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  • Apprenticeship trailblazers

    Matthew Hancock speaks at the Voice of Apprenticeships Conference, outlining a new round of apprenticeship trailblazers and updated guidance.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Michael Gove speaks about the future of vocational education

    Michael Gove, Secretary of State for Education, speaks at McLaren about the future of vocational education.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • National Apprenticeship Week launch

    Matthew Hancock's speech at the BBC's 'You're Hired' conference to launch the National Apprenticeship Week 2014.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UKCES/Work Foundation skills conference

    Matthew Hancock's keynote speech at the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) and Work Foundation conference on skills.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Almost half of all firms set to hire apprentices by 2019

    Almost half (44%) of businesses in the country plan to take on apprentices in the next 5 years.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Lord Nash and Matthew Hancock write to Barnfield Federation

    A letter from Lord Nash and Matthew Hancock to the Barnfield Federation.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Employers urged to take on trainees

    Hundreds of employers are now behind Traineeships, helping to unlock the potential of motivated young people who are not yet work ready.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New Indo-UK partnership in Andhra Pradesh

    Rajiv Education and Employment Mission of Andhra Pradesh (REEMAP) & Bournemouth and Poole College, UK join hands to deliver technical and vocational training.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • More young people want to be engineers after government and industry efforts to showcase exciting careers

    A survey has found a sharp rise in the number of young people considering a career in engineering.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Cable: We’ll keep working with business to help Portsmouth get ahead

    Vince Cable visits Portsmouth and Gosport and pledges that the government would continue working in partnership with local businesses.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Millions unlocked to encourage the best to teach maths in further education

    Up to £20 million will be made available to encourage the brightest and the best to teach maths in further education.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • The Skills Summit: importance of technical and vocational training

    Skills Minister Matthew Hancock's marks the 70th anniversary of the Butler Reform Act, highlighting the importance of technical and vocational training.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Launch of AAT's skills massive open online course

    Matthew Hancock talks about the contribution of technology to skills development in India.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Firms back Tech Levels - helping students compete in global race

    Vauxhall, Lovell, and Procter and Gamble endorse range of vocational courses

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New engineering qualifications for 14- to 16-year-olds

    Courses backed by Royal Academy of Engineering, JCB, Rolls-Royce and Siemens.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Technical and vocational education

    Skills Minister Matthew Hancock’s written ministerial statement on new technical and vocational qualifications

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Lord Nash speaks to the Studio Schools Trust National Conference

    Lord Nash, Schools Minister, reflects on the progress studio schools are making.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Figures confirm record numbers of apprenticeships

    More people than ever before are taking part in an apprenticeship, nearly 870,000 people were on an apprenticeship in 2012/13.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Early years apprenticeship bursary doubled to £3,000

    Early years apprenticeship bursary doubles as part of the government’s drive to attract high-quality candidates to the profession.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Barbara Spicer announced as interim Chief Executive of Skills Funding Agency

    Skills Minister Matthew Hancock announces the appointment of Barbara Spicer as the interim Chief Executive of the Skills Funding Agency.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government