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Business Secretary Vince Cable sets out new priorities including Apprenticeships, NEETs and Adult Learning

Posted: July 1st, 2010 | Author: andrewhatcher | Filed under: News | Tags: , , , , , | No Comments »
Business Secretary Vince Cable has written to the Chief Executive of the Skills Funding Agency setting out how government funding for 2010-11 should be spent. Priorities include increasing the number of apprenticeships places; reducing the number of 18-24 year olds not in employment, education or training; and encouraging more people to participate in adult and community learning.

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Let’s breathe new life into apprenticeships

Posted: April 20th, 2010 | Author: andrewhatcher | Filed under: Education, Further Education, Higher Education, News | Tags: , , , | No Comments »

A broader scheme combining entrepreneurship and business skills, led by education providers and supported by several employers rather than one, would be good start, says Peter Jones.

Real-life experience of the world of work is not only desirable but essential if young people want to build a successful career in the modern economy.

But young people can’t be expected to become work-savvy without understanding how business works – and that is why we need more effective collaboration between the worlds of education and business.

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