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News: £250m to boost business investment in skills

08/02/2012 - 10:33 - 263 reads

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Cameron: We'll make apprenticeships a gold standard

07/02/2012 - 14:57 - 199 reads

Marking National Apprenticeship Week the Prime Minister David Cameron today announced a new round of Government funding to support thousands of appre...

Insight: 'Make Britain more equal - let workers learn'

03/02/2012 - 15:44 - 519 reads

Unionlearn today condemned shocking statistics from the UK Employer Skills Survey, showing that 41% of UK employers did not train any of their staff ...

News: Hayes launches independent review of professionalism in the FE and skills sector

02/02/2012 - 12:40 - 346 reads

Minister for Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning, John Hayes, today launched an independent review to investigate ways to improve the pro...

Insight: 'Trades require more - not less - recognition'

01/02/2012 - 12:15 - 364 reads

As the government announced yesterday that it would axe vocational subjects ranging from nail technology to horse care from school league tables, o...

Insight: Apprenticeships must provide more value for money

01/02/2012 - 12:07 - 374 reads

While adult apprenticeships provide a good return on public investment overall, value for money could be significantly improved by upping standards...

News: Statistics confirm substantial growth in apprenticeship starts and completions

31/01/2012 - 13:00 - 718 reads

Final statistics published today show that 457,200 apprenticeship starts were delivered in the full 2010/11 academic year. This represents a 63.5% ...

News: UCAS says university applications are down by 7.4%

30/01/2012 - 17:13 - 495 reads

Figures released by UCAS today reported a headline drop of 7.4% in applications for university places in the UK, taking into account the applications...

Insight: CFA and CIPD to develop HR professionals of the future

27/01/2012 - 11:50 - 437 reads

CFA and the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) have been successful in their bid for funding to develop a Higher Apprenticeship ...