PM wants one in five apprenticed
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Gordon Brown says he wants one in five young people on apprenticeships within 10 years.
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Gordon Brown is urged to adopt a new approach in an effort to rebuild the morale of millions of workers.
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All workers in England who do not have basic qualifications or skills will be offered extra training, the Chancellor announces.
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The Labour Party is prepared for an election whenever the prime minister calls one, a key cabinet minister says.
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The education watchdog, Ofsted,  looks to recruit more inspectors from ethnic minority groups.
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An overhaul of Australia's technical education system to head off a looming skills shortage was the centrepiece of the government's campaign to win the October 9 poll, launched by Prime Minister John Howard.
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Brighton (England), September 29: Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Tuesday Britain must build a new skills base to avoid losing jobs to developing economies like China and India.
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Recommendations on plugging the UK's skills gaps are to be outlined in a government-commissioned report.
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Business & money: First meeting of PM's advisers will discuss globalisation, climate change and skills.
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Â· Blair and Brown in joint consultation with Merkel Â· Commission chief's plea to PM to be reasonable
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A lack of suitably trained staff poses a serious threat to the government's early years programme, MPs warn.
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Â· Muted response to pledge of 500,000 new jobs Â· PM's vision of Britain as century's driving force
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Â· Assistant head says pupils gain wide range of skills  Â· NUT representative says scheme is step too far
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PM promises that government housebuilding plans will be subject to stringent new guidelines.
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Off-shoring continues to take its toll This month has seen the UK's aspiring Prime Minister recycling his views in his Budget Report on the requirements and funding for enhancing the training opportunities and skills to compete globally as a prelude to announcing greater investment in higher education. Some people and organisations, âspeaking on behalf of the UK IT Industryâ, have hitched themselves to this bandwagon in the anticipation that some of the UK Government's proposed increase in its skills and education funding will find its way to the IT industry both in funding terms and in delivering more highly trained and motivated IT professionals.â¦
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Ministers say citizenship should depend on good behaviour, passing English tests and knowledge of UK.
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Ministers must ensure there are enough skilled workers in the UK to build the next generation of nuclear submarines, MPs say.