Higher education - Minister warns universities of reduced funding (BBC, 25 January 2010)
Higher education minister David Lammy has warned universities to expect years of reduced funding.
Higher education - Local firms to mentor graduates (Yorkshire Forward, 18 January 2010)
Local businesses are to help give graduates a stepping stone in the workplace as part of a University of Bradford scheme.
Widening participation - Government acts to break through glass ceiling on social mobility (BIS, 18 January 2010)
Business Minister, Pat McFadden, is today confirming the Government’s commitment to promoting the aspirations of all young people, whatever their background.
Widening participation - Substantial increases in entry to higher education for disadvantaged young people (HEFCE, 28 January 2010)
A major study of all young people living in England gives the first picture of the trends in the proportion of young people entering higher education (HE) at ages 18 and 19 between the mid-1990s and the present.
Train to gain - Help your business t o survive and thrive by investing in training (Unionlearn, 27 January 2010)
In these challenging times, businesses need to keep a tight rein on costs, yet research has shown that businesses that do not train their workforces are twice as likely to fail as those that do.
Apprenticeships - Increase in People Achieving High-Level Apprenticeships (BIS, 21 January 2010)
The number of people achieving an advanced level Apprenticeship has increased by approximately a third, according to provisional data released today by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.
Apprenticeships - Number of new apprentices rises 7% (FT, 19 January 2010)
The number of young people starting apprenticeships rose almost 7 per cent last year to a record 239,900 in spite of the recession and growing unemployment, according to the government’s National Apprenticeship Service.
Apprenticeships - Report says vocational qualifications can boost earnings (ICG, 15 January 2010)
A new report finds that vocational qualifications, often viewed as the poor relation in the qualifications framework, frequently have value in the labour market.
Higher Education - Minister warns universities of reduced funding (BBC, 25 January 2010)
Higher education minister David Lammy has warned universities to expect years of reduced funding.
Higher education - Record applicants accepted at UK universities in 2009 (BBC, 21 January 2010)
More students than ever before were accepted for UK university courses in 2009 - but higher demand meant applicants' chance of a place fell.
Training - Training scheme was 'mismanaged' (BBC, 21 January 2010)
A £1.5bn Train to Gain initiative to improve the skill levels of employees has been heavily criticised by MPs.
Sectors: Engineering - Over Half A Million New Engineering and Manufacturing Workers Needed by 2017 (ICG, 15 January 2010)
In order for the UK economy to recover, the manufacturing sector will need to recruit over half a million (587, 000) engineering and manufacturing workers with state-of the-art-skills by 2017.
Employment - Internships make a difference when it comes to getting a job (The Independent, 21 January 2010)
If you want a job, a degree is no longer enough, and with graduates flooding out of university in the midst of a recession, they are looking to internships to give them the edge that employers demand.
