What’s in a name: should we redefine soft skills to engage young learners?
What should we call ‘soft skills’ to highlight their importance in the workplace and for younger workers? Stephanie Morgan shares her thoughts.
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Practitioner’s Viewpoint: Can L&D meet demands of the workplace?
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UK businesses need to combat skills gap post-Brexit
At a fringe event hosted by EY and Bright Blue, a panel of experts discussed how the UK can look to better prepare school leavers and what more businesses can do to ensure the UK has the skills needed for…
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Hundreds of nursery schools in England could be forced to close if the government presses ahead with plans to extend free childcare, a leading union warns.
Lib Dems: Erasmus student exchange must be protected from Brexit
Liberal Democrat Education Spokesperson John Pugh has written to Brexit minister David Davis demanding he make a clear commitment to protecting the Erasmus student exchange scheme, stressing it would be “utterly unfair” to rob younger generations of the chance to study abroad.
Problems with letting agents on the rise for young adults as fees go up
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