Skills secretary calls on employers to persuade each other to sign up to Leitch skills p
News | Monday October 01st, 2007John Denham has called for employers to convince each other to sign the skills pledge.
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Government needs "greater sense of urgency" on Leitch reforms
News | Wednesday September 19th, 2007Richard Lambert’s speech to 2007 Trades Union Congress
New campaign paints town yellow to Get Hackney Reading
News | Tuesday September 18th, 2007A new community-wide campaign to inspire people to read has been launched in Hackney. ‘Words Unite’ aims to Get Hackney Reading by encouraging people to become enthusiastic, independent and inquiring readers.
Driving passions
News | Tuesday September 18th, 2007How can you lure dads into school? Offer a course in kit car building (mums can come, too)
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News | Tuesday September 18th, 2007There is a distinct change of tone in the government’s response to the Leitch review compared with the bleak utilitarianism of its earlier skills strategy white papers.
UK learning exports ‘worth £28bn’
News | Tuesday September 18th, 2007The export value of UK education and training is £28bn, more than that of financial services, a report says.
Government concern over employer take-up of Train to Gain skills scheme
News | Monday September 17th, 2007The government has admitted its concern that too few employers will make use of the £1bn Train to Gain scheme. To mark the anniversary of its launch, skills secretary John Denham announced a budget increase from £200m in the first year to nearly £1bn b
Skills minister David Lammy brushes off criticism of Leitch pledge efforts
News | Monday September 17th, 2007Skills minister David Lammy has insisted the UK skills drive is progressing well, despite only 50 companies having signed the Leitch pledge to train all staff to Level 2 since its launch in June.
The skills equation - People Management
News | Monday September 17th, 2007Poor literacy or numeracy is a problem for a tenth of the UK population. What steps are government agencies and individual organisations taking to solve the basic skills conundrum?
Minister earmarks £200m to bridge industry skills gap
News | Thursday January 01st, 1970Britain needs to act urgently to prevent an acute shortage of skills in strategic sectors of the economy, John Denham, the secretary of state for innovation, universities and skills warns today.
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- Train to Gain - summary of flexibilities
- External Doc. | Monday January 05th, 2009
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Train to Gain was established as a national skills service to support employers of all sizes / sectors…
- Who does what in the Skills system
- Word Doc | Thursday November 27th, 2008
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In an effort to try and understand the skills system of England a bit better, this Paper looks at…
- Leading on Learning - a hands-on guide for line managers
- | Monday November 24th, 2008
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A guide for line managers, including hints, tips and tools to help their staff be the best they can…