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Have you considered an apprenticeship?
Companies across the region, from a variety of sectors are being asked to open their doors to young apprentices - have you considered it?
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A British defence company is to recruit a record 568 apprentices in 2014. BAE Systems will be recruiting some of the workforce in Telford to help build the next generation of nuclear submarines.
Positions start in September 2014 and last 42 months.
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City Deal to create 1,500 apprenticeships
The Black Country's new City Deal will create 1,500 apprenticeships in high-value manufacturing jobs, providing support for almost 3,000 long-term unemployed people in the area to help them find a job.
Speaking on behalf of the local authorities, Councillor Roger Lawrence, Leader of Wolverhampton City Council said:
The City Deal is an excellent example of how the Black Country’s public and private sector work together for the benefit of all. The changes that will come about as a result of the deal will make a real difference to tackling youth unemployment and providing the skills for the jobs of the future.
Chair of the Black Country LEP, Stewart Towe, said feedback from businesses suggests that assisting the growth of high-value manufacturing is critical to the prosperity of the Black Country.
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National Grid opens new £4 million training centre
National Grid has opened a new £4m training centre at Eakring, near Newark in Nottinghamshire.
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Teachers angry at GCSE results meet exam regulator
Teachers' leaders meet exam regulator Ofqual at its Coventry offices as the row continues over the marking of last week's English GCSEs.
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GCSE results day, full report
The number of teenagers getting top GCSE marks in the East Midlands has fallen for the first time in the exam's 24-year history.
Thousands of students got their results today, the number getting five A-Cs dropped very slightly to 69.4%.
Meanwhile, a row has erupted about the English results after many students were awarded lower than expected grades. Teachers have accused exam boards of marking them too harshly.
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Exam board reassures students who received lower than expected grades
There was disappointment for some today with lower than expected English marks, for the students themselves it could mean the difference between getting the essential grades to take them onto college.
For the teachers, some may feel they let their students down because they had predicted higher grades than the ones they eventually got.
Schools themselves have to meet targets on A - C grades at GCSE so this could affect their figures. As for the exam boards they deny they have been too harsh. This is what one exam board had to say today:
GCSE results advice from Futures Nottingham and Nottinghamshire
Operations Manager of Futures Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. Michelle Wright, says that students need to know what is right for them.
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Students to receive GCSE results today
It's a nervous morning for thousands of teenagers in the Midlands as they pick up their GCSE results.
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ITV Central's guide to GCSE results day
Here are some guidelines on what options are open to you when you receive your GCSE results today:
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