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<title><![CDATA[ Dorset - Army seeking 10,000 new recruits ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ People interested in the Army in Dorset are being asked to step up to the challenge at a new recruiting drive. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.swslim.org.uk/news/news_detail_page.asp?News_ID=4413</link>
<author>a.dean@ex.ac.uk (Andy Dean)</author>
<pubdate>18/06/2013</pubdate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Duchy College farm health project 'boosts' productivity ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ A £4.5m project to improve the health of farm animals by sharing knowledge between farmers is leading to increased productivity, its organisers claim. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.swslim.org.uk/news/news_detail_page.asp?News_ID=4412</link>
<author>a.dean@ex.ac.uk (Andy Dean)</author>
<pubdate>18/06/2013</pubdate>
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<title><![CDATA[ 40% fall in foreign investment sends South West economy backwards ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ The TUC has warned the South West is in danger of being left behind the rest of the UK after a report shows foreign investment in the region fell 40% in the last twelve months. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.swslim.org.uk/news/news_detail_page.asp?News_ID=4411</link>
<author>a.dean@ex.ac.uk (Andy Dean)</author>
<pubdate>18/06/2013</pubdate>
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<title><![CDATA[ A team effort – role of employers in improving welfare outcomes ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ Speech by Mark Hoban, Minister for Employment. Originally given at Reform Research Trust - Major Policy Conference, Association of British Insurers. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.swslim.org.uk/news/news_detail_page.asp?News_ID=4410</link>
<author>a.dean@ex.ac.uk (Andy Dean)</author>
<pubdate>18/06/2013</pubdate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Quitting EU 'would damage Britain' ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ Britain will be excluded from international deals if the country leaves the European Union, which would lead to fewer jobs and higher prices in the shops, a senior Cabinet minister warns. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.swslim.org.uk/news/news_detail_page.asp?News_ID=4409</link>
<author>a.dean@ex.ac.uk (Andy Dean)</author>
<pubdate>18/06/2013</pubdate>
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<title><![CDATA[ How has technology transformed the role of a teacher? ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ Technology allows students to become more independent in the classroom. But is the change from teacher to facilitator a positive move for the profession? ]]></description>
<link>http://www.swslim.org.uk/news/news_detail_page.asp?News_ID=4408</link>
<author>a.dean@ex.ac.uk (Andy Dean)</author>
<pubdate>18/06/2013</pubdate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Enter for a Learning at Work Day Best Event Award! ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ This year there are three Award categories. For each category there will be two best event prizes  - one prize for an SME* organisation and one prize for a large** organisation. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.swslim.org.uk/news/news_detail_page.asp?News_ID=4414</link>
<author>a.dean@ex.ac.uk (Andy Dean)</author>
<pubdate>18/06/2013</pubdate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Region's jobless total falls for third month in a row ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ Unemployment dropped in Devon and Cornwall for the third month in a row, official figures have shown. Some 25,640 people were claiming Jobseekers' Allowance (JSA) in the two counties in May – 1,305 fewer than in April. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.swslim.org.uk/news/news_detail_page.asp?News_ID=4407</link>
<author>a.dean@ex.ac.uk (Andy Dean)</author>
<pubdate>17/06/2013</pubdate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Russell Group universities and admissions ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ An endemic problem in Russell Group universities is managers' increasing demands that academics focus on recruiting wealthy students from outside Europe. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.swslim.org.uk/news/news_detail_page.asp?News_ID=4402</link>
<author>a.dean@ex.ac.uk (Andy Dean)</author>
<pubdate>17/06/2013</pubdate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Advent of Google means we must rethink our approach to education ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ It could be said we have a romantic attachment to skills from the past, but are these skills still relevant on a curriculum for today's children? ]]></description>
<link>http://www.swslim.org.uk/news/news_detail_page.asp?News_ID=4403</link>
<author>a.dean@ex.ac.uk (Andy Dean)</author>
<pubdate>17/06/2013</pubdate>
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<title><![CDATA[ UCU response to IPPR report calling for return of polytechnics ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ UCU today welcomed a report from the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) as a welcome addition to the debate on the future of higher education. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.swslim.org.uk/news/news_detail_page.asp?News_ID=4404</link>
<author>a.dean@ex.ac.uk (Andy Dean)</author>
<pubdate>17/06/2013</pubdate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Pay packets in south-west England fall by 10 percent ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ Pay packets in the south west of England have fallen by 10% since 2007, according to research by the Trades Union Congress (TUC). ]]></description>
<link>http://www.swslim.org.uk/news/news_detail_page.asp?News_ID=4406</link>
<author>a.dean@ex.ac.uk (Andy Dean)</author>
<pubdate>17/06/2013</pubdate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Policy paper Information economy strategy ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ Strategy from government and industry for the future of the information economy. This strategy sets out a plan for government and industry to continue to work together to promote the success of the UK information economy sector. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.swslim.org.uk/news/news_detail_page.asp?News_ID=4405</link>
<author>a.dean@ex.ac.uk (Andy Dean)</author>
<pubdate>17/06/2013</pubdate>
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<title><![CDATA[ NIACE seeks providers’ views on impact of loans ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ In response to the latest figures on applications for Further Education and Skills 24+ Advanced Learning Loans, NIACE is encouraging providers to share their experience of how loans are affecting enrolments. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.swslim.org.uk/news/news_detail_page.asp?News_ID=4398</link>
<author>a.dean@ex.ac.uk (Andy Dean)</author>
<pubdate>14/06/2013</pubdate>
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<title><![CDATA[ FCO response to FAC report: The future of the European Union ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ FCO Minister David Lidington has responded to the publication of the FAC report: The future of the European Union: UK Government policy. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.swslim.org.uk/news/news_detail_page.asp?News_ID=4396</link>
<author>a.dean@ex.ac.uk (Andy Dean)</author>
<pubdate>14/06/2013</pubdate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Ofsted - Too many of our brightest children let down in the state system ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ Too many of the most able children and young people are underperforming in our non-selective state secondary schools, a new Ofsted report reveals. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.swslim.org.uk/news/news_detail_page.asp?News_ID=4397</link>
<author>a.dean@ex.ac.uk (Andy Dean)</author>
<pubdate>14/06/2013</pubdate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Jobseekers attend The Job Show Gloucestershire at Cheltenham Racecourse ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ "This is a great platform for us to speak to local people interested in working for us and it is our opportunity to let everyone know what a great place to work it is." - Sarah Smith, Chelsea Building Society ]]></description>
<link>http://www.swslim.org.uk/news/news_detail_page.asp?News_ID=4400</link>
<author>a.dean@ex.ac.uk (Andy Dean)</author>
<pubdate>14/06/2013</pubdate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Dorset LEP - Come and find out about Apprenticeships ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ The National Apprenticeship Service are holding two business breakfasts in Dorset on 9th July at Merley House in Wimborne and on 10th July at the Dorset Skills Centre in Dorchester. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.swslim.org.uk/news/news_detail_page.asp?News_ID=4401</link>
<author>a.dean@ex.ac.uk (Andy Dean)</author>
<pubdate>14/06/2013</pubdate>
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<title><![CDATA[ UK unemployment: Over-65 workers hit record 1m with modest growth in jobs market ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ But unemployment rate remains well above pre-crisis levels and pay growth is still weak. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.swslim.org.uk/news/news_detail_page.asp?News_ID=4399</link>
<author>a.dean@ex.ac.uk (Andy Dean)</author>
<pubdate>14/06/2013</pubdate>
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<title><![CDATA[ APPG report on LEPs and skills - summary recommendations ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ A summary of recommendations from the recent All Party Parliamentary Group report on LEPs and skills. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.swslim.org.uk/news/news_detail_page.asp?News_ID=4395</link>
<author>a.dean@ex.ac.uk (Andy Dean)</author>
<pubdate>13/06/2013</pubdate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Association of Employment and Learning Providers Manifesto ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ The Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) has produced a ten-point action plan aimed at “driving an economic recovery based on skills acquisition and jobs”. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.swslim.org.uk/news/news_detail_page.asp?News_ID=4394</link>
<author>a.dean@ex.ac.uk (Andy Dean)</author>
<pubdate>13/06/2013</pubdate>
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<title><![CDATA[ TUC on the latest labour market statistics ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ "The record number of people in employment is beside the point. The likelihood of being in work is what matters most to people - and those chances have fallen in the last three months" - Frances O'Grady, TUC ]]></description>
<link>http://www.swslim.org.uk/news/news_detail_page.asp?News_ID=4393</link>
<author>a.dean@ex.ac.uk (Andy Dean)</author>
<pubdate>13/06/2013</pubdate>
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<title><![CDATA[ CIPD - Competition for skills looks set to intensify as economy shows signs of life ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ "A stronger labour market suggests that the competition for talent that never went away entirely may be about to increase in intensity once again" - Mark Beatson, Chief Economist, CIPD ]]></description>
<link>http://www.swslim.org.uk/news/news_detail_page.asp?News_ID=4392</link>
<author>a.dean@ex.ac.uk (Andy Dean)</author>
<pubdate>13/06/2013</pubdate>
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