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  • Civmec wins 10,000t steel contract Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 10:43PMHENDERSON-based Civmec Construction & Engineering has won a multi-million dollar contract steel fabrication contract for the $44 billion Gorgon project.
  • Reversing decline Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 5:22AMAre voters in Inverclyde looking for change?
  • TEU Tertiary Update Vol 14 No 20 Wednesday, June 8, 2011 @ 6:12PMPrime Minister proposes anti-union laws if re-elected Prime Minister John Key said yesterday that, if re-elected, a National-led Government would introduce further changes to employment law. National Radio reported that the Prime Minister was reluctant ...
  • Australian apprentice minimum wages in the national system Friday, June 3, 2011 @ 2:33AMCreator:  Alice Dunn Creator (other):  and others This review includes addressing the historical development of apprentice and trainee wages, their facilitation through modern awards and pre-modern arrangements, the demographics of Australian apprentices as well as a qualitative study into the operation of competency-based wage arrangements for apprentices. Education read more
  • South West Media Awards 2011: What the judges said Friday, June 3, 2011 @ 12:07AMWith more than 200 entries to sift through, the panel of judges for this year’s EDF Energy South West Media Awards faced a tough task in choosing a winner for each of the 20 categories.
  • Intern Nation by Ross Perlin Monday, May 9, 2011 @ 9:29AMRoss Perlin's timely book examines the wider implications of internships Three months ago the Mail on Sunday unearthed a small but potent landmine of a political story. In early February, the newspaper reported, at the Conservatives' annual Black and White Party, a lavish London fundraiser from which journalists are barred, a selection of prestigious internships had been auctioned off to party ...
  • Return to Scottish battleground Monday, May 2, 2011 @ 10:07PMBBC reporter Kevin Keane continues his journey to find out what matters to ordinary members of the country's electorate.
  • Evening Times Wednesday, April 27, 2011 @ 7:04AMNew job opportunities for school leavers in North Lanarkshire have become available as part of the modern apprenticeship scheme.
  • Gray attacks SNP record on child poverty Wednesday, April 27, 2011 @ 6:10AMSCOTTISH Labour leader Iain Gray today attacked the SNP over rising child poverty and claimed young people faced two distinct futures under his party or the Nationalists.
  • Economy focus in Holyrood battle Tuesday, April 26, 2011 @ 6:08PMScotland's political parties are focusing on the economy, as campaigning ahead of the 5 May Holyrood election continues.
  • HOW YOU CAN HELP Tuesday, April 19, 2011 @ 5:42AMWHY I'M LABOUR... Scottish Labour Leader Iain Gray today told the STUC that Labour and the Trade Union movement are united in the fight for Scottish jobs.
  • Fears mount over 'grim' youth unemployment milestone Wednesday, April 13, 2011 @ 2:21AMCampaign groups fear that youth unemployment will reach a record high today and edge nearer the politically-sensitive one million mark when new jobless figures are revealed.
  • TUC fears 'grim milestone' on young jobless Wednesday, April 13, 2011 @ 2:07AMCampaign groups fear that youth unemployment will reach a record high today and edge nearer the politically-sensitive one million mark when new jobless figures are revealed.
  • Energy firm’s anger over gas plant project delay Tuesday, April 12, 2011 @ 2:11AMCONTROVERSIAL plans to build a £50 million gas treatment facility in Ryedale could costs tax payers in North Yorkshire thousands of pounds if delays continue.
  • Poll shows Scots' top priorities Sunday, April 10, 2011 @ 6:22PMCutting cancer treatment waiting times and maintaining police numbers are the top two priorities for Scotland in the Holyrood elections, a poll for BBC Scotland suggests.
  • Labour targets youth unemployment in election manifesto Wednesday, April 6, 2011 @ 10:33AMSCOTTISH Labour pledged to end youth unemployment by the end of this decade as they became the third main party to launch their manifesto for the Holyrood election today.
  • Labour bid to end 'jobless youth' Tuesday, April 5, 2011 @ 8:04PMScottish Labour vows to abolish youth unemployment by the end of the next parliament, if it wins power on 5 May.
  • Scots Labour bid to end jobless youth Tuesday, April 5, 2011 @ 8:04PMScottish Labour vows to abolish youth unemployment by the end of the next parliament, if it wins power on 5 May.
  • Budget 2011: as it happened March 23, 2011 Thursday, March 24, 2011 @ 1:17AMGeorge Osborne has delivered the 2011 Budget. He announced a raft of surprise measures from corporation tax and fuel duty cuts to the bank levy rise designed to drive economic growth in Britain. Follow ...
  • Full Transcript | George Osborne | Budget Speech | 23 March 2011 Wednesday, March 23, 2011 @ 12:08PMA Budget for making things not for making things up.
  • BUDGET 2011: George Osbornes speech in full Wednesday, March 23, 2011 @ 10:54AMGeorge Osborne, Chancellor of the Exchequer, delivered the 2011 budget in just shy of an hour this afternoon. Read it in full here.
  • 2011 Budget Reaction From UK Aerospace, Defence & Security Sectors Wednesday, March 23, 2011 @ 10:42AMA|D|S today (Wednesday) reacts to the 2011 Budget statement from the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Rt Hon George Osborne MP. A|D|S comments below on the overall aim of the Budget, changes to...
  • Budget 2011: Chancellor George Osborne's speech in full Wednesday, March 23, 2011 @ 9:26AMChancellor George Osborne says Budget 2011 is "about reforming the nation's economy, so that we have enduring growth and jobs in the future." Here's his speech in full:
  • Budget 2011: The speech in full Wednesday, March 23, 2011 @ 9:13AMLast year’s emergency Budget was about rescuing the nation’s finances, and paying for the mistakes of the past. Today’s Budget is about reforming the nation’s economy, so that we have enduring growth and jobs in the future.
  • BUDGET 2011: Tax cuts to boost business and woo wealth creators to London Wednesday, March 23, 2011 @ 8:51AMTax cuts and lower regulation are being rushed out to fire up economic growth and lure major companies to London rather than Paris or Frankfurt.
  • Budget 2011: Statement in full Wednesday, March 23, 2011 @ 8:48AMThe full text of chancellor George Osborne's 2011 Budget statement. Last year’s emergency Budget was about rescuing the nation’s finances, and paying for the mistakes of the past.
  • Budget 2011: Statement in full Wednesday, March 23, 2011 @ 8:35AMThe full text of chancellor George Osborne's 2011 Budget statement.
  • George Osborne’s Budget 2011 Wednesday, March 23, 2011 @ 7:35AMLive coverage of George Osborne's 2011 budget. Let us know what you think by posting your comments using the form below.
  • SPEECH TO SCOTTISH LABOUR CONFERENCE 2011 Saturday, March 19, 2011 @ 7:57AMConference, over the last four years, our core beliefs have guided everything this party did in opposition.
  • Apprentice Dean decides to earn as he learns Friday, March 4, 2011 @ 4:35AMAn administrative apprenticeship at Dudley College proved just the job for Dean Hinchcliff when he decided that sixth form wasn’t for him.
  • VIDEO: Salmond condemns Old Firm clashes Thursday, March 3, 2011 @ 8:07AMFirst Minister Alex Salmond tells MSPs that Old Firm clashes were "disgraceful" and "could not be ignored" at first minister's questions.
  • How term limits reshaped Florida politics — for better or worse Thursday, March 3, 2011 @ 7:27AMTALLAHASSEE -- Four decades ago, a respected political think tank rated the Florida Legislature one of the best in the country for its enlightened leadership, expert staff and bipartisan willingness to tackle tough issues. Today, the Legislature’s longest-serving member has a very different way of describing it. “It’s terrible, just terrible,” said Sen. Dennis Jones, a moderate Pinellas County ...
  • Research and Markets: Recruitment Technology: Quality Candidates and Quality Process Monday, February 28, 2011 @ 6:35AMDUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/2a2012/recruitment_techno) has announced the addition of the "Recruitment Technology: Quality Candidates and Quality Process" report to their offering. Talent Acquisition is at the heart of talent management for many organizations. From the days of medieval guild apprenticeships ...
  • Research and Markets: Recruitment Technology: Quality Candidates and Quality Process Monday, February 28, 2011 @ 6:27AMResearch and Markets has announced the addition of the "Recruitment Technology: Quality Candidates and Quality Process" report to their offering.
  • Charlie and Lola coalition: government obsessed with the under-fives Thursday, February 24, 2011 @ 8:43AMNo wonder policy seems to forget older kids when ministers with small children are told people like them are most likely to vote Once a week there are more advisers than usual at the 8.30am Downing Street meeting. Nancy, seven, and Elwen, five, make their first pitstop in their dad's Downing Street lair before the three of them leave for the school run. The Osborne kids, Luke and Liberty, don't ...
  • FSGO: From EDSA 1 to Daang Matuwid Thursday, February 24, 2011 @ 1:26AM25 Years of People Power from EDSA Revolution to Daang Matuwid: Lessons in Democratic Life for Our Nation’s Future (A Statement from the Former Senior Government Officials)
  • Waikato poultry industry trainees achieve top awards Thursday, February 10, 2011 @ 8:44PMThe Poultry Industry Association of New Zealand (PIANZ) recognised its top Agriculture ITO trainees at its December Board meeting in Auckland. The Poultry Industry Trainees of the Year travelled to Auckland for lunch with the PIANZ board and to accept their ...
  • Scottish Parliament approves £33 billion Budget Thursday, February 10, 2011 @ 5:46AMAlex Salmond's Budget has been passed at the Scottish Parliament after opposition parties won £75 million of concessions to help the country's beleaguered economy.
  • Holyrood budget plans approved Wednesday, February 9, 2011 @ 1:11PMThe £33 billion Scottish budget has been approved with a multimillion-pound package of concessions for opposition parties. Finance Secretary John Swinney announced a range of measures to win the support of Conservatives and Liberal Democrats, including cash for college places and new businesses.
  • Get Involved Wednesday, February 9, 2011 @ 11:42AM“This is a better budget. It’s better for young people wanting the skills they and we need for the economy. It’s better for colleges that will able to provide more opportunities. And it’s better for businesses that will have more opportunities to take on apprentices.
  • Swinney unveils budget concessions Wednesday, February 9, 2011 @ 11:14AMFinance Secretary John Swinney has unveiled a multimillion-pound package of concessions to win support for his budget. The SNP minister said he had found extra cash to pay for priorities called for by the Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties.
  • Watercress line gets on board apprenticeship campaign Wednesday, February 9, 2011 @ 2:55AMFOR many it would be the job of their dreams and now Hampshire’s historic, Watercress Line railway is offering to make this a reality for five lucky, local youngsters.
  • Scottish government budget passed Tuesday, February 8, 2011 @ 6:44PMThe minority Scottish government's £33bn budget is passed by MSPs, after a series of last-minute opposition concessions.
  • McDonald's awards 3,000 apprenticeships Tuesday, February 8, 2011 @ 4:41AMOn the launch of Apprenticeship Week, run by the National Apprenticeship Service (NAS), Amy Johnson has become the latest McDonald’s employee to be awarded an Apprenticeship in Hospitality, taking the total number of qualified McDonald's apprentices to 3,000.
  • The National Labor College (NLC) Launches New Bachelor's Degree Programs Monday, February 7, 2011 @ 9:32AMSILVER SPRING, Md., Feb. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Labor College, which is sponsored by the AFL-CIO and is the nation's only regionally-accredited higher education institution devoted exclusively to educating union members, leaders, and staff, today announced it has launched three new fully-online bachelor's degree programs in Construction Management, Emergency Readiness ...
  • Something to hold on to: Master furniture maker inspired by handmade revolution Wednesday, January 26, 2011 @ 8:59AMJohn Gernandt loves the word tactile. It’s not so much the word, really, as the whole concept. People, he says, love to pet things. It is in our nature. We are, by default, a touchy species.
  • SNP launches election campaign Monday, January 24, 2011 @ 6:31PMThe SNP has written to its supporters thanking them for their votes as the party launches its election campaign.
  • Parties fire election starting gun Monday, January 24, 2011 @ 6:18PMLabour leader Iain Gray held talks with Prince Charles yesterday as the party fired the starting gun on the campaign for the Holyrood election in 100 days' time.
  • Editor-At-Large: Schools should teach the three Rs: reading, writing and reality Saturday, January 22, 2011 @ 6:09PMPoliticians made young people so many promises – education, education, education – and yet a whole generation has ended up with very little. Latest figures show that nearly a million people under 25 are unemployed. Even worse, 600,000 haven't worked since leaving school.
  • Angara: Prepare Filipino youth to meet technological challenges Friday, January 21, 2011 @ 8:29PMJanuary 21, 2011. Senator Edgardo J. Angara leads the Senate in pursuing legislation to integrate computer education into the curriculum of students as early as the elementary level. "In our efforts to recover from lost economic grounds, our people needs to be updated on the latest advances in technology. The youth...