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PLATFORM: Robin Newton DUP MLA for East Belfast; A joined-up skills strategy is vital to the economy.
Publication: Europe Intelligence Wire Publication Date: 31-MAY-06 |
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COPYRIGHT 2006 Financial Times Ltd.
(From Newsletter)
ECONOMIC prosperity is an essential ingredient for a real and sustainable peace in Northern Ireland. Successful western economies are underpinned by a working-age population with skills and knowledge at all levels of attainment.
Northern Ireland once had a vocational training and skills programme that was the envy of Europe. Statutory training boards covered all major sectors of industry and Government Training Centres (GTCs) provided excellence in training for apprenticeship skills. This successful training system was demolished and replaced by voluntary arrangements.
However, the Government has now developed, with employers, an alternative: the UK-wide...
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