Five reasons to take on a trainee
Sue Husband outlines the role that small businesses in particular can play in unlocking the great potential of young people
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Apprenticeships deliver loyalty boost, study finds
An independent survey of employers in England has found that more than half (56 per cent) of those surveyed who offer apprenticeships say apprentices stay in the business longer than other recruits
New fund launched to boost productivity of small firms
A new competitive fund has been announced from the UK Futures Programme, run by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills. It aims to develop ways to address the productivity gap by developing better leadership and entrepreneurial skills amongst small…
Chancellor ignored importance of skills and productivity in his Budget speech
According to Mark Beatason, chief economist for the CIPD, there are still some big questions to answer on productivity, particularly how people can be used to boost business performance
Women-owned businesses offer blueprint to get more women into corporate leadership roles
The report, When Women Lead, Businesses do Better, identifies business environments, often perceived as hierarchical, transactional and inflexible, as a principal barrier to women’s progression into senior roles in many corporates. It recommends the use of technology to enable women’s…
L&D professionals need to be more like engineers, not shopkeepers
Andrew Jacobs, talent management and organisational development manager at London Borough of Lewisham, looks at what the terms ‘shopkeepers’ and ‘engineers’ mean in learning and development
Changing your life script at work
Past experiences can block personal development and performance. Jackie Sykes explains how to get past this
The art of effective decision-making
Combine your inner wisdom, gut instinct and mental intelligence for effective decision-making, says Victor Marino
More than 23,000 apprenticeships pledged by employers
The benefits of employing apprentices were revealed in a Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr) report released earlier this week. It found 5 million consumers prefer to do business with apprentice employers, whilst the typical apprentice is estimated to…
Employers unveil new industry designed apprenticeships
The announcement comes alongside the news that existing Trailblazer groups have also today been given the green light to develop more apprenticeships including mortgage advisor and software developer
