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  • Asian and Oriental cuisine to tackle youth unemployment

    4 Apr 2012

    Minister for Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning John Hayes MP launched five Asian & Oriental Centres of Excellence on 27th March 2012. This long-term initiative, set up by People 1st and championed by the Hospitality Guild, will train unemployed people to become skilled chefs.

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    Work Experience: 'A new approach’ event on 19th April

    28 Mar 2012

    Employers are invited to the ‘Work Experience: a new approach’ event on 19th April to find out about new work to understand the value of work experience and how it can best be delivered

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    ITMB graduates snapped up by top employers

    22 Feb 2012

    Latest figures from e-skills UK show that 100% of Information Technology Management for Business (ITMB) students find employment, or go on to further study, within 6 months of graduation.

  • Skills and Employment Survey

    9 Feb 2012

    The UK Commission is co-funding a Skills and Employment Survey (SES) with the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). The survey will be carried out in 2012 across the UK. The survey focuses upon the work that people do and how working life has changed.

  • Business Secretary praises UK wide Talent Retention Solution

    24 Jan 2012

    Business Secretary Vince Cable met Allan Cook, Chairman of SEMTA and the Skills and Jobs Retention Group on January 18th, together with representatives from BAE Systems, Rolls Royce and Nissan.

  • New Providers selected for Universal Services – Standards and Frameworks

    21 Dec 2011

    After a rigorous commissioning process, the UK Commission is pleased to announce that we now have nine new providers to cover the delivery of standards and frameworks within the Universal Services family.

  • Ministers re-open £60m fund to boost business skills & growth

    23 Nov 2011

    BIS PRESS RELEASE: The second phase of the Growth and Innovation Fund (GIF) was launched today by Business Secretary Vince Cable and Minister for Skills John Hayes. The fund will support businesses to develop their skills solutions tailored to their own needs, transforming growth in their sector, region or supply chain.

  • £250m pilot to give employers power over skills training is announced

    17 Nov 2011

    Government announces a £250 million plan to give businesses the power to design, develop and purchase vocational training.

  • Commissioner appointments

    17 Mar 2011

    We are currently seeking to appoint up to 8 new Commissioners. Commissioners will take the lead in supporting the development and delivery of strategies for skills across the four UK nations that will have a positive impact on skills, jobs and growth. We are looking for leaders who are excited by the challenge of taking the lead in inspiring and influencing greater commitment from employers to invest in the skills that will drive enterprise, productivity and growth.

  • UK Employer Skills Survey

    17 Mar 2011

    The 2011 UK Employer Skills Survey is currently at the fieldwork stage, and our research contractors will be contacting businesses around the UK to conduct interviews between 21 March and 15th July.

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