Coverage Highlights for October 2006

The Daily Mail—31 Oct 2006

Ministers unveil high-tech ‘skills academies’ for young people

Ministers unveiled the first three of a planned 12 Skills Academies to be open by 2008, aimed at opening up opportunities for thousands of young people.

This is part of a wider Government initiative to address the lack the skills in the UK and increase national productivity and competitiveness on the world stage.

BBC News Online—31 Oct 2006

Bid for nuclear training Academy

The nuclear industry has put in a bid for a share of £90m of government money to set up its own training Academy. The announcement comes as the first three English skills academies—in financial services, construction and manufacturing—begin their work.

The Government wants to launch 12 such academies by 2008—one for each major economy sector—to train tens of thousands of young people and adults. Process industries, hospitality and creative and cultural sectors also submitted bids.

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