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“We are in the commercial business of retailing and making a profit as all businesses are. So all of the investment we make has to deliver to the bottom line.The fantastic thing about skills is that it’s an absolute win win”

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A multi-million pound deal

News | Monday October 22nd, 2007

A Notts-based provider of on-site NVQ assessment to the construction industry has been sold in a multi-million-pound deal.

Lammy to Listen and Learn

News | Monday October 22nd, 2007

Skills Minister to hear how unions and employers are working together for learners

FE Colleges on the rise in Ofsted report

News | Friday October 19th, 2007

FE Colleges and Adult Learning offered cautious praise but still could do better.

The gift of learning

News | Friday October 19th, 2007

FE gift vouchers available at nine pilot colleges in scheme launched by DIUS and LSC.

ESOL for Work for migrant workers

News | Friday October 19th, 2007

Government launches new qualifications designed to help migrant workers in the workplace.

LSC spends £17m to support ailing National Construction College

News | Friday October 19th, 2007

The Learning and Skills Council (LSC) has thrown a lifeline to the National Construction College’s flagship Bircham Newton training centre after it pledged to provide £17m in capital funding to keep the facility afloat.

Skills minister says employers block women’s training

News | Friday October 19th, 2007

Skills minister David Lammy has blamed employer apathy for the government’s failure to boost women’s skill levels.

Ofsted annual report reveals positive results

News | Thursday October 18th, 2007

But reports that "It cannot be right that 20 per cent of pupils leave primary school without a solid foundation in literacy and numeracy"

The fear of all sums

News | Monday October 15th, 2007

Whether stocktaking or balancing the company books, many of us struggle with simple maths at work.

Crash course in English is first stop on bus firm’s recruitment drive

News | Friday October 12th, 2007

Transport FirstGroup has taken on 1,400 east European drivers - most of them from Poland

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