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August 3rd, 2008

Australia: Language test blamed for skills shortage

Noneother than a Glenroy bricklayer says that a skills shortage has left him short-staffed, with his plans to recruit overseas workers thwarted by overly stringent English tests. Haydar Cakir, 29, said the national shortage of bricklayers federally recognised as an occupation in-demand had made it nearly impossible to recruit staff in Victoria.
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June 10th, 2008

Norway fears loss of first language

Turkey: Burç College’s Florya Branch Organizes Foreign Language Fair
The Florya branch of Burç College recently held its second annual foreign languages fair with participation from students and their parents at its campus in the Istanbul district of Bakırköy.
Bünyamin Erdoğan, head of the foreign languages department at the school, said “In non-English speaking countries […]

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