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Government and Employers Agree to Raise Skills in Property, Fashion and Textile Sectors

News | Friday October 24th, 2008

The Skills Minister, Lord Young, has announced a new three year agreement between the Government and employers to improve the skills of workers in the property, housing, cleaning and facilities management sector and the fashion and textile industries. The Government will earmark more than £93m from its training budget to enable employers to improve the qualifications and skills of their current workforce, offer greater numbers of apprenticeships and train new recruits.

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