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“ The government yesterday published the Further Education and Training Bill, designed to give colleges degree-awarding powers while abolishing local LSC councils, among other provisions.…

“ Education Secretary Alan Johnson and Prime Minister Tony Blair have today announced a radical new programme to increase teaching of the International Baccalaureate across…

“ Scotland’s FE funding council has pledged its £1.5 billion budget into creating colleges that are “world-class”, following publication of its goals for 2006-2009. The…

“ Companies are being urged to make use of the only day centre for your people in London by Chancellor Gordon Brown, who views the…

“ The proposed new training levy has been welcomed by members of the British Film Industry, believing that the new funds will form an important…

“ Senior figures of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), National Union of Students (NUS), National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT) and Association…

“ Further Education is growing. More and more people both rely on it for their education and training, and for their employment as trainers, instructors,…

“ An innovative vocational Forensic Sciences course has been launched by West Cheshire College in an attempt to inspire and inform those with an interest…

“ As the new college year starts, Skills Minister Phil Hope welcomed the launch of new teaching materials and techniques to make Further Education more…

“ City and Guild’s first Youth Aspiration index has reported that British teenagers are an ambitious group of go- getters with an overwhelming desire for…