News

September 2011

  • New skills support to ‘lift' jobless out of unemployment
    27/09/2011
    John Hayes, minister for further education, and Chris Grayling, minister for employment have announced that jobseekers will be given ‘greater and better co-ordinated access to careers advice', starting with a pilot programme designed to boost the number of careers advisers providing services in Jobcentres and help shape the new National Careers Service, which launches in April 2012...
  • IT'S NOT TOO LATE!!
    27/09/2011
    The Beyond 2010 scheme that offers grants to businesses in the food chain is still available...
  • Family tax benefits barrier to apprenticeship starts
    27/09/2011
    Learners are turning down apprenticeships as families cannot afford to miss out on vital benefits payments...
  • Business Link Support
    27/09/2011
    Helpline and events managements to be fully operational from late November 2011  BL previously announced the appointment of Careline Services to provide a telephone helpline for businesses which are unable to access the internet or have difficulty in doing so...
  • Every Business Commits
    27/09/2011
    Every Business Commits was launched by the Prime Minister in December 2010...
  • £25 million in Renewal Grants available for eligible colleges
    21/09/2011
    Skills Funding Agency Chief Executive, Geoff Russell has written to eligible colleges to announce that a sum of £25 million is available for Renewal Grants...
  • New skills support to lift jobless out of unemployment
    16/09/2011
    Jobseekers will be able to get far more help identifying needs and learning new skills that will help them back to work as part new measures unveiled today by John Hayes, Minister for Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning (BIS) and Chris Grayling, Minister for Employment (DWP)...
  • ERDF London Launch New Round
    16/09/2011
    The fifth round of bidding for London's European Regional Development Fund 2007-2013 (ERDF) has now been launched...
  • Finalist Southend Small New Business Awards
    06/09/2011
    Angela Kimberley Ltd are delighted to be announced finalists in the small new business awards...
  • Boost for employers as apprenticeships red tape is slashed
    06/09/2011
    Skills Minister John Hayes today announced a package of new measures to make it easier for employers to take on large numbers of apprentices...
  • Lifelong Learning Account
    05/09/2011
    A Lifelong Learning Account is a free, online service aimed at adults aged 19 + throughout England...