Higher education - University targets have 'devalued' degrees (The Telegraph, 9 March 2010)
Labour’s drive to boost the number of teenagers going on to university has “driven down standards” of higher education, according to Britain’s biggest employers.
Higher education - Higher education budget revealed (BBC, 26 February 2010)
More than £1.7bn of funding is to be given to Scotland's colleges and universities next year, the education secretary has announced.
Higher education - Warning on two-tier universities (BBC, 4 March 2010)
New universities are warning of a "two-tier system" if funding for postgraduate students is restricted to a number of elite institutions.
Higher education - Cap on tuition fees 'should be scrapped' (BBC, 4 March 2010)
The cap on university tuition fees in England should be scrapped by the government, a think tank has said.
Skills - One million employees get skills boost with train to gain (BIS, 4 March 2010)
The number of people gaining a qualification through the Train to Gain programme has hit the one million mark, the Government announced today.
Employment - Job advice in unemployment hotspots to help thousands of people into work (DWP, 9 March)
Expert job advice will be available in community centres and GP surgeries in some of the most deprived housing estates across Britain to help thousands more people into jobs, Work and Pensions Minister Helen Goodman announced today.
Sectors: Creative and Media - Creative Bursaries Scheme to help talented graduates find work in the arts(DCMS, 8 March 2010)
Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Culture Minister Margaret Hodge today announced a two-year grants programme to provide internships with established arts companies for graduates from low-income backgrounds.
Sectors: Health and Social Care - Achievement of target to create 5,000 health apprenticeships (Department of Health, 25 February 2010)
The health sector has exceeded its aim to recruit 5,000 public sector apprentices, Health Secretary Andy Burnham announced today.
Sectors: Health and Social Care - Social care awards - will you be a winner in 2010? (CWDC, 11 March 2010)
Nominations are now open for this year's Skills for Care Accolades, celebrating best practice and innovation in social care workforce development.
Sectors: Early Years - Apprenticeships go ahead (CWDC, 1 March 2010)
CWDC is committed to an apprenticeship framework at both level 2 and level 3 to encourage learners to undertake higher levels of study and define a progression route towards Early Years Professional Status (EYPS).
Sectors: Engineering - Dramatic increase in uptake for Engineering Diploma (SEMTA, 4 March 2010)
Engineering is becoming an increasingly popular career option for young people according to new figures that show a dramatic increase in numbers of 14-19 year olds studying for a new qualification.
