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Employment and Lifelong Learning Directorate
Catalogue reference: Division within NV
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Division within NV
Records of Employment and Lifelong Learning Directorate
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- Division within NV
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Title (The name of the record)
- Employment and Lifelong Learning Directorate
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1995-2003
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Description (What the record is about)
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Records of Employment and Lifelong Learning Directorate
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Department for Education and Employment, 1995-2001
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- Topics
- Labour
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The Employment and Lifelong Learning Directorate was set up in 1995 following the establishment of the Department for Education and Employment. The Directorate had responsibility for employment and adult training, equal opportunities, technology, overseas labour, employment training policy, individual commitment andthe JSA project.. In 2001 the Directorate lost its employment responsibilities when that area moved to the newly established Department for Work and Pensions. Responsibilities relating to Lifelong Learning, adult and vocational learning remained.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1367/
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