<Li> GNVQs became Vocational GCSEs and AVCEs . </Li> <Li> NVQs scope expanded so that a degree - equivalent NVQ was possible . </Li> <Li> The New Deal was introduced, which made advisors available to long - term unemployed (in the UK this is defined as being unemployed for more than 6 months) to give help and money to those who want to go back into Education . </Li> <Li> Introduced Literacy and Numeracy Hours into schools, and set targets for literacy and numeracy . </Li>

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