A good week for skills training as David Lammy approves the new National Skills Academy for Retail and publishes the first draft Apprenticeship Bill; the government launches a new leadership assurance and benchmarking (LAB) service; and success beckons for female apprentices at this year's Apprenticeship Awards. Read these stories and more in our weekly news round-up.
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National Skills Academy for Retail gets the thumbs up
Government unveils draft apprenticeship bill to help close skills gap
LAB service launched for civil service leadership training
Success on the cards for female apprentices
Training a key to avoiding ‘desk despondency’
Employers team up to boost skills
