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£50m renewal begins for successful colleges

news 10 September 2010
Business Secretary Vince Cable today announced the 149 colleges across England that will benefit from funding of £50 million from the Government to invest in new buildings and renovate existing ones.
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Response to ONS stats which shows that manufacturing output is up 0.3% on the month

news 09 September 2010
Statement from Business Minister Mark Prisk
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New Local Enterprise Partnerships criss-cross the country

news 08 September 2010
The commitment and ambition shown by councils and business to radically reshape the way business and government interact at the local level was praised by Communities Secretary Eric Pickles and Business Secretary Vince Cable today.
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Skills shortage could cause manufacturing industry collapse, academic claims

news 08 September 2010
A senior academic has claimed that the UK manufacturing industry is at risk of collapse by 2015 because of a growing skills shortage.
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BIS HQ showcases UK manufacturing to attract new talent

news 07 September 2010
An exhibition of cutting edge products was today unveiled at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) to encourage a new generation of innovators, Business Minster Mark Prisk announced today.
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Sector Skills Assessment survey deadline extended

news 06 September 2010
The 2010 Sector Skills Assessment survey for the lifelong learning sector has been extended until Tuesday, 21 September 2010.
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SLIM Comment
Edition 38
(25/06/2010)
Emergency Budget 2010

Edition 37
(21/05/2010)
New Government Plan - discusses the vital document from the Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition Government - The Coalition: our programme for government.

Edition 36
(29/03/2010)
Budget and National Skills Audit

Edition 35
(17/12/2009)
Here is the SLIM-Comment on the NEW WHITE PAPER: Building Britain's Recovery: Achieving full Employment

Edition 34
(13/11/2009)
Skills for Growth: a national strategy for economic growth and individual prosperity

Edition 33
(11/11/2009)
Higher Ambitions: The future of universities in a knowledge economy

Edition 32
(11/11/2009)
New Careers Education Strategy

Edition 31
(16/10/2009)
The general election is now only months away and the three main parties have been setting out their stalls on a host of issues around skills, employment and the labour market.


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SLIM-Lines Newsletter
(11/06/2008) Volume 14 Number 4
(27/05/2008) Volume 14 Number 3
(06/05/2008) Volume 14 Number 2
(25/04/2008) Volume 14 Number 1
(09/04/2008) Volume 13 Number 12
(28/03/2008) Volume 13 Number 11
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(29/02/2008) Volume 13 Number 9
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(24/01/2008) Volume 13 Number 7
(02/01/2008) Volume 13 Number 6
(07/12/2007) Volume 13 Number 5
(22/11/2007) Volume 13 Number 4
(08/11/2007) Volume 13 Number 3
(23/10/2007) Volume 13 Number 2

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