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		<title>Construction apprenticeships set a national example</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A pioneering way of creating construction apprenticeships has been praised in the run up to national apprenticeships week (6-10 February). The Construction Futures scheme, which is the first of its kind in the UK, makes the delivery of apprenticeships a legal requirement for developers that receive planning permission.  Established by the WNDC, the scheme is helping local [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vince Cable praises construction futures</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:49:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Business Secretary Vince Cable has endorsed the Construction Futures scheme on a recent visit to Northampton.]]></description>
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		<title>Free seminars for the development industry</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 11:33:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Getting a development project off the ground is hard enough already, but today’s industry has additional pressures. Whether you’re submitting a planning application or bidding for a public sector contract, there’s a growing need to show how your proposals will benefit the local community. Fortunately, help is at hand Construction Futures has developed a ground-breaking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Community Infrastructure Levy can boost local employment</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 10:41:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Authorities preparing a Community Infrastructure Levy have a timely opportunity to help tackle youth unemployment, according to a government regeneration body. West Northamptonshire Development Corporation has just published a revised version of its Planning Obligations Strategy. It is believed to be the first strategy in the UK to have a formal link with a training [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Free Construction Futures Seminars Announced</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 14:03:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Local authorities across the country could be missing a great opportunity to tackle unemployment in their area. By simply using their planning and procurement powers in the right way, they are able to secure construction apprenticeships for local people on new developments. Most surprisingly, this doesn’t require any major expenditure, just the right processes and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Construction apprentices are a UK first</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 08:10:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The only construction training scheme of its kind has secured its first ever long-term apprentices. Construction Futures is a ground breaking scheme that directly links construction training with the determination of planning applications. Its unique approach, which is attracting interest from across the UK, involves forecasting the training opportunities on a new development and enshrining [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Students made to feel at home on construction site</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:11:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Students from Northampton Academy have built on their skills with a visit to a construction site in the town. The 14 and 15-year-olds have been learning skills used in the construction industry and were invited to visit a development by Lagan Homes at the former Pearce Leatherworks. Mark Swainson, head of design and technology at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Local students get a head start in their career</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 15:39:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Students from Northampton are taking their first steps into work through a groundbreaking training scheme. Construction Futures is the first scheme in the UK to directly link construction training with the determination of planning applications. It does this by embedding construction training requirements in the section106 agreements tied to planning permissions. Anthony Knight and Lee [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Local construction firms get a competitive edge</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 15:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Construction firms in Northampton, Daventry and Towcester are now eligible for a range of heavily subsidised training courses. Construction Futures works with local companies to improve the skills of their team, and offers subsidised training courses for small to medium sized contractors and subcontractors. This ranges from health and safety courses to National Vocational Qualifications [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Groundbreaking construction training scheme goes countywide</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Oct 2010 15:28:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tresham College is now working with Construction Futures, a pioneering training scheme which provides practical construction training for local young people. The innovative scheme is the first in the UK to link construction training with the determination of planning applications. It enables local people to directly benefit from new development, learn new skills and gain [...]]]></description>
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