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11 June 2008 - Volume 14 Number 4

South West Community Funding
Impact Analysis: ESF Objective One Programme
Workplace Literacy Language and Numeracy Evaluation Toolkit
UK ensures right to work overtime can continue

27 May 2008 - Volume 14 Number 3

- Roll out of 750 new European Social Fund Projects
- Fall in number of adults 'who learn' in the South West
- 4,000 Sign up to Cabot Circus Jobs - Launch of Ofqual

06 May 2008 - Volume 14 Number 2

The world's most effective leaders all have a high degree of emotional intelligence (EQ) - Floodgates or turnstiles? Post-EU enlargement migration flows to (and from) the UK - CBI/EDEXEL Skills Survey out - More pupils than ever considering University

25 April 2008 - Volume 14 Number 1

- South West Regional accounts 2008 - LSPs: governance benchmark and health check - LAAs latest - State of the South West 2008 - the definitive guide for regional intelligence

09 April 2008 - Volume 13 Number 12

- SLIM-Comment: Prosperous Places - House of Lords' Report: "The Economic Impact of Immigration" - A strategy for 14-19 qualifications - RDPE Tendering Opportunities

28 March 2008 - Volume 13 Number 11

SLIM-Comment: Raising Expectations Have your say on the future of our countryside Enterprise: Unlocking the UK's talent - Summary Next steps in Rural Development Programme Impact of learning on employability

10 March 2008 - Volume 13 Number 10

£31 million funding boost over the next 3 years for 3rd sector; Useful background statistics to the Govt. pledge on NEETS; Government approves new minimum wage rate; Ministers urged to re-think the value of adult learning;

29 February 2008 - Volume 13 Number 9

apologies for the lateness of this issue - this was due to an email server fault.

05 February 2008 - Volume 13 Number 8

New 'Age and Demography' section Unlocking Britain's talent SLIM Migrants Research Now Online Universities and Colleges break down barriers for vocational learners Rural Development Programme is launched in South West

24 January 2008 - Volume 13 Number 7

Have your say on RDA's future plans Local Area Agreements: a resource guide RDA welcomes report on 20-year growth plan Diplomas funding - clarified Working out of poverty: a study of the low-paid and the 'working poor

02 January 2008 - Volume 13 Number 6

Pathways to work on track for national roll-out Raising the Participation Age: Review of Evidence Progression Toolkit for Apprentices Claimant unemployment at its lowest level for over 30 years

07 December 2007 - Volume 13 Number 5

- SLIM-lines Evaluation (please can you fill this in) - Opportunity, Employment and Progression: Making skills work - Extension of Train to Gain scheme - European social funding works for Somerset - Some top events and conferences

22 November 2007 - Volume 13 Number 4

A New Cornish Objective 1 Business Survey - SLIM-lines Evaluation (please can you fill this in) - ESF News e-zine - Government Offices: Regional fact files - Comprehensive Spending Review and the South West - Some top events and conferences

08 November 2007 - Volume 13 Number 3

-Minister launches new ESF programme -Foreign Investment in SW is on the up -New ESF News - New ezine -South West Barometer

23 October 2007 - Volume 13 Number 2

-£50 million investment in community cohesion -Communities looking for a share of £28 million -ESF UPDATE - DWP -The New Dynamics of Ageing Programme

10 October 2007 - Volume 13 Number 1

New ESF Calls for Lifelong Learning; e-Assessment; Mapping the alternatives to permanent exclusion; Where are the women in LSPs?; The economic impact of UK higher education institutions; Mind the skills gap; e-Learning in the Workplace podcasts;

26 September 2007 - Volume 12 Number 12

Negotiating new Local Area Agreements; Skill ecosystems: a new approach to vocational education and training policy; The impact of computer use, computer skills and computer use intensity; £3m Pounds Boost to Union Learning Fund

14 September 2007 - Volume 12 Number 11

Observatory Road Shows hosted by Local Intelligence Networks; Skills the key to success: Prime Minister; The profit in your people; Campaign for Learning’s free Business Breakfast; Skills Summit 2007; HERDA-SW Conference 2007

28 August 2007 - Volume 12 Number 10

New Culture Module for the South West; Women aren't the only group facing discrimination in senior positions; Qualifications systems: bridges to lifelong learning; Regions for economic change: regional policy responses to demographic challenges;

08 August 2007 - Newsletter - August 2007

this issue… RDA boost to SW economy - latest results; MPs Criticise Government Skills Scheme; UnionLearn comment; New employability skills programme; Skills Summit 2007; Latest Labour Market Data; Social Return on Investment - Useful new report

27 July 2007 - Newsletter July

Includes: Leitch Implementation Plan (SLIM-Comment); Green paper on welfare reform; Change in Regional Governance; Joseph Rowntree Call for Proposals under 'Recurrent Poverty'. Plus all the usual events and new publications.

10 July 2007 - newsletter - july

Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills: Functions of the department; Vodafone Foundation launches 'Reach' funding programme; More 16 year olds stay on in learning; CIPD calls for an improvement in managing work place conflict

25 June 2007 - newsletter - june

Disadvantaged children up to a year behind by the age of three; Next steps in tackling social exclusion; Unemployment down and benefit numbers down; Becoming an ICE Workplace ESOL Supporter

12 June 2007 - newsletter - june

National Skills Academy for Financial Services Launched; Free training for under 25s; '500,000 fewer' adults learning

24 May 2007 - newsletter - may

Generic Employability Skills; Evaluation of Level 3 learning provision; Skills used in British workplaces - still rising; Plus all the usual events and new publications.

11 May 2007 - newsletter - may

South West Skills Awards 2007; ESF priorities for Region and the Regional Skills Partnership; South West Regional Skills Enterprise and Employment Analysis 2007/2008; Level 3 Skills - Challenge for the South West; State of the Region

30 April 2007 - newsletter - april

Peninsula Enterprise are new Business Link provider for Somerset, Devon and Cornwall; South West export growth higher than UK average; CBI call for accreditation of work-based training; LSC's funding and learner eligibility guidance documents.

11 April 2007 - newsletter - april

State of the South West 2007; Assessing the net added value of adult advice and guidance; Four in ten employers report having problems recruiting; Ufi Publishes Guide to Podcasting; Update on The SMART Women Project

26 March 2007 - newsletter - march

2.5 million more jobs; Forget the degree - get some skills! ; What works in preventing and re-engaging young people NEET; Support for education to 18 - new research; Plus all the usual events and new publications info.

28 February 2007 - newsletter - february

Crossing borders: responding to the local challenges of migrant workers; Join the BBC's literacy campaign for adults; Rise in University Applications; Extending right to request flexible working could boost business

13 February 2007 - newsletter - february

Accession 8 Migrant Workers in Rural Areas; DWP extends review of welfare; Brown Proposes 'Carrot and Stick' learning; A boost to manufacturing skills 'helps whole economy'; A Chance to work with us here at SLIM, though based in Cornwall

25 January 2007 - newsletter - january

Consultation questionnaire for HR and Equality/Diversity professionals; Education and Training to be Compulsory to 18; School drop-outs regret quitting; Personal Learning Environments - the future of eLearning?

08 January 2007 - newsletter - january

Poor maths 'fails' sale shoppers; Lord Dearing's Languages Report; Latest on CoVEs; RDA sees consistent growth in region's economy

19 December 2006 - newsletter - december

SLIM-Comment on the Leitch Review; Employment Up - Unemployment and Claimants Down; Regional Economic Performance; ESF Co-financing tenders; Shane, Kirsty and Bing

06 December 2006 - newsletter - december

Future SLIM-Comment on the Leitch Rerview; National Labour Market News; Making ICT work for you; Launch of the Just Connect! Website; Launch of £10m Women & Work Scheme

16 November 2006 - newsletter - november

Smarter Working; Queens Speech and FE; South West Observatory Newsletter - Winter 2006; Resurgent European cities?; National Labour Market News; Plus all the usual events and new publications info

02 November 2006 - newsletter - november

ESF funds boost unemployed back to work; You can now sign up for quick reads 2007; Big Lottery Fund has launched its programme "Family Learning"; The Open University launches OpenLearn; Employment above 29 million

12 October 2006 - newsletter - october

Small And Medium-Sized Enterprise (SME) Statistics; Why the UK Skills System must do better; New qualifications measure real competencies; Bristol - co-financing Tender; The Big Lottery Fund - "Family Learning" Programme

01 October 2006 - newsletter - october

Age Legislation NOW in place; Skills in England 2005 volume 3: regional and local evidence; Reaching Out: An Action Plan on Social Exclusion; Lifelong Learning UK survey; and much more…

13 September 2006 - newsletter - september

Pilot projects to protect vulnerable workers; Job Hunters Target Interesting Work; Is Telework over hyped as a way to a better work-life balance?; £1.1 Million to promote volunteering to help the hard to reach; plus update on SWOOP

01 September 2006 - newsletter - september

One in four businesses looking to hire (2005); Meanwhile this year the figure has increased to "43% of employers recruiting this quarter" (CIPD); Business leaders - "GCSE Drop-outs are unemployable"; True cost of worker absence 'close to zero'.

22 August 2006 - newsletter - august

UK employers seek school-leavers with soft skills; More full-time permanent jobs in Labour Market; Lantra research shows a lack of training can result in more resignations; New LMI Guide for NHS Workforce planners

01 August 2006 - newsletter - august

Long Hours Culture is Harmful to Women; Migrant workers: 'Welcome up to a point'; What GOSW will be doing in 2006 - 2007; South West RDA boosts region's Economy; Plus loads of new reports and publications

21 July 2006 - newsletter - july

Who's afraid of labour market flexibility?; The benefits of the European Social Fund; Migration trends, a new booklet gives insights into migrant population; Public sector absenteeism still high; South West RDA submits planning application

06 July 2006 - newsletter - july

Threat to 800 Jobs in Cornwall and Devon; Welfare Reform Bill will break down the barriers to work; One-stop-shops for older people to tackle social exclusion; Evaluation of ESF Objective 3 Co-Financing in England; Conference section

22 June 2006 - newsletter - june

Low paid workers to benefit from more annual leave; OECD points to UK labour market success; South West England Skills under new Direction; Migrant Workers in the SW Report; Conference section

06 June 2006 - newsletter - june

Pension Reform; Train to Gain Rollout; Useful bid-writing powerpoint; Latest SW labour Market Statistics; Loads of top events; LSRN Conference; and much more…

24 May 2006 - newsletter - may

New research into Part Time Workers; Progress on Workplace Sickness Absence; Employment Up and Fewer People out of work; Latest SW labour Market Statistics; Launch of Equality SW website

05 May 2006 - newsletter - may

Young people and the labour market: evidence from EMA pilots; Jobcentre Plus ESF Tendering Opportunity; RDA invests £1.6 million to boost tourism skills; LSRN Conference reminder; sustainable development

25 April 2006 - newsletter - april

Includes: OU to bring course content online; Bournemouth Dorset and Poole ESF tenders; The Equalities Review; Working Futures 2004-2014 reports available; New programme to help get unemployed back into work

03 April 2006 - newsletter - april

Includes FE White paper - A SLIM Comment; Benefits for working parents from new legislation; Top 100 Chosen to lead LSC; March Labour Market Data; and Bye Bye LSDA, hello QIA and LSN

27 March 2006 - newsletter - march

Budget Latest (link to 'SLIM Comments'); Online guide to Labour Market statistics; NEW FE White Paper - Transforming Young Lives

28 February 2006 - newsletter - february

Includes: South West Economics Review; Government may hit skills targets early; New Aerospace Skills Regional Report from the RDA; and Public health intelligence at your fingertips

10 February 2006 - newsletter - january

One-third of UK employers feels under pressure to offshore business; Skills for Life concerns; £17m Grant boost for Voluntary Organisations; Healthy work: productive workplaces - why the UK needs more 'good jobs'.

26 January 2006 - newsletter - january

Includes: Welfare Reform Green Paper; Latest Labour Market statistics; Future of the European Social Fund; Toyah in Somerset; and more…

10 January 2006 - newsletter - january

Businesses set to recover in 2007; Benefit dependency and deprivation; Money for learning in Museums and Galleries; Learning at work is a need not a perk; Reaching the 'unteachables'; and more…

22 December 2005 - newsletter - december

Sector Skills Agreements Update; Business Links – are they failing?; Detailed SW Labour Market statistics; Jobcentre Plus employer survey reveals nation's most wanted occupations and skills; Cutting crime through skills and employment; and more…

09 December 2005 - newsletter - december

Adult Basic Skills Provision; Leitch Report; New horizons for the over 50’s; Disability laws now in force; Raising sector skill levels; New SW TUC Learning Centre; and more…

22 November 2005 - newsletter - november

Latest Labour Market Information Pay Gaps; Working Time Regulations to be revised; Foster FE Review; Learning at work - a need, not a perk; Weird Potery

31 October 2005 - newsletter - october

Work focused interviews for lone parents; Future of FE Funding; Four New Skills Academies; Increase in Migration to the UK; Plus the usual mix of news, conferences and new publications

13 October 2005 - newsletter - october

Latest LMI figures; Minimum wage set to rise for youngest workers; Research into Multiple Disadvantaged Groups in European Social; New local labour market statistics report; New DWP report on older people; and more…

21 September 2005 - newsletter - september

LSC to shed 1,300 jobs; Plans to make HE application less elitist; Employment Growth within excluded groups; Valuable new South West Skills website...Plus the usual mix of news, conferences and new publications.

07 September 2005 - newsletter - september

Working smarter, not longer is the key; UK students ill-equipped for the future; Employers won't recruit from core jobless groups; The latest quarterly Labour Market Outlook from the CIPD; Labour market statistics August 2005: South West

19 August 2005 - august - newsletter

SLIM website's re-vamped, and still indispensable, data section; Unemployment up again but Government still bullish; £600,000 National Park boost; Only 39% of the workforce 'in good jobs';Young guns, mature minds

08 August 2005 - newsletter - august

NEW 2005 South West 'Healthy Labour Market Review'; Sickness absence falls; Learning and Skills Development Agency restructure; Search for a first LSN Chief Executive; Consultation on possible ALI merger; and more ….

25 July 2005 - newsletter - july

Making a reality of rights for millions: timescale for new disability laws announced; Government tackles minimum wage offenders; Social Enterprises generate some £18billion in annual turnover and employ over 775,000 people; Age Discrimination legislation.

11 July 2005 - newsletter - july

Major survey of British employment; Workplace mentors and young people; Lots of DWP reports; EU must speed employment reform; Plus the usual mix of news, conferences and new publications.

20 June 2005 - newsletter - june

Majority of firms turning to migrant workers to fill vacancies; New body to boost migrant skills; Reduction in those on benefits; Labour market cooling down;Plus the usual mix of news, conferences and new publications.

06 June 2005 - newsletter - june

Extra FE Funding; Action Needed on Diversity; EU Migrants tackle UK Skills Shortages; ESRC Delivery Plan; Plus the usual mix of news, conferences and new publications

23 May 2005 - newsletter - may

In this edition: Young People not in Education; Employment or Training; Labour Market is strongest for decades - Hodge; Adult Learners Week launched; New reports; Lots of SW conferences...

10 May 2005 - newsletter - may

Skills gaps hit 12 year high; Age laws could blight small businesses; Skills shortages bite as jobs pick up; Loads of useful new reports and lots more…

19 April 2005 - newsletter - april

April Labour Market Statistics; Black Workers Miss Out on Training; March meeting sets parameters for SWESA Alliance; Leadership Development is Top Skills Challenge; Latest on the Lisbon Strategy; and more...

07 April 2005 - newsletter - april

Employees more aware of flexible working; New rules on UK state pension deferral start today; Third of Employers Don't Train Staff; DWP paper "Opportunity Age"; Lots of EU material on the Social Agenda

23 March 2005 - newsletter - march

Skills White Paper; Budget highlights; Summer Green Paper to reform Incapacity Benefit; Lots of Trade Union Skills announcements and reports; Still more job offers

14 March 2005 - newsletter - march

Social Capital and the labour market; Economy missing out on refugee and asylum skills; Alan Johnson plays host to G8; Controlling our borders: making migration work for Britain; Facts about women and men in Great Britain

01 March 2005 - newsletter - march

Kelly rejects much of Tomlinson, but reforms will come; - Minimum Wage rises above £5 per hour; More money and choice for mums; SW Food and drink employers launch new group to boost skills

14 February 2005 - newsletter - february

Older workers employment rate; Managing migration; 'Tough Love' for Incapacity Benefit claimants; SSDA Strategic Plan; EO scout for mentors; Free BBC resources; Barriers to Employment workshop

28 January 2005 - newsletter - january

Our latest 'Age and Employability' Learning Theme; Immigration and recruitment; Latest LMI - 'another good month'; Employers must get onboard to tackle skills shortage; S West in Figures 2004/5; Employers cannot afford to ignore diversity; and more...

11 January 2005 - newsletter - january

Our latest 'Age and Employability' Learning Theme; LSC's 'Annual Statement of Skills Priorities'; Rehabilitation is key to helping employees suffering from mental health problems return to work; Lakeside darts action promotes literacy and numeracy;…

22 December 2004 - newsletter - december

This edition includes: Ruth Kelly is new Secretary of State for Education; Lifelong Learning UK gets the go-ahead; UK Skills target 'achieved'; The Learning and Skills Council (LSC) is to receive £9.3 billion for 2005-06

29 November 2004 - newsletter - november

This issues includes: Lack of decent part time jobs hinders equality; £111 Million more ESF Funding announced; Businesses say 'Yes' to £5 minimum wage (but not just yet); and Low to moderate income couples and the labour market.

19 November 2004 - newsletter - november

This issues includes: Latest LMI stats - mixed news; Brown Tells Business "Invest in Skills"; Big differences in working hours across sectors; Facts and figures on adult learners.

03 November 2004 - newsletter - november

This issue contains: Shared-HR pilot success for SMEs; Degrees Lack Youth Appeal; New guidance for working dads released; Hewitt drive to tackle career sexism

19 October 2004 - newsletter - october

Including: Tomlinson Report; Force workers to boost skills - Milburn aide; UK needs 'new culture' on older people; New TV advertising phase for Apprenticeships; New pilots to get people off benefits perform well

01 October 2004 - newsletter - october

Consultation on financial support for young people; Skills and productivity in the UK; How long until the £5 minimum wage?; Training Boosts Job Prospects for 70% ; TUC outlines plans for Union Academy

17 September 2004 - newsletter - september

State of the South West Report is NOW Online; August job figures are best for 4 months; UK degrees boost pay by 59%; July/August 2004 issue of the FRESA; Newsletter is now available; Labour market statistics: South West

06 September 2004 - newsletter - september

Includes: Latest LMI stats; Launch of new SWESA; Bank Holiday latest; Dictionary of Employment 'jargon'; Devon ESF Meeting

17 August 2004 - newsletter - august

Launch of new SWESA; Employment up by 181,000 on the year; SMEs predict hiring slowdown; First for Diversity in the South West; An entrepreneurial countryside (FSB Report)

28 July 2004 - newsletter - july

Index of Deprivation, SW maps; e-skills UK launches Passport, a national IT assessment tool; New Commission to champion women in work; Thwarted Innovation: What Happened to e-learning and Why; New Look EU Education and Structural Programmes

20 July 2004 - newsletter - july

UK is closing qualifications gap; State of the Region report now available; No evidence yet of EU expansion immigrant surge; New sales training programme to tackle engineering skills gaps; Skills Alliance: Skills strategy progress

07 July 2004 - newsletter - july

Cornish employers accused of short-changing staff; Government is getting it right on skills; Prime minister pays tribute to the learning and skills sector; South West healthy labour market review; New SW leadership newsletter; and more….

17 June 2004 - newsletter - june

Ageism still preventing people returning to work; Over 4 million people have no qualifications; Cornwall eyes up spot as UK's Silicon Beach; £185 million will enable universities to increase prosperity; and more…

03 June 2004 - newsletter - june

In this edition: Business confidence boosts employment; UKeU project to be 'scaled down'; Cornwall eyes up spot as UK's Silicon Beach; UK Hospitality Service to be boosted by training and skills; and job vacancy at Marchmont/SLIM.

18 May 2004 - newsletter - may

New apprenticeships will widen opportunity & boost business; Sustainable Development News; Exeter to host prestigious science festival; Futurebuilders; Using Research and Information - Gloucestershire Toolkit

05 May 2004 - newsletter - may

Wide differences in employment rates within regions; Literacy and Social Inclusion: The policy challenge; IER projections of employment to 2012; £50M call for innovative R&D proposals; New Government website will save firms time and money

22 April 2004 - newsletter - april

'Towards a Unified e-Learning Strategy' - Analysis of Responses to Consultation; City & Guilds announce plans for high street learning centres; Modern Apprenticeships: The big push; Employer training pilots: 40,000+ success stories; and more…

08 April 2004 - newsletter - april

CIPD: 'reshaped lives' needed for retirement solution; Staff benefits too 'white, middle class and male'; Almost half of firms offer flexible working to all; SW Economy Update; New Protections for temporary workers take effect

18 March 2004 - newsletter - march

Budget 2004; Welfare to Workforce Development Report; Latest LMI stats; Education and Skills excerpts from PM's speech to LP Conference; and Recommend subscribers - win prizes.

03 March 2004 - newsletter - march

Labour Market Statistics - February 2004; UK's first Sector Skills Agreements begin; New resources for Supporting Online Learning and Teaching; Changing Patterns Of Working Time; Recommend subscribers - win prizes

20 February 2004 - newsletter - february

Tomlinson report offers 'transferable skills' for all; £10m Somerset Skills Project gets go-ahead; Brown hints at national funded Gap Year for poor; Local Futures: Geographical Analysis of the South West; Latest FRESA Newsletter; econ-i training day.

03 February 2004 - newsletter - february

Bosses Complain of Skills Gap in latest National Employer Skills Survey; Employers Call on Government to Boost Basic Skills; Region's advanced engineering sector gets £4m boost to tackle skills shortages; Win a £5,000 learning award; and more….

19 January 2004 - newsletter - january

Regional Observatories A Good Start to 2004 - Browne; EU Call for SME (Craft) initiatives; Inspire South West: Call for proposals; Talent war looms as shortages force wage growth

07 January 2004 - newsletter - january

Includes - EU Funding Opportunities; Job seekers have 5-year ageism-free window; Managers resolve to spend less time at work; Some employers are just not interested in raising standards through training (the low skills equilibrium?); and more...

18 December 2003 - newsletter - december

Including: Graduate work experience continues decline; LSDA response to establishment of select committee skills inquiry; New £150m Technology Strategy; record year of employment; plus new reports; conferences; latest on the FRESA objectives…

04 December 2003 - newsletter - december

Includes: £46 million boost for skills network; Skills shortages bite as availability of staff contracts; Trends and Challenges for the South West; Pay gap between men and women closing; Private sector pay 'diverse' as public sector stumbles; and more…

21 November 2003 - newsletter - november

This edition includes: total employment rise; Labour Market Trends October 2003; House prices making us uncompetitive?; Employers 'don't want hassle' of Xmas parties; Skills for employers website; plus all the usual regional info, news and events.

04 November 2003 - newsletter - november

In this edition: Adult Basic Skills report; New SLIM Learning Theme; Progress of CoVEs reported; South West response to the Skills Strategy; Lifelong e-learning; 'Chucking sickies' ........ the statistics; and more……

13 October 2003 - newsletter - october

In this issue: Economy enjoying upturn; 10,000 extra places for Foundation Degrees; level 2 & 3 qualifications within the SW; Useful SW maps; New Sector Skills Council for the construction industry; Cash for lone parents getting back to work; & more...

16 September 2003 - newsletter - september

In this edition: news on SLIM's next Learning Theme; Future technology; New record level of employment; New pathfinders; Plus all the usual regional info, news and events..

01 September 2003 - newsletter - september

In this issue: South West Barometer - update; BAOL & FTT to merge; New record level of employment; Labour market 'brief' from Jobcentre Plus; New funding for small businesses; New grants for adult learners; plus usual info and news.

11 August 2003 - newsletter - august

In this edition: LSDA briefing paper on the Skills Strategy and TUC's response to the White Paper; Statistics show sharp improvement in learner outcomes; Work experience key to young people's job success; and more...

22 July 2003 - newsletter - july

In this edition: Skills Strategy; Working group on 14-19 reform; FRESA newsletter; Gloucesterhire 'work trends'; 'Skills for Life' - quick reference guide; Plus all the usual regional info, news and events.

08 July 2003 - newsletter - july

In this edition: New FRESA friendly format; Anti-discrimination laws to benefit 7 million more; Increased protection for workers; Census information is 'down your way'; Help for all those filling in ESF forms ; plus more regional info and news.

24 June 2003 - newsletter - june

In this edition: Most young people satisfied with Connexion; Small businesses benefit from training pilots; CBI says EU Directive threatens jobs; Radical vision for locally-generated vocational qualifications; plus usual regional info, news & events

09 June 2003 - newsletter - june

In this edition: Sector Skills MATRIX; Myth of long working hours; Lifelong Learning SSC; UK growth hampered by skills shortfall; National Adult Learning Survey; plus the usual regional info, news and events

20 May 2003 - newsletter - may

This edition includes: Regional Household Survey; Jobs Migration; DTI Business Plan; Latest LMI Statistics; Minimum Wage Doesn't Cost Jobs; plus all the usual regional info, news and events.

07 May 2003 - newsletter - may

In this edition: Useful GOSW report on Bristol Area; SME Training Needs; Employees look for Training and Security; Training 'Too Concentrated' on Higher Skilled; Plus all the usual regional info, news and event.

23 April 2003 - newsletter - april

In this edition: Impact of the Budget on Training and Education; 10,000 more construction workers; Latest LMI statistics; Employers Skill Survey latest; Plus all the usual regional info, news and events.

09 April 2003 - newsletter - april

In this edition: The South West RDA's 10-year regional economic strategy; New Basic Skills Observatory; Graduate apprenticeships are catching on; Education Action Zones' performance; £15 million windfall for colleges; plus regional news & events.

24 March 2003 - newsletter - march

In this edition: Vote for SLIM's new Learning Theme; New strategy to remove barriers; New CoVE website; Business survival rates increase in every region; Labour costs in the EU; plus all the usual regional news, events and information.

11 March 2003 - newsletter - march

In this edition: Skills Strategy; Adult Participation in Learning; Ethnicity Census Report; Ageing Population and the Labour market; Lots of Reports on Immigration and Migrants; Plus all the usual regional info, news and events.

18 February 2003 - newsletter - february

In this edition: Latest census data and a new workshop; Skillfast-UK (SSC) launch website; Labour market trends; Skills in England 2002 report; The South West in figures - regional data; Plus all the usual info, news and events

06 February 2003 - newsletter - february

In this edition: Ageing population; Avon LMI data; No. 10 picks up on FRESA recommendations; New LMI portal; South West barometer; plus all the usual regional info, news and events

27 January 2003 - newsletter - january

This edition includes Future of HE; Future of Business and HE; Learning at Work Day; Improving Management Skills; New Government Initiative on Learning and Health; Plus all the usual regional info, news and events

15 January 2003 - newsletter - january

In this edition: Latest Labour Market Data; Learning Communities Skills Forum; Manpower forecasts for the first quarter 2003; Government Investment in SSDA to rise; New Year Resolutions; Plus all the usual regional info, news and events

13 December 2002 - newsletter - december

In this edition: Research shows CoVEs are working; LSC West of England, ESF Co-financing Programme; 8bn Boost for Skills; Workforce Skills reports for Plymouth's Education sector; plus latest from the LSC and new reports and publications.

06 December 2002 - newsletter - december

In this edition: - New Strategy for Reform of Training and FE; PIU Action Plan for Adult Skills; LSC Workforce Development Strategy; New Sector Skills Councils; Major Boost for Workforce Training; plus all the usual regional info, news and events

19 November 2002 - newsletter - november

In this edition: UK Employment Action Plan; Engineering & Manufacturing Apprentice of the Year Award Ceremony; CBI & TUC join forces to end 'national disgrace' on basic skills; the extent of e-skills shortages in Gloucestershire; and more...

28 October 2002 - newsletter - october

In this edition: Learning Theme now launched; Autumn 'Windfall for FE'; Teleworking is Good for You; Consultation on Developing the Role of School Support Staff; New Neighbourhood Renewal Website; Plus all the usual regional info, news and events

15 October 2002 - newsletter - october

Includes: Second chance to comment on the FRESA; Plymouth Area reports on Tourism and Food & Drink Sectors; LSC strategy on electronic learning; and Latest European calls for Proposals

30 September 2002 - newsletter - september

New Learning Theme - Skills and Learning: Improving Public Health; New SSCs; First Census stats are out; Employers Skill Survey; New Skills for Life posts in the South West; Plus all the usual regional info, news and events

19 September 2002 - newsletter - september

Including: Latest CD from SLIM - SKILLS ISSUES IN THE SOUTH WEST; Two new SSCs; South West RDA's Regional Economic Strategy; LSRC Research Invitations to Tender; Latest from the Adult Learning Inspectorate; and more...

30 August 2002 - 30-august

In this edition: Boost to Basic Skills; Jobless figures challenged; Creative Industries skills needs in Plymouth; Training - not benefiting SMEs; plus all the usual regional info, news and events

19 August 2002 - 19 august

In this edition: What's in the FRESA; Plymouth Poverty Study; Population Projections; Employment Data - not keeping up with work changes; plus all the usual regional info, news and events and latest from the LSC/TUC

19 August 2002 - newsletter - 19 August

Includes The latest on the FRESA, A Poverty Study in Plymouth, 2 New Calls for Proposals, Latest Population forecasts and the usual top South West LMI information.

01 August 2002 - newsletter - 1 August

Includes the latest from the LSC, MTV to promote Modern Apprenticeships, plus all the latest reports, events and news.

22 July 2002 - newsletter - 22 july

In this edition: Discussion on regional economic strategy; The spending review; Your region, your choice: revitalising the English regions - FAQ; New resources and new responsibilities for RDAs; plus news on latest reports, events & other regional info

03 July 2002 - newsletter - 3 July

Draft neighbourhood renewal strategy; SME learning networks; New online resources; Latest from the LSC; plus all the usual regional info, publications, news and events

20 June 2002 - newsletter - 20 June

In this edition: Updating the South West's economic strategy; LSC backs collaboration pathfinders with £5 million; Centres of Vocational Excellence - first five companies given specialist training status; CoVE Extension Programme - details; and more...

24 May 2002 - newsletter - 24 May

In this edition: more CoVEs; new technology institutes; new LSC money; plus the usual on regional information, news and events.

09 May 2002 - newsletter - 9 May

In this edition: New Report from SLIM on Sector Case Studies; £16 Million Boost for Adult and Community Learning; New SWAFET Report on Quality in the Delivery of Post-19 Learning; ILAs ...... the Select Committee Verdict ; and more…

01 May 2002 - newsletter-1 May

In this edition: 57 Million for CoVEs; New Chemical Research Jobs; Cash Boost for Construction Students; South West is Number One for New Firms; plus information on recent publications, latest from LSC, union learning update and forthcoming events.

22 April 2002 - newsletter - 22 April

In this edition: 1 in 5 businesses lose out; Economic impact of HE on the South West; Employers to be paid to train; Latest from the LSC; and More from the budget.

05 April 2002 - newletter- 5 april

Includes articles on New (Draft) Regional Development Plan 2000-06; New Proposal Call includes Basic Skills; £92 million of new money for FE; latest from LSC; updates on latest publications and forthcoming events.

05 March 2002 - newsletter-march

This issue features: TUC and Union Learning Update; Foundation Degree targets exceeded; University Applications Rise; and details on publications and forthcoming events.

18 February 2002 - newsletter-february

The 16th SLIM e-newsletter features NEW Framework for Regional Employment and Skills Action; Employer Training Declines; New Occupational Standards for Voluntary Sector; e-Skills into Business; Union Learning Update; and the latest from the LSC.

23 January 2002 - newsletter - january

The 15th SLIM newsletter featuring New Sector Skills 'Trailblazers'; Bidding Call - Exchange for Learning Programme; Money for the Local Community; UfI Strategic Plan; Latest from the LSC; Links to Recent News Stories; and more.

21 December 2001 - newsletter - december

This issue features: Poor literacy a problem at Christmas; New Article 6 call for proposals; NHS training developments; Latest from the LSC; top stats; recent news; and forthcoming events.

30 November 2001 - newsletter - november

The 13th SLIM newsletter featuring More money for Adult Learning Scheme; Regional Productivity; The South West Business and Economy Bulletin; Neighbourhood Renewal: National Strategy Action Plan; and Latest from the LSC

05 November 2001 - newsletter - october

The 12th SLIM Newsletter, featuring Job Vacancies at SLIM; Employer Skills Survey; Recent Publications; and the Latest from the LSC.

25 September 2001 - Newsletter - September

The 11th SLIM Newsletter, featuring Job Vacancies at SLIM; Employer Skills Survey; Recent Publications; and the Latest from the LSC.

16 August 2001 - Newsletter - August

The very latest news and views from the SLIM team.

25 July 2001 - Newsletter - July

The ninth SLIM e-Newsletter. Latest news and views from the SLIM team.

13 July 2001 - Newsletter - July

The eighth SLIM e-Newsletter. Latest news and views from the SLIM team.

20 June 2001 - Newsletter - June

The seventh SLIM e-Newsletter. Top news this week is the re-design and re-launch of our web site, which is now 'database driven'

15 May 2001 - Newsletter - May

Sharp Increase in Learning at Work, new data sources identified and great news for individual learning in the South West.

19 April 2001 - Newsletter - Apr

The final SLIM Skills Development Fund bid and a 1 page outline of our planned Objective 3 Technical Assistance bid.

19 March 2001 - Newsletter - March

A ringing endorsement for SLIM in the new Green Paper (Towards Full Employment in a Modern Society)!!

28 February 2001 - Newsletter - February II

Overview of the development and Progress of SLIM

08 February 2001 - Newsletter - February

Information on the DTZ Pieda 'Research on Current and Emerging Industrial Sectors' Study and the National Skills & Economic Intelligence Working Group (SEIG).

25 January 2001 - Newsletter - January

The first SLIM Development Newsletter. SLIM Overview includes information on the database, our future work programme and the SLIM vision

26 February 2009 - Rural Barriers to Skills

With the region’s ESF Framework due to be ‘refreshed’ in 2010, we aim to bring policy-makers and practitioners together to understand better and assess how ESF can contribute to tackling barriers to training and skills development in rural areas.

01 August 2007 - Labour Market Review 2007

- Lifting Children out of Porverty. 2–7 Reducing Child Poverty 8–18 Skills, Learning and the Labour Market 8–13 Labour Market Commentary 14–18 Skills & Learning Article

05 September 2006 - The Level 3 Review

Introduces the Learning Theme on the Level 3 Review.

11 January 2006 - Migrant Workers

Bulletin introducing SLIM's Learning Theme on migrant workers in the region.

15 September 2005 - SLIM Bulletin - September 2005

Introducing SLIM's Learning Theme on the Regional Implementation of National Sector Skills Agreements. Describes the function of SSAs, tracks their development and speculates on what this might mean for the skills partners in the region.

01 June 2005 - SLIM Bulletin - June 2005

Bulletin introducing SLIM's Learning Theme on "Young People: Employment without training". Highlights research on the topic and includes an interview with Andrew Williams, Chief Executive of Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole Connexions.

15 December 2004 - SLIM Bulletin - December 2004

Bulletin to introduce SLIM's Learning Theme - "Age and Employability: the challenge for the South West". The bulletin includes an article by Simon Mauger on how age impacts on a person's employability.

27 August 2004 - SLIM Bulletin - August 2004

This Bulletin provides an introduction to SLIM's Learning Theme on Improving Training and Development Opportunities for Graduates in the South West.

10 October 2003 - SLIM Bulletin 10 - October 2003

SLIM's Bulletin has been re-designed to complement the branding for the South West Observatory, of which SLIM is a part. This bulletin provides an introduction to the new Learning Theme on Flexible Training Solutions.

25 June 2003 - SLIM Bulletin 9 - June 2003

Coinciding with SLIM's Learning Theme on IAG, this edition takes a critical look at how provision is shaping up & the main issues facing the sector. It also looks at Objective 2 European funds; an interview with Sue Kay; plus abstracts and events.

15 May 2003 - SLIM Bulletin 8 - April 2003

Social exclusion is the theme of this bulletin which features SLIM's new report Moving Towards Inclusion. The bulletin also explores the Equal Opportunities Toolkit for the region plus a review of "Ethnic Minorities and the Labour Market".

16 January 2003 - SLIM Bulletin 7 - January 2003

This edition looks at the second part of the Government's report "In demand: Adult Skills in the 21st Century". Articles are also provided on Census 2001, and SLIM's "Reaching Out Across the Region" report on Obj.3 funding.

24 October 2002 - SLIM Bulletin 6 - October 2002

This edition focuses on SLIM's Learning Theme - Skills and Learning: Improving Public Health. The Research Review provides a FRESA update and a review of the Employers Skill Survey 2002. Also includes the usual research and information sources.

25 July 2002 - SLIM Bulletin 5 - July 2002

This edition focuses on the FRESA (Framework for Regional Employment and Skills Action). There is also a review of the Mapping Supply and Demand for Skills in Priority Sectors as identified by the SWRDA report and a Sector Skills Councils update.

25 March 2002 - SLIM Bulletin 4 - March 2002

This edition introduces SLIM's second Learning Theme - Craft and Skilled Trades. The bulletin also contains a review of the Government's Centres of Vocational Excellence and updates on SLIM and other modules of the South West Regional Observatory.

31 December 2001 - SLIM Bulletin Vol. 3 - December 2001

This edition includes Economic Prospects for the South West; a profile on Sue Turner, the Regional Director for the CBI; and a research review on the Skills in England 2001 Research Report and In Demand: Adult Skills in the 21st Century report.

22 October 2001 - SLIM Bulletin Vol. 2 - October 2001

This special edition of the bulletin focuses on "Adult Basic Skills in the Workplace".

01 April 2001 - SLIM Bulletin Vol. 1 - April 2001

The first edition of the SLIM LMI bulletin. Features commisioned articles, details of the latest key reports and comments on recent research, news and events.

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