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  1. We're bringing our Twitter channels together and won't be updating @bis_skills in future - please follow @bisgovuk for further updates
  2. £20m Transformation Fund projects announced: mobile film studios, football skills & uni lectures for older people. http://bit.ly/YKcdd
  3. Performance results for further education colleges to be be published for the first time in 2010. http://bit.ly/TeVDy
  4. Kevin Brennan, Skills Minister, sets out the BIS vision at recent National Employers Service 'Future Skills' event: http://bit.ly/6uzbH
  5. Train to Gain goes from strength to strength. http://bit.ly/eZlJI
  6. RT @ukEdge Happy VQ Day! We're celebrating vocational and practical qualifications: http://www.vqday.org.uk/ #vqday
  7. Review calls for basic computer skills training for 11.6m people http://bit.ly/uBmXN
  8. Low Pay Commission to consider minimum wage for apprentices . http://bit.ly/VTgAF.
  9. RT @BIS_Science New website for the Department for Business Innovation & Skills. http://www.bis.gov.uk/
  10. RT @DIUS_Science BERR and DIUS to merge to form new Dept for Business, Innovation and Skills http://tinyurl.com/oab2hs
  11. @PSFbuzz The Cabinet Office has published guidelines for the 2009 pre-election period. See http://tinyurl.com/qhmvdb
  12. RT @DIUS_Unis John Denham is on the panel for tonight's Any Questions programme on Radio 4 from 8pm. http://tinyurl.com/m2a8y9
  13. @idid_better The Graduate Talent Pool brochures will be delivered to unis from June 2. More information for orgs at http://bit.ly/S58Fi
  14. Companies that win a share of the Government's £14m IT contracts to provide skills training. http://bit.ly/10XIs1
  15. Employers to offer 3,000 more apprenticeships with share of £11m Government funding - see http://tinyurl.com/r6sjma
  16. @chrisswaine Great idea. Will see what we can do about making the transformation fund briefing more accessible.
  17. Local authorities to have a greater say in who will best benefit from ESOL courses in their area. http://bit.ly/Dj4uu
  18. @idid_better For more info on bidding for a share of the £20m to promote learning, check out the prospectus at http://bit.ly/mrFsN
  19. John Denham calls for a 'summer of learning' at today's NIACE conference. £20m is on offer for orgs to promote learning http://bit.ly/1a7FAB
  20. Four sector skills councils have been relicensed. See http://tiny.cc/GWAj7