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Publication Name	Publication date	Organisation	Description	Website link	Category
Promoting apprenticeship vacancies through the National Apprenticeship Service	01-Mar-17	Skills Funding Agency	Information about when the National Apprenticeship Service will help promote your apprenticeship and traineeship vacancies. It states 'Vacancies that offer the apprenticeship national minimum wage often struggle to attract applicants. Apprenticeship vacancies compete in a market where businesses pay higher rates of pay at, or above, the national minimum wage for under 18s. Vacancies that have a higher rate of pay in the short-term often look more attractive to jobseekers.	https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/promoting-apprenticeship-vacancies-through-the-national-apprenticeship-service/promoting-apprenticeship-vacancies	Employment, training, and skills
A Minimum Income Standard (MIS) for London 2016/2017	01-Mar-17	Trust for London	This new research, funded by Trust for London, updates the first Minimum Income Standard for London report published in 2015.�	https://www.trustforlondon.org.uk/research/minimum-income-standard-for-london/	Employment, training, and skills
The Joint Employment Report 2017	01-Mar-17	European Commission	The 2017 Joint Employment Report and its Scoreboard of Key Employment and Social Indicators provide a snapshot of employment and social developments in the EU.�The Joint Employment Report provides examples of ongoing reforms in these fields in a number of Member States. A combination of measures has been implemented to encourage job creation and labour market participation.�	http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?langId=en&catId=89&newsId=2767&furtherNews=yes	Employment, training, and skills
Skills and lifelong learning: investment in skills	23-Feb-17	Government Office for Science	It summarises what is known of costs and benefits. It uses data from the Labour Force Survey to estimate when in a person�s life-course qualifications are likely to stop being economically worthwhile.�	https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/skills-and-lifelong-learning-investment-in-skills	Employment, training, and skills
Low skill traps in sectors and geographies: underlying factors and means of escape	23-Feb-17	Government Office for Science	This essay explores: factors contributing to low skills equilibria, solutions relating to the supply and demand of skills other solutions beyond skills policy.	https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/skills-and-lifelong-learning-low-skills-traps	Employment, training, and skills
Key facts about Apprenticeships	21-Feb-17	Education Skills and Funding Agency	This promotional material from the Education and Skills Funding Agency list 20 facts about apprenticeships,�	https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/key-facts-about-apprenticeships/key-facts-about-apprenticeships#contents	Employment, training, and skills
European Training Strategy in the field of youth	01-Feb-17	European Commission	The European Training Strategy (ETS) of the European Commission was the main�strategy for the development of quality youth work under the Youth (2000-2006) and�Youth in Action (2007-2013) Programmes. The implementation of the ETS represented�a step forward in the assurance of the necessary quality and quantity of training and support measures in the Programmes in the Youth field. This document aims at describing the updated European Training Strategy, the strategy of the European Commission to support the development of quality youth work in Europe through capacity building.�Report�	https://ec.europa.eu/youth/document-library/european-training-strategy-youth_en	Employment, training, and skills
Alternative provision: effective practice and post-16 transition	26-Jan-17	Department for Education	This document shows the findings in research into best practice for raising attainment and aiding transition to post-16 destinations for young people in alternative provision.�	https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/alternative-provision-effective-practice-and-post-16-transition	Employment, training, and skills
London Ambitions: Careers Curriculum A Resource Supporting Your Careers Strategy.	08-Jan-17	London Councils	This Careers Curriculum framework �published by London Councils �aimed at middle managers, teachers, careers and enterprise� specialists, businesses, local authorities and other relevant government agencies working with young Londoners in various education and community settings. It is designed to act as stimuli material for collective action in schools and colleges across London.	http://www.londoncouncils.gov.uk/londonambitionscareers	Employment, training, and skills
London First: London 2036: An agenda for Jobs and Growth	06-Jan-17	London First	This report on behalf of London�s business community aims to identify the agenda on which London�s Mayor, business and wider stakeholders should focus in order to maximise job creation and economic growth over the next 20 years.	http://londonfirst.co.uk/a-new-agenda-for-jobs-and-growth/	Employment, training, and skills

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