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Welcome to the August 2007 edition of the Labour Market Focus e-bulletin and website! This mid-summer edition reaches you just as exam results are coming out and many people are looking forward to new challenges after a summer break. As always, this e-bulletin and our website has lots of useful information and links to help you to inform your clients of opportunities out there.

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What's New?

The latest issue is packed with new information and features, including:

	Our Industry Focus on the Maritime and Boating Sector. This article includes an industry overview, facts, figures, information on future trends and skills gaps. There are also links to major employers in the sector. Click here to find out more.
	Spotlight On…. looks at the recent ministerial and governmental department changes announced on 28th of June 2007, just after Gordon Brown took over as Prime Minister. This article discusses the implications for some key stakeholders, including the LSC and also outlines the legislative programme announced on 11th July. Click here to view it now.
	The latest national and regional news under the headings: General and Policy, Education and Training, Labour Market and Economy and Recent Publications and Statistics. Click here to find out more.
	New regional and local data on VAT Registrations. Click here to see the regional data.
	Updated information on events/training highlights and sources of labour market information on the Training and Tools page. Click here to see them.
	Your Learning Opportunities and Support pages are always updated. Click through on the side navigation and new items will be highlighted at the top of the page.

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