Hyndburn Studio School teaches 14 to 19-year-olds in vocational subjects alongside GCSEs, providing practical experience designed to tackle skills shortages.

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It appears to me that the number of people missing the experience and practical skills needed to be competitive for the good jobs is staying the same as it was in the middle of the recession.

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The selection process puts socially defined characteristics, such as the outsized reputation of an executive like Mr Dimon, ahead of relevant practical skills and experience (Mr Dimon had little knowledge of retail banking or credit-card operations, two of Bank One's biggest and, in the second case, most problematic businesses).

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Archaeologists with a diving experience and basic practical underwater archaeology experience benefitted from this advanced course designed to develop professional skills and capacities in underwater archaeological work and project planning.

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For the government, Lord Hill of Oareford replied that parenting skills are better learned through practical experience.

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Some of the female graduates claim not having the necessary skills required by the job market, not having had the opportunity to gain practical experience at the university, and for those working not being satisfied with the opportunities their jobs offer them for self-development and professional growth.

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