ALESHA DIXON HEADS-UP FIRST VQ DAY

The nation's first national celebration of vocational success was spear-headed by a Band & Brown lead event at the Royal Opera House, starring Strictly Come Dancing winner Alesha Dixon.
Alesha was joined on stage by Secretary of State for Skills John Denham and his opposition shadows David Willetts for the Conservatives and Stephen Williams for the Liberal Democrats. Also at the event were learners from across the country demonstrating their skills, including performers from Cambridge Performing Arts College and the Academy for Contemporary Music.
Simultaneously, over 50 regional events took place across the UK, including an event at the Royal Welsh show, organised by fforwm, the representative body for further education in Wales.
Set design was by Band & Brown's design arm Thirst, while event production was by Brando.

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