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• Birmingham businesses invited to bid for £150 million to build workforce skills

  10 Dec 2012

  Employers in Birmingham will learn how they can benefit from a share of a £150 million pot to improve their training activities at two upcoming workshops.

• Student employability top of the agenda at e-skills UK’s ITMB event

  4 Dec 2012

  Nearly 350 students taking e-skills UK’s IT Management for Business (ITMB) degree got the chance to boost their employability on Wednesday 28 November. They met 25 leading employers and gained professional skills at the annual Manchester ITMB Student Event.

• Skills utilisation employer networks

  30 Nov 2012

  Skills for Health is launching a programme of direct support for workforce development projects in the health sector. We will be providing expert advice and practical assistance to employer based workforce projects, tackling a range of issues and solutions. Employers are invited to submit applications for support

• Yorkshire businesses invited to bid for £150 million to build workforce skills

  27 Nov 2012

  Employers in Yorkshire will learn how they can benefit from a share of a £150 million pot to improve their training activities at a workshop in Leeds next week.

• Skills ‘potholes’ damaging performance of Welsh businesses

  21 Nov 2012

  Parts of the Welsh economy have developed skills ‘potholes’ which are damaging business performance in key areas and sectors, a report released today reveals.

• Which Way Now: The Website That Provides Easy Directions to a Better Future

  21 Nov 2012

  The school leavers, adults and the unemployed often have little idea of the variety of options open to them today.

• UKCES response to Employer Ownership of Skills Pilot announcement

  19 Nov 2012

  Michael Davis, Chief Executive of the UK Commission for Employment and Skills, which champions the vision of employer ownership and supports the pilot, said:

• £150 million for businesses to build skilled workforce

  19 Nov 2012

  Businesses across the country can now bid for a share of a £150 million pot to create the training schemes they need to grow their companies, Skills Minister Matthew Hancock announced today.

• 1000 military leavers to gain work placements with logistics employers

  12 Nov 2012

  As Armistice day approaches, men and women leaving the armed forces and seeking a new career gain a boost from a government funded Military Work Placement Scheme. Skills for Logistics, London, 8 November 2012 Skills for Logistics (SfL) and The Logistics Guild have formally launched the Military Work Placement Scheme, a pilot scheme offering 1000 people leaving the military fully funded, two week work placements with quality civilian logistics organisations.

• IMI offers flexibility with ATA reaccreditation

  7 Nov 2012

  When it comes to renewing Automotive Technician Accreditation (ATA) status after three years, the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has introduced a series of update units for individuals, as an alternative to doing a full assessment.