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		<title>MHF concern over long term impact of vocational qualification downgrade</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 21:31:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Merseyside Hairdressing Forum members have expressed concern over the Government’s downgrading of vocational qualifications. Michael Gove’s announcement last month shed light on plans to cut the number of vocational qualifications that count towards GCSEs from 3000 to just 70. Currently, vocational qualifications make a positive contribution to schools’ league table position. From 2014 however, they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>£1500 for SMEs taking on an apprentice for the first time</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:20:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Apprenticeship Service is providing up to 40,000 SMEs with a grant to take on an apprentice aged between 16 and 24. The grant has a value of £1500 and SMEs are eligible providing they have never taken on an apprentice before. The £1500 grant is available in addition to the training costs of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>OBE for Peter Collinge</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:21:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Liverpool’s  Peter Collinge, hairdresser and founder of one of the UK’s most respected hairdressing  companies, has been awarded an OBE for services to the hairdressing industry. Peter founded his business  over 60 years ago with hair salons and barber shops throughout the northwest in  Liverpool, Chester, Manchester and Lancashire. The company’s training side has trained  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Academy founder goes &#8220;back to the floor&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:10:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michael  Heath, founder of Michael John Academy, is going “back to the floor” in Kerrie  Harris Hair Salon on Aigburth Road, to celebrate National Apprenticeship Week  2012. 35  years ago Michael established a training academy to support both young people and  their employers entering the hairdressing profession. Much has changed since,  however the basics remain [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mode concern over vocational qualification downgrade</title>
		<link>http://www.merseysidehairforum.co.uk/2012/02/mode-concern-over-vocational-qualification-downgrade/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:56:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mode Training was dismayed to hear Michael Gove announce the downgrading of thousands of vocational qualifications. To maintain good league table positions, Mode fears schools will be forced to drastically reduce the number of vocational courses they offer, with potentially disastrous consequences for less academic pupils. Vocational qualifications are route to success for many Gove’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Habia launches skills academy for  hair and beauty sector</title>
		<link>http://www.merseysidehairforum.co.uk/2012/01/habia-launches-skills-academy-for-hair-and-beauty-sector/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:48:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Habia is to develop a skills academy for the hair and beauty sector, with the support of awarding organisation VTCT. The Habia Skills Academy (HSA), which has been made possible by a contribution from founder sponsor VTCT of a substantial donation over three years, will see the creation of a network of centres of excellence [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Quality Improvement Spring 2009 (LSIS journal)</title>
		<link>http://www.merseysidehairforum.co.uk/2011/12/peer-pressure-quality-improvement-spring-2009-lsis-journal/</link>
		<comments>http://www.merseysidehairforum.co.uk/2011/12/peer-pressure-quality-improvement-spring-2009-lsis-journal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 14:05:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The collaborative work of the MHF is highlighted in the Spring 2009 edition of the LSIS quality review journal Read feature: PRD Quality Improvement Spring 2009]]></description>
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		<title>Part time apprenticeships: a risky solution in times of crisis?</title>
		<link>http://www.merseysidehairforum.co.uk/2011/11/part-time-apprenticeships-a-risky-solution-in-times-of-crisis/</link>
		<comments>http://www.merseysidehairforum.co.uk/2011/11/part-time-apprenticeships-a-risky-solution-in-times-of-crisis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 22:09:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Merseyside Hairdressing Forum (MHF) chair, Brian Quinn, is voicing his concerns over a recent rise in the promotion of part-time apprenticeships to employers, carried out by national providers of hairdressing training. Brian, director of Merseyside training provider, tpm recognises it’s getting more difficult to find employers who can afford to recruit apprentices. But he stresses [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Industry accolades for tpm graduates</title>
		<link>http://www.merseysidehairforum.co.uk/2011/09/industry-accolades-for-tpm-graduates/</link>
		<comments>http://www.merseysidehairforum.co.uk/2011/09/industry-accolades-for-tpm-graduates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 22:11:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[tpm is proud to announce the industry success of two of their graduates: Danielle Barr and Jon Wraight this year. &#160; Danielle Barr achieved her NVQ level 2 in hairdressing with tpm back in 2006. She now works as a stylist at Hooka Celebrity Hair Salon. Earlier this year, Danielle won the People’s Choice Award [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New principal for St Helens College</title>
		<link>http://www.merseysidehairforum.co.uk/2011/09/new-principal-for-st-helens-college/</link>
		<comments>http://www.merseysidehairforum.co.uk/2011/09/new-principal-for-st-helens-college/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 21:12:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[St Helens College welcomes a new principal, Dr Jette Burford BA BSc MSc PHD MBA, who will be starting at the college in December. Dr Burford is currently principal of Hugh Baird college.]]></description>
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