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- Job training boost for Norfolk and Suffolk energy sector
A skilled work force capable of filling almost 50,000 new jobs in the energy sector is to be created in East Anglia, the leaders of three county councils have jointly agreed. ...
News - Jason Williams - 07/07/2011 - 10:32 - 2 comments - 0 attachments - 0 groups
- Regulations for employing 16 and 17 years olds are about to change. How will this affect you?
It is Government policy that by 2013, all young people will be expected to stay in some form of learning until they are 17. This will increase to age 18 by 2015. This means that t ...
News - Jason Williams - 06/02/2012 - 12:19 - 1 comment - 0 attachments - 0 groups
- High Five Lunch - Presenting John Hayes MP
In a survey published by the British Chamber of Commerce of 1,200 businesses with more than 50 employees, over half want to take on more staff by 2015 but are frustrated by a lack of skilled labour in the UK. The BCC also found that’s many firms ...
News - Jason Williams - 17/04/2012 - 13:51 - 0 comments - 0 attachments - 0 groups
- Apprenticeship Grant for Employers of 16 to 24 year olds (AGE 16 to 24)
The AGE 16 to 24 year olds is aimed at helping eligible employers to offer young people employment through the Apprenticeship programme, by providing wage grants to assist employers in recruiting their first apprentice. The National Apprenti ...
News - Jason Williams - 11/04/2012 - 09:24 - 0 comments - 0 attachments - 0 groups
- All Change for VAT Rate
Are you ready for the change in VAT? The standard rate of VAT goes up to 20 per cent on 4 January 2011 – so it’s worth getting your business ready now. From Tuesday 4 January, you will need to charge the new 20 per cent VAT rate ...
News - Jason Williams - 16/11/2010 - 09:54 - 1 comment - 0 attachments - 0 groups
- UEA helps engineer high-level skills for the energy industry
When the new master of science degree (MSc) in energy engineering with environmental management at the University of East Anglia was approved earlier this year it was hailed ...
News - Jason Williams - 21/12/2011 - 10:54 - 0 comments - 0 attachments - 0 groups
- Uni or not Uni? The question facing Norfolk parents and their children
“I can’t afford university” has become the go-to phrase for would-be students worried about rising tuition fees and spiralling debt. And there is no do ...
News - Jason Williams - 19/12/2011 - 12:53 - 0 comments - 0 attachments - 0 groups
- Norfolk warning over careers guidance provision
Youth unemployment and skills shortages will get worse unless the government ensures all young people have access to high-quality careers guidance, the former head of the service in Norfolk has warned. The government is in the process of fine-tuni ...
News - Jason Williams - 26/10/2011 - 08:30 - 0 comments - 0 attachments - 0 groups
- Education cuts will hit quality, Norfolk leaders warn
Young people will be the ones to suffer as a result of the largest cuts to public education spending since the 1950s, Norfolk education leaders have warned. A report by ...
News - Jason Williams - 26/10/2011 - 08:24 - 0 comments - 0 attachments - 0 groups
- Is the skills shortage getting better?
It has long been said a business is only as good as its people. At a time of record unemployment, it should be a buyers’ market for businesses looking to recruit. Yet a British Chamber of Commerce (BCC) report out today highlights what has ...
News - Jason Williams - 17/10/2011 - 15:19 - 0 comments - 0 attachments - 0 groups