Provisional statistics revealed this week show that more people than ever are enrolling on training schemes, with strong growth in the number of higher apprenticeships  

Capita Resourcing has published a major new study of HR professionals revealing that more than half (54 per cent) feel retention will become as big a challenge for businesses as recruitment over the next ten years. Further to this, 73 per cent think employees are becoming more demanding and aware of their skills and ‘brand’.

Women working in technology are now being offered an opportunity to inspire a new generation, via the TechFuture Women’s Network.   

The UK unemployment rate fell to a seven-year low of 5.4 per cent in the three months to August, new figures have shown. It was the lowest jobless rate since the second quarter of 2008, the Office for National Statistics said.

Professional services giant Ernst & Young has been voted the UK’s top company for apprenticeships and school leaver programmes, by a survey of young people already employed on such schemes.

Kallidus, the leading provider of learning and talent management solutions, is supporting Transport for London (TfL) through what is considered to be the largest business transformation programme in Europe.

Training software firm, Enterprise Study, has just launched VITAL; a portfolio management tool aimed at helping nurses and midwives revalidate their credentials in order to comply with and maintain a set of criteria, allowing them to continue to practice and provide optimal care for all patients.

A survey conducted by Busy Bees Training, part of the UK’s biggest childcare provider, found that nearly half (44 per cent) of school leavers felt there was not enough information available to them about the benefits of apprenticeships.

Small businesses across the UK will benefit from stronger leadership and entrepreneurship skills to improve their overall productivity, thanks to eight innovative projects which received the green light this week. 

Nearly a third of employers have reported an increase in people coming to work while they are ill, according to the annual CIPD / Simplyhealth Absence Management Survey.