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Welfare reforms have boosted the number of benefit claimants training to improve their skills by almost 40%.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Details of the process to tackle underperformance in further education have been published today (30 May 2014).
The Business Secretary is proposing new measures for greater transparency of company payment practices to help smaller firms get paid on time.
Pilot scheme to give the most vulnerable homeless people the right skills and training to get into work.
Statement from Minister of State for Skills and Enterprise about the revised statutory guidance which will be effective from September 2014.
Matthew Hancock announces that 22 colleges will invest £194.3 million in the building of new state of the art facilities.
Matthew Hancock's speech at the BBC's 'You're Hired' conference to launch the National Apprenticeship Week 2014.
Small firms will see the cost of doing business fall this year following measures brought in by the government to help them get on.
Plans for a new college to train the next generation of world-class engineers to work on the construction of High Speed 2 (HS2) unveiled.
Skills Minister Matthew Hancock’s written ministerial statement on new technical and vocational qualifications
Work experience guidance for colleges and school sixth forms has been published.
Skills Minister calls on employers to inspire young people as he responds to an Ofsted report on careers guidance in schools.
Companies now have access to £238 million of government funding to design and guide vocational training to meet the needs of their workforce
Speech by Matthew Hancock to Ofsted Her Majesty's Inspectors
Statistics showing the rate of young people not in education, employment and training are published.
Apprenticeships are highly praised: 78% of apprentices and 81% of businesses say they would recommend them to friends or other employers.
Recognition for Victoria Cross recipients and help for war memorial restoration announced to mark historic anniversary.
Money to improve numeracy and literacy teaching to young people was announced by Vince Cable.
More colleges to benefit with third round of investment to come.
A letter from Matthew Hancock, Minister for Skills, to colleges and independent training providers updating them on the reform of vocational education.
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