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Education and Skills

Library Use Up In Islington

Library use in Islington is on the increase according to official figures released by the local council earlier this week.

Mayor Announces £680m Skills Investment

Mayor of London Boris Johnson has announced the launch of a new seven-year, £680m European Social Fund (ESF) programme to support projects to help Londoners find employment, provide new skills for disadvantaged young people and to help tackle exclusion an

London Councils Support Adult Learners’ Week 2008

London’s boroughs are set to participate in Adult Learners’ Week 2008 which takes place between 17th to 23rd May.

London Accord Appointment Welcomed

The London Skills and Employment Board has welcomed the appointment of Carrie England as Director of the London Employer Accord.

Mayor Announces £5m Youth Funding Package

Ken Livingstone yesterday announced a £5 million ‘Young Londoners Fund’ as part of his office described as ‘the biggest investment in young people in the capital for a generation’.

60 Million for London Youth

Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, and Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, Ed Balls have announced a £60 million fund to provide services to young people in the capital.

GLA Publishes Report into Issues Affecting Disabled Students

Yesterday saw the publication of a new report from the Greater London Authority into issues affecting disabled students in the capital.

Mayor Launches Olympic Skills Fund

London Mayor Ken Livingstone has announced an 11 million pound grants package which it is claimed will help more than 14,000 Londoners and 1500 businesses with a range of skills training, work placements and employment advice.

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