I'll start by quoting from...

Guidance Note 7 - Published 11 April 2011
Skills Funding Agency-P-110031

"Electronic Records
80. Providers must retain a robust and reliable form of evidence to support funding claims including evidence of learner existence, eligibility, and achievement. From 1 August 2011, providers will be able to hold evidence in electronic format. This may include holding data on electronic platforms and in scanned format, including learner signatures." ...

The Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) was set up to allow employers in the public, private and voluntary sectors to run a background check on all job applicants whom they might be considering offering work to.

The Safe Workers Website looks at...

• how it is necessary to undertake a criminal background check on potential employees in order to protect the most vulnerable sectors of society;

• how the information is gathered and what it is used for.

It also covers...

• Benefit...

The following resource is a starting point for Learning Providers who are considering using Facebook. Although aimed at businesses, the document's "five guiding principles" are a good framework to follow for just about any social media effort: What am I on about? Well Facebook recently published a PDF document giving businesses a guide to best practices for marketing on the massive social networking site.

The 14-page document, titled "Best Practice Guide: Marketing on Facebook" serves ...