Maersk Training raise £2,000 for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution
A group of brave volunteers from Maersk Training in Newcastle took part in a gruellingly physical and mental challenge by spending 24 hours at sea in a survival life raft.
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Cutting further education funding will damage economic plan, ACCA warns chancellor
ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) is warning the Chancellor that making further cuts to the Further Education budget will damage his long term economic plan, exacerbate the skills crisis and negatively impact on social mobility.
Webinar will examine benefits of informal learning
Informal rather than formal learning helps people do their jobs, yet most organisations still focus their learning efforts on the classroom and the course.
Ageing poses risk to Britain’s economy argue business leaders
A group of major national and international companies has signed an open letter and pledged to “work over the next five years to help make our ageing society and economy more sustainable.”
Aspiring chefs impress at Busy Bees Training’s cookery challenge
A group of aspiring young chefs from schools in Birmingham cooked up a storm in the kitchen at Harborne Food School in the final of the Busy Bees Training ‘Greens to Gourmet.’
Apprenticeships crucial to tackling youth unemployment, say policymakers and industry leaders
The European Commission together with various companies recently launched the European Pact for Youth last week in Brussels to improve the chances for young people of getting a job.
The spiral of positivity – taking action
Continuing his series on attitude in customer service Steven Harris encourages us to step out of our comfort zone and take action.
Women’s start-up businesses more likely to fail
More women are starting their own business than men in the UK for the first time ever with 14 per cent looking to hire more staff this year, according to Official National Statistics during the period of 2008-2015.
More than half of British workers favour employers that support volunteering
The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) and the CIPD, the professional body for HR and people development, have today launched new research into employer-supported volunteering (ESV).
Spending Review to clarify future of apprenticeships
The future for apprenticeships will be revealed in the Government’s spending review next week – answering calls from employers represented by Semta to clarify plans sooner rather than later.
