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news These pages are brought to you by the Skills and Learning Intelligence Module (SLIM), in partnership with the South West Regional Development Agency, JobCentre Plus and the Government Office for the South West.

They exist to bring information and intelligence relating to the economic downturn and its impacts on the South West, informing policy makers and practitioners across the region.

5,000 green work placements offered to young people in £2m Government scheme with Eden project

news 29 March 2010
Five thousand green work placements are available to young people aged 14 to 19 in a unique partnership with partners including the Eden Project
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Budget 2010:

news 25 March 2010
New modernisation fund to provide and support 20,000 extra higher education places, while driving up efficiency in universities and colleges
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Latest on unemployment

news 22 March 2010
Unemployment falls for third consecutive month as government pledges to invest in the jobs of the future
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SLIM launches new reports for South West Employment and Skills Boards

news 12 March 2010
The NEWB pages have gone live, with spreadsheets, charts qnd reports for the SW Employment and Skills Boards
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New Jobs 'app'

news 11 March 2010
Jobcentre Plus is putting Europe’s largest jobs database in to people’s pockets with the launch of the first UK Government Jobcentre 'app'.
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Job advice in unemployment hotspots to help thousands of people into work

news 10 March 2010
Latest on Jobcentre Plus Outreach workers
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