A POSTnote on digital skills for life will discuss the digital skills required for everyday life and employment, why parts of the population may lack these skills and which groups are most affected. It will consider the impact of the skills shortage on individuals and the economy as well as strategies to improve the population’s digital skills. Provisional start date: January 2021.
Documents to download
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Teaching children to read (124 KB, PDF)
Documents to download
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Teaching children to read (124 KB, PDF)
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