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LONDON DESIGNER TO CREATE WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE iPHONE 6
Luxury designer, Alexander Amosu, has been commissioned to create the world's most expensive Apple iPhone 6. With a hefty price tag of £1 .7 million, the unique creation will be crafted in 1 8 carat gold and fully encrusted with diamonds. It will take approximately two months to produce. Alexander has labelled this creation the “Amosu Call of Diamond iPhone 6”, and was commissioned to create it a day after Apple announced the general release of the mobile device.
Known for bridging the gap between luxury and technology, his past work consists of creating some of the world's most expensive products. Some notable ones include: the most expensive iPhone 2 (sold for £89,000); the most expensive blackberry (made in solid gold and encrusted in diamonds, sold £1 20,000); the most expensive suit in the word (currently in the Guinness book of records for being sold at £75,000) and the most expensive champagne in the world valued at £1 .2m.
£16M PROGRAMME BOOSTS LONDON SME WORKFORCE More than 1 500 companies across a wide range of sectors have undertaken training needs analysis, thanks to the London Capital Colleges group (LCC). The consortium of 1 2 of London’s largest colleges secured £1 6m last year to fund work-based qualifications for up to 9,000 working adults, to improve employment skills in the capital. Led by Newham College, Skills Support for the Workforce is funded through the European Social Fund (ESF) and awarded by the Skills Funding Agency. The money is being used by the LCC members, along with three other participating FE Colleges, to give free workplace training, helping the city’s workforce gain
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skills and qualifications to advance their careers and boost business growth. Employees working for companies that employ fewer than 250 staff have been targeted by the LCC, with a particular focus on assisting individuals with low skills to strengthen their position in the job market and promoting inwork progression onto apprenticeships and further training at higher levels. At the outset of the project, Chair of the LCC and Principal of South Thames College, Sue Rimmer OBE, said: “This funding is great news for the capital and should have a real impact on people’s skills and confidence at work.”
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