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Lord Mandelson’s speech at the New Industry, New Jobs Conference

news 17 March 2010
A year since the publication of New Industry New Jobs.
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Chief executive calls for improved start up training

news 16 March 2010
The Government should introduce a national training scheme that provides better support for people who are starting up in business, according to the chief executive of the International Association of Book-keepers (IAB).
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England’s best colleges celebrated at No10

news 15 March 2010
Leaders of the highest performing and most quickly improving colleges in England are celebrating the institutions’ achievements in Downing Street today.
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SLIM launches new reports for South West Employment and Skills Boards

news 12 March 2010
The NEWB pages have gone live, with spreadsheets, charts qnd reports for the SW Employment and Skills Boards
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New Jobs 'app'

news 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'.
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Job advice in unemployment hotspots to help thousands of people into work

news 10 March 2010
Latest on Jobcentre Plus Outreach workers
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SLIM Comment

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.

Edition 30
(02/07/2009)
This latest edition casts its eye at the recent Government Report – Building Britain’s Future.

Edition 29
(29/04/2009)
Examines the April 2009 recession budget.

Edition 28
(03/04/2009)
The Apprenticeships, Skills, Children & Learning Bill 2009

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South West Skills Newsletter

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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
(10/03/2008) Volume 13 Number 10
(29/02/2008) Volume 13 Number 9
(05/02/2008) Volume 13 Number 8
(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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