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Companies and training: a future of TECs
This second article in a series on policy options running-up to the General Election examines trends in training and the implications for companies.
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Winners and losers in the
contest for cash
The government's 'challenging' approach to fund allocation gets into its stride while across the Channel the French are treading a familiar pat.
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Reviving the cities: past
programmes, future hopes
It is in the inner cities that companies have been most exhorted to get involved. With the general election approaching, this first article in a series examines the prospects for urban policy.
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Business Link start-ups
Three years ago Michael Heseltine proposed a national chain of one-stop-shops to help small businesses. Now the Business Link National Network is to be launched on October 31st. Here BITC's David Grayson, who chairs the National Assessment Panel, urges companies to get involved.
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New Labour, new corporate
responsibilities?
A change of government at the next election could have a profound impact on companies' community involvement programmes. But what would Labour actually do?
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Training is the answer
Michael Heseltine's second white paper on competitiveness provides an update on progress with last year's initiatives and concentrates further measures on small business.
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The politicians speak out
Both the Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition recently made keynote speeches, addressing partnership between public and private sectors.
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Fifty years on from
Beveridge
On May 25, 1944, just days before the D-Day landings, the White Paper on Full Employment was published. This season of anniversaries has marked a sudden renewal of interest in job creation.
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