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After two years on incapacity benefit, a person is more likely to die or retire than to ever work again. A new campaign in Norfolk aims to change that. JON WELCH reports.
07 May 2008
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Do you sometimes awaken from a dream, utterly convinced by the sheer reality of the people and places you've encountered?
16 April 2008
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Bus drivers in Dereham have qualified for Level 2 awards in Passenger Carrying Vehicle Driving (Bus and Coach).
09 April 2008
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Students in full-time education at school, college or university will now be able to use their holiday time to take part in a new scheme, run by government-funded EnterpriseGY, to carry out task-based projects for small to medium-sized businesses in Yarmouth borough.
02 April 2008
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Employers will have a greater say on the curriculum at Norwich City College after it became the first further- education institution with the power to develop its own courses.
02 April 2008
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The government this week launched a £5.5 million programme to revise the “lost” subject of dance in schools in a bid to develop a new generation of Billy Elliots.
20 March 2008
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Formal courses of training will equip most employees with the knowledge and standing that will help them progress in a particular career, profession or skill.
12 March 2008
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Dozens of Norfolk's groundstaff have proved they are not prepared to let the grass grow under their feet and rely purely on practical skills and knowledge.
05 March 2008
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Norfolk's business leaders will today be told to improve the skills of their workers or relegate the county to the economic slow lane with poorer salaries and lower living standards.
20 February 2008
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A major summit to turn the spotlight on Norfolk's crucial skills needs has already proved a sell-out. Two hundred people have snapped up all available tickets for the February 20 conference, when business leaders from across Norfolk will discuss ways to ensure the county has a skilled and world-class workforce that is fit for the future.
14 February 2008
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Don’t laugh ... even academia is serious about government-backed plans for private firms to offer courses leading to national diplomas.
06 February 2008
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Two Norwich women have become the first Rosedale Funeral Training students to pass professional exams.
31 January 2008
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 Each year almost 200,000 people give their time and energy to volunteering in local community schemes and other projects. For many the benefits of volunteering are social, but for some the experience can open doors to new careers which they had thought were out of reach.
15 November 2007
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The willing workers who serve up school meals across Norfolk have been given an extra helping of support.
24 October 2007
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Seventeen-year-old David Perry's excellent work on his construction course at City College Norwich was rewarded at the college's annual Further Education Awards ceremony held at St Peter Mancroft Church.
10 October 2007
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The first solar thermal domestic hot water course offered at Lowestoft College attracted students from as far as Somerset.
06 September 2007
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Broadland District Council's support scheme for existing and upcoming businesses has nearly doubled its annual budget as it looks to help more entrepreneurs realise their dreams.
25 August 2007
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Offshore engineering firm Aquaterra Energy has taken on two mechanical engineering students to help tackle the skills shortage in the oil and gas industry.
08 August 2007
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Staff at a Norwich-based insurance company have every right to feel well qualified, having notched up their 100th exam pass.
04 July 2007
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The chance to experience teaching abroad and help transform foreign language learning is being offered as part of the University of East Anglia's highly-regarded primary teacher training course.
21 June 2007
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New courses in beauty therapy, performing arts, sport and leisure and retail are to be added to a project in Great Yarmouth that has helped 16 to 18-year-olds turn their lives around.
14 June 2007
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Young people from across the region with aspirations of forging a career in the arts flocked to this year's Creative Careers Fair held in Norwich to find out more about working in the arts.
31 May 2007
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Norfolk's new business support group Primum is putting employers and top quality job candidates in touch with one another after opening high-profile recruitment offices in Norwich's Castle Mall.
17 May 2007
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Managers at Ivy House Farm in Oulton Broad have recognised the value of a well-trained team by offering staff at the hotel the chance to improve their skills and qualifications at Lowestoft College.
17 May 2007
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Energy businesses in the east of England are eligible to claim thousands of pounds to be used to help their employees improve their skills.
25 April 2007
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