| Second boost for car industry as Nanjing sets a start date The Midlands automotive sector has received a second major shot in the arm with the news that MG owner Shanghai Automotive has told UK dealers it expects to produce 600 of the new TF LE500 models between the start of production in August and the end of the year. more |
| Saving Brum’s long business lunches from jaws of history The long business lunch is back – or at least it will be if members of a new campaign have their way. more |
| Partnership offers a sporting chance A COVENTRY sports centre is celebrating a five-year partnership with a college which has given hundreds of youngsters an opportunity for employment while offering structured training and a career pathway. more |
| Girls gear up for a construction career PLUCKY female students are breaking down stereotypes by enrolling on traditionally male-dominated construction courses. more |
| Unemployed find Birmingham jobs thanks to partnership HUNDREDS of long-term unemployed people in Birmingham are looking forward to brighter futures after securing new jobs with the help of a public and private sector partnership. more |
| Drive to put more Brits in the workforce BUSINESSES will have to prove they cannot find suitable British workers before they are allowed to employ immigrant staff under new proposals from Immigration Minister and Birmingham MP Liam Byrne. more |
| Employers sign pledge on jobs BLACK Country people could soon be moving off benefits and into work after three major employers signed jobs pledges. more |
| Jobs boost at former refinery site THOUSANDS of new jobs could be created thanks to a milestone land deal set to pave the way for the rebirth of a prime site. more |
| Curtain goes up on the world of work BIRMINGHAM Repertory Theatre has thrown its weight behind national plans to boost the creative industries by creating hundreds of new apprenticeship places. more |
| Company announces apprenticeship plan SUPERDRUG has announced it is planning to launch 1,000 apprenticeships in 2008/9. more |
| Apprenticeships strategy welcomed THE Apprenticeship Ambassadors Network has welcomed the Government's recently published strategy for the future of apprenticeships - World-class Apprenticeships: Unlocking Talent, Building Skills for All. more |
| Your chance to learn new skills JOB seekers thinking of learning new skills are being encouraged to sign up to adult education courses in Birmingham. more |
| Angela is glad to be of service MUM-of-three Angela Carey is dead chuffed she spotted a job ad in the Birmingham Mail to become a funeral arranger. more |
| Business park to create new jobs A £4.8 MILLION business park in the middle of Nuneaton could create 100 new jobs for the town. more |
| Firm celebrates ten years of jobs joy A BUSINESS development firm is celebrating after helping to create more than 3,000 new jobs since it was set up ten years ago. more |
| Youngsters serve up a jobs boost YOUNGSTERS at Darlaston were today unveiling a new jobs cafe after helping to secure more than £80,000 for their youth centre. more |
| Manufacturing taking a back seat in city's jobs market THE demise of manufacturing in Birmingham has been underlined by a survey highlighting the changing shape of the jobs market over the past 20 years. more |
| Boost for jobseekers as centre opens A SHOWPIECE job centre in Birmingham which was bedevilled by months of delays has finally opened. more |
| Christmas jobs up for grabs HUNDREDS of Christmas vacancies will be up for grabs during a jobs fair in Sutton Coldfield on Thursday, October 11. more |
| Management skills are more desirable WHO you know and what you know is no longer enough to get a job in the West Midlands, according to a new report by the Chartered Management Institute. more |
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