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South West Recession Watch - News Archive
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5,000 green work placements offered to young people in £2m Government scheme with Eden project
29 March 2010
Five thousand green work placements are available to young people aged 14 to 19 in a unique partnership with partners including the Eden Project
Budget 2010:
25 March 2010
New modernisation fund to provide and support 20,000 extra higher education places, while driving up efficiency in universities and colleges
Latest on unemployment
22 March 2010
Unemployment falls for third consecutive month as government pledges to invest in the jobs of the future
SLIM launches new reports for South West Employment and Skills Boards
12 March 2010
The NEWB pages have gone live, with spreadsheets, charts qnd reports for the SW Employment and Skills Boards
New Jobs 'app'
11 March 2010
Jobcentre Plus is putting Europe’s largest jobs database in to people’s pockets with the launch of the first UK Government Jobcentre 'app'.
Job advice in unemployment hotspots to help thousands of people into work
Over £38 million in government grants provide much needed help in communities
09 March 2010
Small and local community groups with annual incomes below £30,000 can apply for the grants of between £250 and £5,000.
One million employees get skills boost with train to gain
07 March 2010
The millionth learner, Chris Scott, a process operator at chemical manufacturer, completed his level 2 NVQ in Business Improvement Techniques on January 29 this year.
Demand for staff increases in February, says REC
05 March 2010
Growth of permanent staff placements accelerated in February, reaching its strongest since July 2007, according to the latest Report on Jobs published today by the REC and KPMG.
Latest NEET Statistics
Government announces investment package for regional development
23 February 2010
The Government underlined its commitment to economic development across the English regions today with a £64.4million package of new investment announced by Lord Mandelson.
Figures show we must continue to invest to help the unemployed
19 February 2010
The Government today welcomed the fall in ILO unemployment and youth unemployment, but said the overall figures also showed continued support was needed to secure the recovery.
7000 Graduates to Get Job Market Head Start
12 February 2010
Over fifty universities have taken up the Government’s £13.6 million fund to provide internships in small businesses
Extra support and cash for parents moving off benefits and into jobs – Cooper
11 February 2010
Thousands of lone parents will get extra help to get training and work experience while their children are at nursery school.
Train to gain helps businesses of all sizes fight recession
05 February 2010
Business leaders have hailed the Government’s flagship Train to Gain programme, saying it has helped them provide vital training to their staff during the downturn
15 year high for UK Manufaturing
03 February 2010
UK manufacturing activity increased in January at the fastest pace in 15 years and house prices rose, adding to evidence that the recovery is gathering pace
Government celebrates apprenticeships and urges business to recruit in the recovery
02 February 2010
The government today launched National Apprenticeship Week, celebrating the commitment of employers to recruit apprentices and urging people to look at the benefits to their skills and career of becoming an apprentice
New taskforce launched to ensure high quality careers advice for young people
28 January 2010
A new taskforce launched yesterday will ensure skilled and motivated careers professionals give all young people high-quality advice', said Schools Minister Iain Wright.
Jobs, training and work experience for every young person out of work for six months
University project boost for construction workers
26 January 2010
NEARLY 250 new recruits will gain experience of the construction industry over the next three years under a Government initiative launched at the University of Exeter.
National Apprenticeship Week
25 January 2010
National Apprenticeship Week will take place from Monday 1 February to Friday 5 February 2010 and will celebrate the talents and skills of apprentices across England.
Going for growth in the regions
25 January 2010
Participants worked together to identify the challenges facing regions and places and the ways in which national and local government and their partners could take forward the ‘Going for Growth’ Strategy.
Unemployment and Youth Unemployment fall as Government Increases help for Unemployed
21 January 2010
The government today welcomed the drop in the December unemployment and youth unemployment figures but warned that the jobless total was still expected to rise again before the summer.
Good News on Unemployment
Welfare reform: Fewer people left behind in this recession
20 January 2010
A new test which focuses on what people can do rather than what they can't is keeping more people seeking work, new figures show today. Thousands of people are now moving towards work rather than being left to claim sickness benefit.
AGE 16 & 17 Grant for Employers to Take on Apprentices
18 January 2010
Apprenticeship grants of £2,500, announced in the Employment White Paper Building Britain's Recovery (reported on POLICYfinder), are now available to encourage employers to take on 16 and 17 year old apprentices.
Together UK Employers and Government are making a difference - Cooper
15 January 2010
Asda, British Airways, Macmillan Cancer Support and Microsoft are just some of the organisations that have thrown their weight behind the Backing Young Britain campaign to create new opportunities for thousands of young people during the recession.
UK economy to shed 250,000 jobs before unemployment peaks in 2010
Jobs blow for graduates as companies refuse to hire
06 January 2010
In a survey, nearly 90% of small and medium size businesses said they will not recruit recent graduates during the recession
Latest CIPD forecast
04 January 2010
UK economy to shed a further 250,000 jobs before unemployment peaks at 2.8 million in 2010
New year, new opportunities for graduates
31 December 2009
A new guide for parents of recent graduates written by award winning career coach Denise Taylor was launched today by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.
Personal Skills Accounts on Course for Next Autumn, Reports Find
24 December 2009
Trials of a scheme to improve access to information about training courses, and show learners how much Government funding is available seem to be successful.
Civil engineering sector "entering second downturn"
24 December 2009
The civil engineering industry is facing a second downturn, according to the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA).
Hotel sector faces recovery rather than growth in 2010
23 December 2009
The UK hotel sector faces a year of recovery rather than growth throughout 2010, according to a report from research firm Key Note.
Figures show "disastrous" drop in Apprenticeship starts
21 December 2009
The latest Government figures show that the number of young people starting apprenticeships has experienced a "disastrous" fall, according to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).
Fall in numbers claiming jobseeker’s allowance
17 December 2009
The Government welcomed news that the number of people claiming unemployment benefit - Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) - has fallen for the first time in 21 months
Latest moves to help young people in the recession
16 December 2009
Cooper: Jobs, training and work experience for every young unemployed person at six months and everyone will be better off in work
Tackling social impacts of recession is vital, says new report
15 December 2009
The Government has swiftly tackled the social impacts of the economic downturn by building on lessons from past recessions, according to a new report from the Social Exclusion Task Force.
Government grants worth over £3.6 million given to charities to help fight the recession today
15 December 2009
Over 400 hundred charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises have today been awarded over £3.6million in grants between them to help provide vital services during the tough economic times.
Record 1.6 million 16-19 year old learners for 2010-11
14 December 2009
Ed Balls and Iain Wright yesterday announced that they would continue to invest in the futures of thousands of 16 to 19 year olds as they unveiled a £8.2billion package – despite tighter spending conditions.
Investing for Growth
10 December 2009
New investments in businesses and technologies with strong potential to support sustainable economic growth were announced by Business Secretary Lord Mandelson today
Pre-Budget Report 2009 for the South West
09 December 2009
Chancellor announces a package of measures that will continue to support businesses, families and the environment
£33 million in Government grants provide much needed help in communities
03 December 2009
Over £33 million in grants have been given to over 13,000 charities and voluntary organsiations in the first full year of the Government's Grassroots Grants scheme, statistics reveal.
Changing to Compete: Review of productivity and skills in UK engineering construction
RDA economist says the timing of government spending cuts is crucial
23 November 2009
The UK economy risks being pushed back into recession if the next Government cuts public spending too much or too soon, warns one of the South West’s leading economists.
Iain Wright responds to latest quarterly not in employment, education or training figures
20 November 2009
Following today's publication of NEET figures, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for 14-19 Reform and Apprenticeships has responded.
The Regional Employment & Skills (Gap) Analysis 2009 reports (v1, interim) are now available
19 November 2009
The Analysis draws on a considerable body of evidence. A series of Interim Evidence Reports are now available for download.
Investing in the right skills: Government publishes skills investment strategy
17 November 2009
This allocation builds on record Government investment in post-16 further education, which has increased by 53% in real terms since 1997
Mandelson sets out skills for growth plan
12 November 2009
Business Secretary Lord Mandelson today set out an ambitious vision for giving people and businesses the skills they need to help drive economic growth.
Skills for Growth: The NEW national skills strategy for England
12 November 2009
Business Secretary Lord Mandelson today set out an ambitious vision for giving people and businesses the skills they need to help drive economic growth.
Latest Jobs figures better than anticipated
Epidemic of redundancies may have eased, but UK jobs market generally still flat on its back
09 November 2009
UK employment prospects will deteriorate less slowly in the final quarter of 2009 than at any time since the start of the recession in spring 2008.
£40 Million Backing for Technology and Careers in Manufacturing
30 October 2009
Ministers gave further backing for British manufacturing excellence today with Business Minister Pat McFadden announcing an increase of Government funding to £40 million for a new manufacturing technology centre (MTC).
More support to help lone parents into work
28 October 2009
From yesterday lone parents with children aged ten and over will start to get help to look for work rather than stay on benefits.
Record Numbers of People Starting Apprenticeships
23 October 2009
A record 234,000 people started apprenticeships in the 2008/09 academic year
Ministers hail adult literacy and numeracy boost
20 October 2009
Nearly six million adults across England have been helped to improve their literacy and numeracy skills
1 in 10 UK men unemployed by 2010 as male employment rate heads toward record low
14 October 2009
With the latest official UK unemployment figures due to be released tomorrow, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) today highlights the impact of the recession on jobs for men
Prime Minister outlines plan for ongoing economic recovery
13 October 2009
The Prime Minister has outlined his plan for ongoing economic recovery in the UK, saying growth and a sensible deficit-reduction plan will be crucial to paying down debt in the years ahead.
Bristol's economy in good position
08 October 2009
Bristol is well-placed to recover from the recession, say the region's leading economists.
Welfare reform delivers more help for jobseekers but greater responsibility to take up support
05 October 2009
Work trials and work experience will be made mandatory for long term jobless as part of a major expansion of employment support and welfare reform to get people back to work, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Yvette Cooper announced today.
750,000 people into work – Cooper
30 September 2009
Over 750, 000 people will be helped into work by the end of next year through an expansion of the Local Employment Partnership scheme announced Work and Pensions Secretary Yvette Cooper.
Small Businesses To Benefit From Graduate Talent
30 September 2009
The Government has joined forces with the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) to offer up to 10,000 graduates a boost to their future employability, through internships in small and micro businesses announced the Prime Minister Gordon Brown today.
Knight: we must keep investing in people
17 September 2009
Unemployment is rising at a slower rate, following the extra help the Government has brought in.
Future Jobs Fund gives young unemployed a sporting chance
16 September 2009
Young people will have the opportunity to take up one of 2,000 sports jobs such as coaching football, swimming and tennis when the Government announces the next 7,500 jobs being created under its Future Jobs Fund.
ApprenticeshipPlus
16 September 2009
A new pilot project has been set up to aid the success of apprenticeships through mentoring in the South West of England from September 2009.
Why is the claimant count rising more slowly than ILO unemployment
£20 million invested to kickstart The Learning Revolution
Latest Immmigration Staistics
Over 500 voluntary organisations helped through the recession by £15 million Fund
25 August 2009
Today 558 frontline charities and voluntary organisations across the country will receive grants worth up to £40,000 to help them provide vital community services during the recession.
Graduate Jobs Cut by One Quarter
25 August 2009
The Association of Graduate Recruiters' (AGR) latest bi-annual survey of its members has found that the number of graduate vacancies has fallen by 24.9% this year.
ConstructionSkills offers £1,000 to firms who take on apprentices
19 August 2009
Sector skills council ConstructionSkills has been handed a £1 million fund to try and get displaced apprentices back into work.
B&B market is "patchy" despite reports of staycation boom, says BBA
18 August 2009
The market for the UK's bed and breakfast (B&B) businesses is "patchy", despite repeated media reports that the staycation trend is booming.
SOUTH WEST Labour Market Statistics - August 2009 Release
14 August 2009
The trend in the unemployment rate is increasing, and the latest rate is significantly higher than a year ago.
South West businesses say they are in a good position to weather the downturn
DWP to look again at employment stats
12 August 2009
Official inquiry into puzzling discrepancy between official measures of unemployment is necessary and welcome, says CIPD
August edition of RDA Economics Review
07 August 2009
The South West RDA's economic intelligence team have prepared an economics review, which is published on a quarterly basis. Issues are published below and on the South West Observatory's Business Economy Module website.
Loan fund approves first investment
05 August 2009
A high-tech software company in Cornwall has received the first loan from the £10 million South West Loans Fund, set up to help viable businesses access finance to support their growth plans.
Government’s Uk Innovation Investment Fund Takes Shape
03 August 2009
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills will today take the next step in setting up the UK Innovation Investment Fund (UK IIF)
Work experience for long-term unemployed: Cooper
02 August 2009
A requirement for people who have been out of work for two years to do up to six months of valuable work experience to help them get jobs will be trialled in two pilot areas, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Yvette Cooper said today.
Backing young Britain
29 July 2009
A new campaign, 'Backing Young Britain', uniting businesses and Government to create thousands of opportunities for young people has been launched by Yvette Cooper, Lord Peter Mandelson, Ed Balls and John Denham.
Graduate Talent Pool Website Launched
28 July 2009
The new Graduate Talent Pool website which has promised to show about 2,000 internships at first with more promised within months has been launched.
South West Projects win in new funding round
24 July 2009
South West projects are among the 18 projects which have today won Government funding, kicking off a £20m scheme that will see creative learning flourish across the country.
Creative projects share £1 million as summer of learning gets under way
23 July 2009
A mobile film studio for disadvantaged young adults, football skills for the homeless and university lectures for older people are among the 18 projects which have today won Government funding.
Knight: Backing Britain's unemployed is our priority
16 July 2009
Unemployment continues to rise, but the help people are getting is working - as latest figures show that the number of people coming off Jobseeker’s Allowance is the highest in over a decade.
Recession hitting blue-collar workers hardest - CIPD
15 July 2009
Blue collar workers - skilled and unskilled - have suffered far more than white collar workers from rising unemployment during the recession.
South West RDA invests £1.7m to retain the region's talent
10 July 2009
The South West RDA has approved a £1.7m investment to ensure highly skilled experts from a number of industries are not lost due to the recession.
500th bursary awarded by Capacitybuilders as modernisation fund meets growing sector need
08 July 2009
Capacitybuilders has announced the award of its 500th bursary in less than a month under the Government's Real Help for Communities Modernisation Fund.
Supporting family friendly work at heart of welfare reform - Cooper
06 July 2009
The Government will make sure that work pays for lone parents who try out part time jobs as a step to getting off benefits.
Redundancies are set to continue at a high rate into the second half of the year? - CIPD
03 July 2009
New data from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) shows that the proportion of HR professionals seeking advice on how to make staff redundant barely changed between the first and second quarters of 2009,
Building Britain's future growth, jobs and better public services
Putting the brakes on the recession in Europe's automotive industry
24 June 2009
Eurofound publishes report on recent restructuring trends and policies in the automotive sector
Capacity Builders awards
23 June 2009
Capacitybuilders announce first bursary awards under Phase One of Modernisation Fund Grants Programme
Recruitment dries up, but training and career progression opportunities open up - CIPD
REPORT - The impact of the economic downturn on business and skills for England
16 June 2009
The impact of the economic downturn on business and skills for England is the first research report from the Alliance of Sector Skills Councils providing insight into how the current recession is affecting employers in England.
Jim Knight - employers recognised for getting unemployed people back into work
11 June 2009
A number of employers received special recognition by the Government today for the good work they are doing in getting unemployed people back to work.
Craft Blueprint launched to tackle urgent skills crisis
10 June 2009
A new action plan to tackle the increasing skills crisis across the heritage and contemporary craft sector has been launched today at a special event at the House of Lords.
South West RDA announces £¼ billion investment package for next two years
09 June 2009
Agency focuses on priorities: a low carbon economy; meeting the challenges of the recession; key places; innovation
Some limited comfort on job prospects offered by new comparative US/UK labour market data
05 June 2009
The proportion of US employers making cuts to their workforces has more than halved in the second quarter of 2009 compared to the first quarter, with the UK predicted to follow suit.
More job cuts at Princess yachts in Plymouth
04 June 2009
The company has told 257 staff they will be made redundant. A further 56 workers have been accepted for voluntary redundancy. The cuts follow an announcement in March that up to 450 jobs were at risk.
Stress at work - CIPD guidance on recession
03 June 2009
CIPD, IIP and HSE join forces to issue management guidance to help employers tackle increasing levels of stress at work as recession bites
Recession could hit college degrees
01 June 2009
College principals are worried that universities could try to poach some of their students
Business confidence rises
27 May 2009
Business confidence is rising across the UK, a recent poll has suggested.
Young face 'tough job prospects'
26 May 2009
Nearly half of all firms will not be looking to hire graduates or school-leavers in the months ahead, according to a survey.
One in three firms imposed pay freeze on workers in April
20 May 2009
- Manufacturing employees hardest hit by wage curbs
- Survey notes 40% of deals are for increases of 3-4%
More opportunities for young people as Government funds firms to expand apprenticeships
19 May 2009
More apprenticeships will be open to young people thanks to £11 million in Government funding as part of a new approach to help employers train the skilled workers of the future, Skills Secretary John Denham and Schools Secretary Ed Balls announced today.
Apprenticeship Programme Launched in Construction
More opportunities for young people as Government funds firms to expand apprenticeships
15 May 2009
More apprenticeships will be open to young people thanks to £11 million in Government funding as part of a new approach to help employers train the skilled workers of the future, Skills Secretary John Denham and Schools Secretary Ed Balls announced today.
(DIUS) College Help at hand for Unemployed in South West
14 May 2009
24 colleges in the South West are to get extra funding from government to train people unemployed for more than six months to help them back into work, Skills Secretary John Denham announced today.
Getting Britain's unemployed back to work
13 May 2009
Employment figures, published today by the UK Statistics Authority, show another rise in unemployment though almost 300,000 people left the claimant count last month.
£10 million funding programme for voluntary and community sector
NEW Future Jobs Fund
08 May 2009
The Government has created a £1 billion Future Jobs Fund to which Local Authorities and other organisations can bid to create around 150,000 new jobs.
Adult education equips people with skills to help find employment
07 May 2009
Devon County Council is helping people back to work with a new 'credit crunch' menu of short courses for adults.
The geography of unemployment: how the recession has affected different cities
06 May 2009
New Report from the Work Foundation - highlights the problems encountered in Swindon
Last minute ideas and goodies for Learning at Work Day
05 May 2009
Get On with Learning at Work Day - make sure your organisation has the skills it needs for success.
NHS training budget cull leaves 500 staff at risk as higher education fears jobs meltdown - UCU
04 May 2009
Five hundred jobs in healthcare training are at risk due to budget cuts and they represent the thin end of the wedge when it comes to higher education job cuts across the sector, UCU has warned
£15 million now available for services supporting local people during the recession
30 April 2009
The government’s £15 million Real Help for Communities: Targeted Support Fund (grants element) opens today.
SLIM-Comment on the Budget 2009
29 April 2009
Here is the latest, highly topical SLIM-Comment - this one deals with the recent Budget and associated White paper.
SLIM's Recession Pages
28 April 2009
Here you can find the latest figures on redundancies by industry sector or unitary authority.
Universities braced for Cuts
27 April 2009
Academics fear lack of investment and wasteful bidding processes as Dius is asked to make savings of £1.9bn
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