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HEADLINE: BUDGET EARMARKS
£260 MILLION
FOR TRAINING - But how can the new cash work hardest to boost job security and
trading prospects on the High Street this year?
Contribution deadline: Now to end
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Abstract: Chancellor
Alistair Darling just earmarked more than £260 million for training and
subsidies across business sectors deemed to have “strong future demand”. For
retailers, the fresh cash injection could provide a much needed boost to the
training and development programmes critical for success on the High Street
during what are expected to be the toughest times in retail in over 50 years.
At a time when over 80 percent of commentators
in the retailing sector claim that sales figures could be boosted
if staff on the shop floor had more access to better training, calls for
Government backed 'cash-back' deals for firms that spend money on training
are amongst the fist suggestions coming to the surface as news of the £260
million commitment spreads, but how do you think Darling
should divvy up the cash?
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