Government wants every English child on ’secure’ database
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The government will announce plans tomorrow to give every English child an identifying number and a database entry of their school qualifications.
The idea, if that’s not too strong a word, is that the database will include a mini-CV which employers will be able to check.
Every child of 14 will get a Unique Learning Number, different from the Unique Pupil Number which is deleted when you leave school, and different from the national ID database. This number will allow them to access the online database, known as managing Information Across Partners (MIAP). Potential employers will get a different password giving them limited access to a person’s record.
The government is supposed to be in the middle of reviewing the security of all the data it keeps on UK citizens, but the Department of Innovation, Universities and Skills was unable to tell us what impact this review has had or might have on the thinking behind the database. Most of the information on the database is already held somewhere, but not in one place.
People already have CVs that they send to prospective employers, right? What is this database for?
February 13th, 2008 at 20:49
Jeez. I don’t know what would my employers do with my grades. I am good with my job good. My grades were awful.
What’s the connection?