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These articles were categorised when the skills agenda was controlled by the Department for Education & Skills, from 2001 to 2007. Subsequently the government department responsible for skills is the Department for Business Innovation & Skills (BIS).


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    • Economics, government & business

    Work minister to create jobs for older people, despite youth unemployment

    by Kat Baker 29 Sep 2009
    by Kat Baker 29 Sep 2009

    EXCLUSIVE Work and pensions secretary Yvette Cooper has vowed to use the government’s Local Employment Partnership (LEP) schemes to create...

    • Department for Education
    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business

    Labour Party Conference: Skills minister Pat McFadden will review NVQs

    by Kat Baker 29 Sep 2009
    by Kat Baker 29 Sep 2009

    EXCLUSIVE
    The government has admitted it may – like the Conservatives – review the provision of vocational qualifications such as...

    • Business performance
    • Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
    • Department for Education

    Mandelson promises ongoing support for skills and training

    by Kat Baker 28 Sep 2009
    by Kat Baker 28 Sep 2009

    Peter Mandelson used his keynote address at the Labour Party Conference today to call on employers to continue to train...

    • Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
    • Department for Education
    • Latest News

    Bankers’ bonuses legislation announced by Darling

    by Kat Baker 28 Sep 2009
    by Kat Baker 28 Sep 2009

    Alistair Darling will race through legislation to put an “end to automatic bank bonuses”. he confirmed today.Speaking at the Labour...

    • Business performance
    • Latest News
    • Department for Education

    Teaching assistant jobs must be cut to curb spending, report warns

    by Personnel Today 28 Sep 2009
    by Personnel Today 28 Sep 2009

    About 40,000 teaching assistant jobs must be cut to prevent schools wasting taxpayers’ money, according to a government report.A review...

    • Apprenticeships
    • Early careers
    • Department for Education

    Tory skills chief David Willetts attacks ‘negative-value’ NVQs

    by Kat Baker 25 Sep 2009
    by Kat Baker 25 Sep 2009

    The Conservatives have attacked NVQs, saying they have “negative value on the labour market”, indicating that the vocational qualifications could...

    • Business performance
    • Department for Education
    • Latest News

    Government to axe up to 3,000 education jobs

    by Kat Baker 21 Sep 2009
    by Kat Baker 21 Sep 2009

    Schools secretary Ed Balls has revealed government plans to cut up to 3,000 senior education positions, to save £2bn in...

    • Latest News
    • Department for Education
    • Economics, government & business

    LSC pumps over £10 million into skills centres

    by John Charlton 14 Sep 2009
    by John Charlton 14 Sep 2009

    Regional airline Flybe is set to get £7.1m in public funding to help expand its Exeter training facility.The award comprises...

    • Apprenticeships
    • Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
    • Department for Education

    Apprenticeship scheme misses target

    by Tara Craig 11 Aug 2009
    by Tara Craig 11 Aug 2009

    A government apprenticeship website backed by business entrepeneur Alan Sugar has filled just one tenth of advertised posts. The National...

    • Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
    • Department for Education
    • Latest News

    Government vacancies remain unfilled

    by Kat Baker 10 Aug 2009
    by Kat Baker 10 Aug 2009

    The government has failed to fill a dozen vacancies in government, following a spate of resignations.Research by the Financial Times...

    • Business performance
    • Department for Education
    • Latest News

    Central government departments miss 60% of 2005-08 targets

    by Louisa Peacock 27 Jul 2009
    by Louisa Peacock 27 Jul 2009

    The UK ranks 16th out of 30 OECD countries on central government management and policy implementation, a report published today has...

    • Department for Education
    • Economics, government & business
    • Learning & development

    UK skills system: UKCES is rewiring the system to help employers

    by Personnel Today 24 Jul 2009
    by Personnel Today 24 Jul 2009

    Type ‘electrician’ into the national database of qualifications and you’ll get a list of 84 accredited qualifications. These are offered by...

    • Business performance
    • Apprenticeships
    • Department for Education

    Apprentice drop-out rate hits 36% as recession bites

    by Kat Baker 13 Jul 2009
    by Kat Baker 13 Jul 2009

    Over one-third of apprentices dropped out of training last year – but the shadow minister for learning has warned that...

    • Apprenticeships
    • Employee relations
    • Employment law

    Minimum wage for apprentices welcomed by unions

    by Kat Baker 15 Jun 2009
    by Kat Baker 15 Jun 2009

    Unions have welcomed government plans to set a national minimum wage for apprentices, to protect them from exploitation.Last week business...

    • Department for Education
    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business

    Train to Gain cash has run out in some areas, says British Chambers of Commerce

    by Guy Logan 12 May 2009
    by Guy Logan 12 May 2009

    Train to Gain has run out of money to help employers train staff and take on apprentices in some parts...

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