All Press Releases Tagged 'funding' (6)

A report from The Economist Intelligence has highlighted the need for employers to ‘re-double their commitment to job training’.

Sponsored by Promethean, the survey took in the views of 252 business executives from the UK and the US. It revealed that organisations from both sides of the Atlantic…

Leading North West Apprenticeship provider, Alliance Learning, wants small and medium sized businesses in the North West to get in touch urgently and apply for their share of a new £60m government grant which has been launched to support the recruitment of Apprentices.

The National Apprenticeship Service will provide up to 40,000 grants of £1,500 to small and medium sized businesses who recruit 16 to 24 year olds on an Apprenticeship programme for the first…

Government’s ‘Youth Contract’ must provide opportunities to develop the skills needed by employers for it to have a long-term impact on unemployment, EAL has said.

The specialist awarding organisation for industry qualifications has welcomed the announcement of £1bn to provide over…

Future provision of English for speakers of other languages courses.  This is a debate in the House of Commons (Westminster Hall ) on May 3 at 9.30 sponsored by Heidi Alexander MP.

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A day of 'Action for ESOL' took place throughout the country on the 24th March. In London supporters marched to Downing Street and handed in a petition with over 17,000 name. A Parliamentary ESOL briefing was held on the 29th March  which allowed learners, teachers and stakeholders to brief MP's and Peers on the adverse consequences of the funding reforms.

The 'Action for ESOL' Co-ordinating Committee would like to invite all supporters to their next meeting to discuss the next stages…

Both businesses and those who are unemployed can now benefit from £2.5m of new funding and grants now available for Apprenticeships across the East Midlands region.

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