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Entries in 'skills' (8)

Twist promises swift work for UKIE

Twist promises swift work for UKIE

The new CEO of UKIE says the trade body will push even harder on skills and improving the UK games industry.

Michael French
by Michael French
on Dec 15th 2011 at 8:31AM in News
Games industry piles on pressure for education reform

Games industry piles on pressure for education reform

The government has admitted the way schools teach computing is flawed – now the UKIE-backed Next Gen Skills campaign wants games firms to help change the National Curriculum.

Michael French
by Michael French
on Dec 5th 2011 at 12:16PM in News
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Google and Microsoft back school skills drive

Google and Microsoft back school skills drive

Some of the biggest technology companies in the world have today thrown their weight behind a renewed campaign to bring computer science back into UK schools.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 28th 2011 at 8:56AM in News
OPINION: The time to build a second ‘Golden Age’ is now

OPINION: The time to build a second ‘Golden Age’ is now

Working with Alex Hope of Double Negative since July last year, I’ve had the privilege of leading the largest quantitative research study to date on skills in the video games ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 18th 2011 at 8:00AM in News

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UKIE welcomes Livingstone-Hope review

UKIE welcomes Livingstone-Hope review

Official UK video games trade body UKIE has welcomed the recommendations of today's Livingstone-Hope skills review.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 1st 2011 at 1:14PM in News
Livingstone-Hope: The recommendations

Livingstone-Hope: The recommendations

The long-awaited Livingstone-Hope Review has launched today with a call for the UK Education Department to make critical changes across the entire talent pipeline.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 1st 2011 at 11:07AM in News
Vaizey: 'Games can play key role in economic recovery'

Vaizey: 'Games can play key role in economic recovery'

Culture minister Ed Vaizey held meetings with games firms today over Research and Development tax credits.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Jan 17th 2011 at 6:00PM in News
Game Based Learning calls for industry action

Game Based Learning calls for industry action

The organisers of Game Based Learning have called on the UK games industry to get involved in an effort to fix the skills crisis affecting the sector.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 17th 2010 at 4:27PM in News