L&D teams are increasingly buying-in ready-made learning resources, rather than creating their own, according to an annual survey by Video Arts, which reveals an upsurge in the use of off-the-shelf e-learning and video content.

If you are hunting for a new job, chances are your prospective employers are going to investigate your social media profiles. According to the Works Foundation Trust, 93 per cent of recruiters review candidate’s social profiles before making a hiring decision.

QA, the leader in IT and business skills training, has acquired NETbuilder Academy, which provides organisations with STEM-graduate consultants and the capability to deliver programmes and projects in the ever changing Digital world  

Today, the time to complete projects is shortening and the line to deliver results is infinitely steeper.

According to a study published in the Harvard Business Review, poor workplace training is a major cause of employee churn. 

Europe’s labour force is getting older, but not enough adults participate in learning, according to the Cedefop, the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training.

Teenagers will be given lessons on how to calculate interest, tax contributions and work out exchange rate to prepare them for life after school.

Nearly two thirds of UK graduates would choose an employer based on their training scheme rather than their career prospects, according to a World of Learning survey of nearly 800 students across the UK.

Barclays has launched a new apprenticeship specifically aimed at those over 24 and as old as 65 called ‘Bolder Apprenticeships.’