Sentences with phrase «led initiatives such as»

There are a number of other Government - led initiatives such as Parenting After Parting and the Parenting Information Programme, which the court at initial hearings can recommend and sometimes order parents to attend.

The savings will provide some of the # 21 million needed for government - led initiatives such as ROPAs (Realising Our Potential Awards), the letter reveals.

We can help your organization strengthen its» appeal to candidates through branding of your work flexibility, through industry - leading initiatives such as our Work Flex Branding Audit, The TRaD * Works Forum, and custom marketing packages.

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Meghan specializes in creating high - profile branded initiatives and private events such as summits and conferences, property openings, music festivals, salon dinners, speaker series and more for some of the worlds leading brands, celebrities, thought leaders and CEO's.

The latter initiative is perhaps the most important, as technological innovation is so central to the country's goal to transition from low - end, labour - intensive manufacturing to a high - tech, productivity - led, consumption - based economy — and such a rich source of opportunities for investors.

While organisations such as the Financial Stability Board (FSB), the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) and the Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors take the lead in setting global standards, we contribute to global regulatory initiatives by participating in their task forces and committees to work on implementing financial regulatory reforms, enhancing standards and facilitating market development.

Eng worked at Apple for nearly 10 years, and led the team that created the Genius Bar, the Today at Apple classes, and youth programming initiatives such as Apple Field Trip and Apple Camp.

Struggling economic conditions and cost - containment initiatives led to lower demand for office space and restrained pricing across many Southern European markets including Madrid, Milan, Rome, Athens and a number of smaller markets such as Valencia and Oporto.

For example, in a recent analysis published in an edition of International Studies in Catholic Education dedicated to the question of whether there can be such a thing as a Catholic curriculum, Therese D'Orsa argues from the Australian experience that «attempts to give meaning to the concept of a Catholic curriculum... have ranged across a spectrum familiar to those who lead in Catholic schools» and that such initiatives have had a «limited impact».

Through field training and educational initiatives we support, such as the WCF's Cocoa Livelihoods Program and Africa Cocoa initiative, farmers continue to grow their knowledge and expertise, and can lead to higher yields, better flavor — and higher income.

Some barriers include the negative attitudes of women and their partners and family members, as well as health care professionals, toward breastfeeding, whereas the main reasons that women do not start or give up breastfeeding are reported to be poor family and social support, perceived milk insufficiency, breast problems, maternal or infant illness, and return to outside employment.2 Several strategies have been used to promote breastfeeding, such as setting standards for maternity services3, 4 (eg, the joint World Health Organization — United Nations Children's Fund [WHO - UNICEF] Baby Friendly Initiative), public education through media campaigns, and health professionals and peer - led initiatives to support individual mothers.5 — 9 Support from the infant's father through active participation in the breastfeeding decision, together with a positive attitude and knowledge about the benefits of breastfeeding, has been shown to have a strong influence on the initiation and duration of breastfeeding in observational studies, 2,10 but scientific evidence is not available as to whether training fathers to manage the most common lactation difficulties can enhance breastfeeding rates.

If Hungary wants to regain its positions as a strong player on the stage of international politics it should not head in the direction showed by Fidesz and MSZP, the clownish antics exhibited within the EU, but instead membership in a Turanic alliance, or if needed, its leading role and initiative in forming such an alliance.

Some, such as The Washington Post, have gone «all in» with several Silicon Valley - led initiatives; for example, Facebook's Instant Articles hosts publishers» content within Facebook to increase the speed of access.

Earlier attempts by the NPP to launch such an initiative had been plagued with similar misunderstandings when the party's suspended General Secretary, Kwabena Agyei Agyapong and National Treasurer, Abankwa Yeboah in September 2015, both launched parallel fund raising electronic cards for the party, leading to serious credibility crisis as both camps dismissed the others» initiative as fraudulent.

The finding has led many analysts to question whether the government recent anti-immigration initiatives, such as the so - called «racist vans» and spot checks by UK Border Agency staff, might do more damage than good to the Tories» election strategy.

The initiative is also gaining support from the public, such as from Jamaica Miles, the Capital District's lead organizer of Citizen Action of New York.

Walsh also said he would continue to seek United States Department of Housing and Urban Development grants to support initiatives such as the Syracuse Lead Hazard Control Program, which was denied federal funds and eventually shuttered in 2016.

Walsh also said he would continue to seek United States Department of Housing and Urban Development grants to support initiatives such as the Syracuse Lead Hazard Control Program, which was denied federal funds and eventually

Ms Cartmail said: «It is clear that the not - so - subtle encouragement given by the government for the various privatisation initiatives, such as the private finance initiatives (PFIs) and the misguided experiment with social enterprises, are the Trojan Horse that could lead to the fragmentation of the NHS.

«Leading efforts to reduce extreme poverty, food insecurity, and preventable deaths with initiatives such as Feed the Future and the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.»

Sen. Jack Martins, the other task force co-chair, called development initiatives pushed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo such as the Buffalo Billion project, which has led to the construction of a solar - panel production facility, complementary to the task force's ideas.

Schneiderman, who once represented financial firms in private practice, has used the Martin Act to pursue his «Insider Trading 2.0» initiative, obtaining multimillion - dollar settlements from financial institutions such as Deutsche Bank, BlackRock, and Barclays, as well as settlements with banks such as Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs over deceptive practices leading up to the financial crisis.

These initiatives are typically led by universities and / or deploy university - based networks, resources, and infrastructures such as cooperative extension and Sea Grant programs, or faculty and outreach staff affiliated with specific university departments, colleges, and schools (Diehl et al., 2015).

Top 5 Tech Initiatives for Obama's Second Term The president is expected to pour more funding into research and development, a move that could lead to increased technological advances in fields such as cybersecurity

The current lack of enthusiasm comes despite high - profile calls for action such as the encyclical letter on the environment released by Pope Francis in 2015 and despite initiatives led by Evangelical Protestant groups, such as the formation of the Evangelical Environmental Network.

«The UMI highlights the need for new imaging and omics technologies, such as those currently being developed at PNNL, to understand how microbes function and interact in complex environments and how they are impacted by climate change and other perturbations,» said Jansson, who also leads the Microbiomes in Transition initiative at PNNL.

One initiative is known to have a real effect on teen substance abuse — multi-pronged and aggressive public campaigns aimed at teens, such as the ones that have led to historically low use of tobacco and alcohol, Volkow said.

Deb Group, a leading innovator and supplier of skin care products and hand sanitising solutions, is the lead sponsor for the Handz campaign, offering support through a number of initiatives such as «Make It Your Own».

Harnoor even goes out in the community and leads events through his club such as initiating the conversation to make change while promoting worthwhile community causes and engaging as well as empowering local and global youth through his group's various community initiatives.

Project learning is becoming increasingly de rigueur, from districtwide initiatives coordinated by organizations such as Project Lead the Way to schools across the nation, such as those started by the New Technology Foundation, where hands - on experiential learning is fully integrated into the curriculum.

While her primary focus — and the focus of many media reports about her — has been on vouchers, tax credits, and education savings accounts, organizations she has led or helped found have also advanced other reform initiatives, such as accountability for student learning and more - rigorous academic standards.

In Asia in particular the double burden of balancing work and family pressures wears many women down, especially in places such as India, Japan and Korea, coupled with a general lack of government support for childcare and other family - led initiatives.

Leading global aid organizations such as USAID, The World Bank, United Nations and Global Partnerships have all started girls educational initiatives.

And we're going through another round today, with initiatives such as «Reimagining Learning,» led by Stacey Childress and her team at the NewSchools Venture Fund; the Emerson Collective's XQ SuperSchool project; Marc Zuckerberg's efforts to «personalize learning»; and any number of technology - centric undertakings like Summit Public Schools, Carpe Diem charter schools, and K12 - operated virtual schools.

We see it in important initiatives such as iCivics, where Supreme Court Justice Emeritus Sandra Day O'Connor has led a national movement to use gaming to teach civics, and the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate, where simulations are demonstrating how role - playing games can bring the legislative process to life for kids.

The initiative, led by education technology company Instructure (NYSE: INST), involved a country - wide consultation among primary and secondary schools, the Department for Education and industry thought leaders such as Reform, FutureGov and Besa.

It would be a logical error to infer that leadership as it is distributed and practiced for one leadership scenario, such as leading a new reading initiative, would necessarily be similar to leadership distribution across other scenarios, such as changes made in the science curriculum.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role on both established and new initiatives such as national teacher certification, the Highly Accomplished and Lead Teacher Network, and shaping high quality professional learning for teachers.

She has led important coalitions such as the Early Care and Education Coalition and the New Jersey Build initiative that have advanced high - quality early care and education in the state.

PSC began in 2009 as an initiative to reform failing schools by opening up management to alterative operators, such as charter groups or teacher - led groups.

Candy is currently employed by the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce where she leads education policy initiatives such as the Academies of Nashville stakeholder groups, the Chamber Education Report Card and the report card sub-committee.

«To help do this, we have introduced a number of initiatives, such as the Women Leading in Education programme, and in December 2017 we announced an # 1.8 million fund to help schools increase the diversity of their senior teams.

The biennial budget of $ 39.5 million will continue to sustain important educator initiatives such as the School District Collaboration Fund and Leading for Learning.

The PAC report asks the government «as a matter of urgency» to «evaluate properly» the incentives and whether such payments lead to «more, better quality teacher» or if the money could be better spent in other ways, such as on initiatives to retain staff.

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He was a lead consultant on many state assessment reform initiatives, such as the portfolio project in Vermont and performance assessment consortia in New Jersey and North Carolina.

Misalignment or lack of alignment between a strategic plan and additional initiatives (such as the three levers) not in the plan can lead to confusion among staff, extra burdens on teachers as priorities may conflict, questions from school boards about approving funding for initiatives that are not clearly aligned to strategic goals and initiatives, and ultimately lack of progress towards student achievement.

Clearly, such initiatives as The Bookseller's Independent Author Preview can help lead the way in encouraging other parts of the industry to «open up to indies.»

Leveraging their existing market - leading positions, these players have implemented initiatives such as ensuring the availability of their respective books in e-book formats that are compatible with all platforms and establishing internal digital infrastructures.

Adobe's ebook initiatives come at a time when Adobe is pushing the boundaries of delivering new digital publication experiences with leading publishers such as Condé Nast and Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia.