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CIPD: US unemployment drops below UK rate

news 03 February 2012
British and EU policy makers need to learn a lesson from positive United States jobs data as US unemployment drops below UK rate...

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Hayes launches independent review of professionalism in the FE and skills sector

news 02 February 2012
Minister for Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning, John Hayes, today launched an independent review to investigate ways to improve the professional status of the further education and skills workforce.
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The Dorset LEP - Making Dorset A Beautiful Place To Do Business

news 02 February 2012
The Dorset Local Enterprise Partnership, or LEP, is being launched in April to boost jobs and attract new industry right across Dorset.
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Skills Funding Agency response to NAO report on apprenticeships

news 02 February 2012
"The Agency has valued the NAO’s open and transparent review of Apprenticeships and the opportunities we have had to consider and challenge aspects of the report over the past few months..."
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BIS response to NAO report on Apprenticeships

news 01 February 2012
John Hayes, Minister for Skills said: "Unprecedented investment, backed by tough new measures to ensure that quality matches quantity, has helped make apprenticeships the gold standard vocational qualification."
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Statistics confirm substantial growth in apprenticeship starts and completions

news 31 January 2012
Final statistics published today show that 457,200 apprenticeship starts were delivered in the full 2010/11 academic year. This represents a 63.5% increase on 2009/10 figures.
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SLIM Comment

Edition 49
(06/12/2011)
SLIM policy briefing on New Challenges, New Chances - Further Education and Skills.

Edition 48
(30/11/2011)
SLIM reponse to Autumn Forecast Statement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne MP

Edition 47
(29/11/2011)
SLIM-Comment on the New Youth Contract announcements from Government.

Edition 46
(16/05/2011)
SLIM-Comment Briefing on the recent Government Response to the Wolf Review.

Edition 45
(13/05/2011)
Briefing on the recent Supporting Youth Employment overview of policies, produced by Government this week.

Edition 44
(25/03/2011)
In this SLIM Comment we review what the Budget has to say about skills and employment and review the emerging reactions to the announcements.

Edition 43
(09/03/2011)
Vocational education for 14-19 year olds should serve the purpose of creating and maintaining opportunities for all young people

Edition 42
(26/11/2010)
SLIM Comment on the Schools White Paper of November 2010 - The Importance of Teaching

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South West Skills Newsletter

(06/02/2012) Edition 88
(20/01/2012) Edition 87
(05/01/2012) Edition 86
(20/12/2011) Edition 85
(05/12/2011) Edition 84
(17/11/2011) Edition 83
(04/11/2011) Edition 82
(20/10/2011) Edition 81
(05/10/2011) Edition 80
(20/09/2011) Edition 79
(06/09/2011) Edition 78
(22/08/2011) Edition 77
(05/08/2011) Edition 76
(19/07/2011) Edition 75
(06/07/2011) Edition 74
(20/06/2011) Edition 73
(06/06/2011) Edition 72
(20/05/2011) Edition 71
(05/05/2011) Edition 70
(20/04/2011) Edition 69

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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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