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      <title>Careers programme yields disappointing results for students [Jamaica]</title>
      <description>Careers programme yields disappointing results for students [Jamaica]</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 17:07:06 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Vocational education to support poverty alleviation in Vietnam [Vietnam]</title>
      <description>Vocational education to support poverty alleviation in Vietnam [Vietnam]</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2013 17:22:04 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>South Korea gives $3.5 million for new training centre in Haiti [Haiti]</title>
      <description>South Korea gives $3.5 million for new training centre in Haiti [Haiti]</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 10:38:18 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Ofsted finds no significant improvement in teaching and learning at FE colleges [UK]</title>
      <description>Ofsted finds no significant improvement in teaching and learning at FE colleges [UK]</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 16:41:47 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>British Council promotes vocational qualifications [India]</title>
      <description>British Council promotes vocational qualifications [India]</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2012 11:36:32 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Secondary schooling offers minimum insurance against unemployment across OECD [International]</title>
      <description>Secondary schooling offers minimum insurance against unemployment across OECD [International]</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2012 10:09:59 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Miliband sets out Labour plans for new technical baccalaureate [UK]</title>
      <description>Miliband sets out Labour plans for new technical baccalaureate [UK]</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2012 11:13:09 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>OECD recommends improvements in post-secondary VET [South Korea]</title>
      <description>OECD recommends improvements in post-secondary VET [South Korea]</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2012 11:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>Reqaiyah Khwaja</author>
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      <title>One in six young people NEET</title>
      <description>One in six young people NEET</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 11:59:21 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>Taiye Aro</author>
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      <title>$40m targeted at modernising engineering education [Vietnam]</title>
      <description>$40m targeted at modernising engineering education [Vietnam]</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 11:59:21 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>$63m to improve schools in Kuban [Russia]</title>
      <description>$63m to improve schools in Kuban [Russia]</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 11:43:21 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>Taiye Aro</author>
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      <title>International scholarships and training programme steps up [China/Liberia]</title>
      <description>International scholarships and training programme steps up [China/Liberia]</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 11:43:21 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>More research needed on vocational programmes for autistic adults [USA]</title>
      <description>More research needed on vocational programmes for autistic adults [USA]</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 11:43:21 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Vocational grads earn more than university counterparts [Australia]</title>
      <description>Vocational grads earn more than university counterparts [Australia]</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 11:43:21 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>West Bengal schools to introduce vocational stream [India]</title>
      <description>West Bengal schools to introduce vocational stream [India]</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 11:43:21 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>Taiye Aro</author>
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      <title>Free skills assessments for workers [Philippines]</title>
      <description>Free skills assessments for workers [Philippines]</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 11:43:21 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>Taiye Aro</author>
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      <title>School leaving age to be raised to 18 [UAE]</title>
      <description>School leaving age to be raised to 18 [UAE]</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2012 11:24:01 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Applications to university fall by nearly 9 per cent after introduction of £9,000 fees per annum</title>
      <description>Applications to university fall by nearly 9 per cent after introduction of £9,000 fees per annum</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2012 11:24:01 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>UK-aided vocational education programmes expand [Afghanistan]</title>
      <description>UK-aided vocational education programmes expand [Afghanistan]</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2012 11:24:01 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>Taiye Aro</author>
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      <title>Financial assistance for curriculum pilots in technical and vocational high schools [Philippines]</title>
      <description>Financial assistance for curriculum pilots in technical and vocational high schools [Philippines]</description>
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