Apprenticeship boom a poor use of public funds,says IFS
The Institute for Fiscal Studies says the Government is moving too quickly, and most of the money raised by the Apprenticeship Levy won't be spent on apprenticeships.
The Institute for Fiscal Studies says the Government is moving too quickly, and most of the money raised by the Apprenticeship Levy won't be spent on apprenticeships.
Britain’s first new Further Education College for more than 20 years is to be built to train 2,000 engineers for the planned High Speed 2 rail link, the Government will announce today.
A short produced by trainees from the jobcentre queue in collaboration with industry professionals will have its premiere at the ICA in London
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CBI warns the number of workers on minimum wage is "a serious challenge"
Key points from the Autumn Statement:
General
* Petrol tax rise of 2p a litre planned for next year is cancelled.
* Rolling back green levies takes an average £50 off energy bills.
* Financial resources provided to fund expansion of free school meals to all school children in reception, year one and year two.
* New priority right to move for social tenants who need to relocate for a job.
* New loans worth £1 billion to unblock housing developments including in Manchester and Leeds.
* Plans to increase train fares by 1% above inflation from January cancelled, so they go up in line with inflation.
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Radical plans created by Britain’s security services will see school leavers recruited as “trainee spies” to form a new generation of espionage experts.
Poll reveals Labour’s plans for greater infrastructure spending could propel party to election victory
Ed Miliband also pledges to 'crack down' on companies that fail to pay the minimum wage.
A trainee with City law firm Clifford Chance faces the sack after a video has emerged of him drunk and describing his work as “f***ing people over for money”.
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One in four students feel they lack an understanding of university alternatives, a new survey has revealed.
The Northern Ireland Secretary said the violence was ‘a hugely regrettable step backwards’
The manager at Wigan Council also told several hundred reeling employees about his weekend at a 'punk rock festival in Blackpool'