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• VQ Day 2011 announced - Wednesday 22 June 2011

  Students, teachers and employers will come together to celebrate vocational learning. You too can be part of the big day.

  26 April 2011

• UK Default Retirement Age (DRA) - changes from 6th April 2011

  The UK Default Retirement Age (DRA) has changed; the last day on which an employee could be given notice of retirement was 6th April 2011.

  11 April 2011

• VQ Day - Thank you for your nominations

  A big thank you and good luck to all those who have entered VQ Learner of the Years and Industry Insider Prize - we have had an overwhelming 450 entries so the judges are going to be faced with some tough decisions.

  10 June 2010

• We'd like everyone to celebrate vocational qualifications together on Wednesday 23rd June 2010

  VQ Day is fast approaching and this year it promises to be bigger and better than ever. Wednesday 23rd June 2010 is the day students, teachers and employers will come together to celebrate and promote vocational learning.

  16 April 2010

• A4e Skills unveil new Rights and Diversity strategy

  ‘Respecting Peoples Rights, Valuing People’s Diversity and Protecting People’s Well-being’.
  A4e Skills welcomes and is proud to have a mixed community of people working and learning with us....

  19 January 2010

• Welcome to Respect Week

  Respect week is about promoting understanding of people’s differences, needs and rights. Respect Week runs from 25th to 29th January..

  18 January 2010

• Vocational Qualification Day 24th June

  A4e Support Vocational Qualification Day

  23 June 2009

• Welcome to the Apprenticeships Campaign Pack 2009

  Welcome to the Apprenticeships Campaign Pack! This pack is designed to give you all the information you need so that you are fully informed about the exciting developments and activities that will be happening to Apprenticeships in 2009.

  17 February 2009

• Apprenticeships Make Things Happen - Employer Seminars Delegate Recruitment

  To support the on-going awareness raising and forthcoming Apprenticeship marketing and communications campaign the Department for Children, Schools & Families, Department of Innovation, Universities and Skills and the Learning and Skills Council are running a series of national seminars on Apprenticeships. The target audience is high level decision makers from organisations in the private sector ranging in size from 30-250 employees.

  20 January 2009

• Who will be Next to Shape the Future of the East Midlands?

  New research released today marks the launch of the sixth annual Apprenticeship Awards and reveals just how critical the contribution of apprentices are to the buildings, roads and railways that form the fabric of the country.
  APPLY FOR THE EAST MIDLAND APPRENTICESHIP AWARDS 2009

  15 January 2009

• Shadow Cabinet minister impressed by visit to A4e’s family programme in Germany.

  The Conservative work and pensions spokesman, Chris Grayling MP, came away with much ‘food for thought’ from a visit to Germany on 6 November after being shown A4e’s family welfare to work programme in Gelsenkirchen.

  18 December 2008

• A4e welcomes “Realising Potential: A Vision for Personalised Conditionality and Support” report

  A4e welcomes the report by Professor Paul Gregg “Realising Potential: A Vision for Personalised Conditionality and Support”.

  18 December 2008