Further education
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The economic downturn is hitting apprentices in the construction industry as companies cut jobs. By Peter Kingston -
Creating excellent public services means devolving power to a more local level, says Andrew Thompson
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Could accredited training in claiming benefits help homeless people get, and keep, a roof over their heads? Andrew Mourant reports
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Jul 23 2008:
Britain's international cultural organisation has rejected auditors' conclusions that its English classes are elitist and have unfair advantages over commercial providers, reports Max de Lotbinière
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Jul 23 2008:
More schools offering vocational qualifications as success rates continue to rise
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Jul 16 2008:
500 roles to be offered in Whitehall as part of plans for one in five young people to take on apprenticeships
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Jul 15 2008:
The government's latest initiative to promote further education will be fighting for attention, says Peter Kingston
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Jul 15 2008:
A scheme that helps women prisoners has won a prestigious prize. But now its future is in doubt. Eric Allison reports
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Jul 15 2008:
A critical report into the country's biggest quango shows an organisation near its end in complete disarray
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Jul 15 2008:
Britain's sector-based approach to training and the way in which employers influence the skills system is unrivalled in the industrialised world, says Tom Bewick
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Jul 15 2008:
Janet Murray meets Laura Kyte, who learned to keep working while her brother was ill
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Jul 11 2008:
A massive nationwide programme to rebuild colleges is going well after seven years although the funding of some of the earliest projects was hit and miss, according to the Parliamentary spending watchdog
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Jul 9 2008:
Student leaders have warned that the minimum wage exemption for young people training on apprenticeships causes discouragement
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Jul 9 2008:
Young British people who lack A-levels or 5 good GCSEs fare worse on the labour market than the international average, new figures show
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Jul 8 2008:
College staff accuse exam board of failing to provide adequate preparation ahead of September's launch, says Joe Clancy
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Jul 8 2008:
Seven years after Oldham's race riots, the town's colleges are undergoing an impressive transformation
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Jul 8 2008:
Restricted by bars and blindness, but with an open mind - the ideal student
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Jul 8 2008:
Inequalities in skills and opportunities still jeopardise economic performance, say Andy Green and Lorna Unwin
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