Opinion
Thousands more young people are continuing to study or work
An increasing number of young people at GCSE and A level stages are continuing in education, training or employment after the age of 16, official figures revealed this week.
Suicide prevention learning tool wins national charity award
An innovative suicide prevention website designed to help rail network staff spot the signs of potential incidents has won the ‘Best use of technology’ category in this year’s annual Charity Times Awards.
SumTotal & Skillsoft unveil new innovative tools for self-development
SumTotal & Skillsoft, the global leaders in learning and talent management, have unveiled its ground-breaking Winter 2016 Talent Expansion® suite release.
Ofsted issues apprenticeship warning
Apprenticeships must remain of the highest standard as the Government seeks to create three million extra vocational training courses over the next five years, Ofsted is warning.
New post-16 qualifications to boost UK skills
Awarding body OCR is overhauling its post-16 vocational courses to create a modern agile alternative to traditional qualifications, in a bid to tackle the UK’s skills, productivity and income gaps.
Using online channels to build your brand
Kevin Layton explains how to grow your company through online channels amid aggressive competition
Xactly and CEB partner to deliver game-changing sales intelligence
Xactly, a leading provider of cloud-based incentive solutions and CEB, a best practice insight and technology company, are partnering to bring game-changing sales intelligence and best practices to businesses around the world.
NIACE launches new app to support care leavers into learning and work
A brand new app to inspire and help young adult care leavers to find learning and work has been launched today by the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NIACE) to mark National Care Leavers’ Week, which takes place from 21st to 28th of October.
Busy Bees Training calls for more school leavers to join apprenticeships
Busy Bees Training, part of the UK’s largest childcare provider, Busy Bees Childcare group, has responded to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) latest statistical first release.
Hidden threats in decision-making
In the third of a series of articles on the hidden risks in decision-making, Mark and Anna Withers tell us how taking account of decision-making characters of The Judge, The Captain, The Archivist and The Prisoner can improve management skills.
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