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70 public sector organisations join new National Procurement Service
May 9th, 2013 | Uncategorized | editor | No Comments
Over seventy public sector organisations have agreed to join Wales’ new National Procurement Service, Finance Minister Jane Hutt has announced. The National Procurement Service for Wales (NPS), which will launch in November, will set up and manage contracts for common and repetitive spend across the public sector in Wales. It will reduce expenditure, eliminating duplication, [...]
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PRA expansion set to create 100 new jobs in Swansea welcomed
May 9th, 2013 | Latest News, Press Releases | editor | No Comments
The announcement that a leading clinical research organization is set to expand its business in Swansea by establishing a new multi-lingual Help Desk that will create 100 new graduate level jobs, has today been warmly welcomed by local Swansea AM Mike Hedges. Economy Minister Edwina Hart, who officially opened PRA’s new offices on SA1 Swansea [...]
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National reading and numeracy tests begin
May 9th, 2013 | Latest News | editor | No Comments
This week marks a key milestone in the delivery of the Welsh Labour Government’s Improving Schools plan, as reading and numeracy tests for pupils in years 2 to 9 begin in Wales. The new national tests, which will be sat from 8th to 22nd May, will replace the commercially produced tests previously used by schools. [...]
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70 public sector organisations join new National Procurement Service