The Pokemon Go effect: How are councils utilising augmented and virtual reality?
Sooraj Shah looks at the benefits of AR and VR, and asks whether councils should be spending taxpayers’ money on the emerging technologies so soon.
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Saving the world from boring elearning
Accredited Skills has rebranded as Learning Heroes to save the world from boring elearning.
Making businesses list foreign workers risks demonising firms with migrants, says CIPD chief
The chief executive of CIPD has criticised the UK Home Secretary’s policy proposals aimed at cutting the number of foreign workers at British companies.
Low skills leave young people at risk of unemployment, says maths mastery training specialist
The new managing director of leading Singapore Maths mastery publisher and maths mastery training specialist Maths – No Problem! has warned that sub-standard maths skills among young people are leaving them unemployable.
‘We have a duty to boost apprenticeships’, says Alan Mak MP
The chair of the Entrepreneurship APPG spoke of the importance of apprenticeships on Monday night at the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham.
Jeremy Hunt to increase student doctors by 25%
Health secretary outlines plan to recruit 1,500 more homegrown medics in quest to make NHS ‘self-sufficient.’
Practitioner’s Viewpoint: Can L&D meet demands of the workplace?
Sukh Pabial gives his views on how L&D can change to meet the demands of today’s workplace
Older workers are the future of the workforce, say UK’s leading businesses
Retaining and recruiting older workers is critical to closing this labour gap, say leading UK businesses.
Classroom training is still relevant in L&D
Don Taylor reminisces on the demise of vinyl, but sees classroom training continuing with the right type of facilitator.
Government to offer free training in basic digital skills for adults
The Government has announced plans to offer free courses in basic digital skills for adults in the UK lacking relevant qualifications.
