Latest News
In this section you will find all of our latest news (also see archive at the bottom of this page). We aim to bring you key news about the welfare to work and adult training and skills sector, from local delivery and national policy level and all things around about and in between.
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- October 2011
Increase in Apprenticeship Starts .... or is it?
27 October 2011
Provisional figures published by the Data Service today shows a 50% increase in the number of Apprenticeship starts from 2009/2010 (nearly 280,000) to 2010/2011 (over 400,000). As a result Vince Cabl… More…
Work Capability Assessment Works!
25 October 2011
Latest figures released by DWP are evidence that the government's policy is working for severely disabled people. Or so Chris Grayling says! 7% of WCA cases are assigned to the Support Group wh… More…
Careers Library TV - Exciting Resource
14 October 2011
Career Library TV is a new online video tool for the welfare to work sector, delivering superb career transition assistance online. The library consists of all of the best selling and highest rated ca… More…
Updated Matrix Standard
12 October 2011
At long last the updated Matrix standard has finally hit the shelves. The revised standard has four elements covering key organisations business themes of: Leadership and Man… More…
Lifelong Learning Accounts
3 October 2011
The government has used the first day of the Consrvative Party Conference to announce a raft of "new" initiatives. One of these is a new free online service for Lifelong Learning … More…
