abstracts are accepted in forms of papers, posters or workshop sessions that focus on, but are not limited to, the role of collaborations and partnerships in meeting learners’ lifelong educational needs in a socially inclusive environment. 

Collaborate to Widen Participation: To, Through and Beyond Higher Education - University of Salford, 2-4 July 2014

Deadline for submission of abstracts: 30 April 2014 

Details of how to submit are attached.

Partnerships key to preventing skills mismatch and NEETs

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Partnerships between education and training and social partners are not an option but inevitable to prevent skills mismatch and having people not in employment, education or training (NEETs), argued Cedefop Director James Calleja at the Greek EU Presidency’s flagship conference on vocational education and training (VET).

The conference, held on 26 March in Athens, gave participating Member States an opportunity to get acquainted with successful VET policies and practices which tackle skills mismatches, focusing on how work-based learning can meet contemporary challenges.

A new published book from the network Life History and biographical research

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I just wanted to inform you about a new book Embodied Narratives. Connecting stories, bodies and ecologies. This book is based on a number of conferences held by tESREA research network Life History and Biographical Research. The first chapter in fact chronicles the development of the Network's thinking about narrative, narrative research, its potential and problematics.

Further  information about the book may be found below and you can also find more information on the the attached flyer. 

Best regards

Sofia

Radical Community Work

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A new journal devoted to exploring radical community work practice will be launched later in the year. 

In the run up to the launch the editors are looking for active participation from the field (practitioners, activists, academics). There are three things you may wish to contribute:

1. We are looking for the first papers for the Journal and we are particularly interested in people writing about effective practice.  If you have an idea you want to discuss email: [email protected]

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