Focus on quality of apprenticeships for UK prosperity, new report urges
The report is launched in the run up to a general election where both Labour and Conservatives have promised a huge increase in the number of apprenticeships
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Reasons to be cheerful about next five years, say training leaders
Employment and skills issues are at the top of the political agenda as we move towards the next general election. Developing skills and improving productivity are also at the core of sustainable growth. That means there are significant opportunities for good…
Government announces £4.36 million funding for support worker skills in the NHS
The money will be used to establish a new national infrastructure for skills provision, directed by employers themselves, to bring thousands of NHSsupport workers up to a common high standard, and to maintain these standards for future workers. Employers in the…
Fresh talent needed or skills shortage looms, report warns
A report by the CITB, Educating the Educator, report suggests that an industry skills shortage could be further exacerbated as 35 per cent of careers advisers believe that construction is an unattractive career prospect for young people
Budget must tackle adult skills crisis, says NIACE
With insufficient numbers of young people entering the workforce businesses will increasingly find it hard to find skilled staff. This makes the economic case for resources to be focussed on skills and support for people of all ages and for…
Driving efficiencies in training with algorithms
Arm your workforce with precisely the skills to perform their roles more efficiently and your business will truly prosper, Chris Littlewood says
Help to develop or risk losing out, Minister says
With almost a million women-led SMEs in the UK currently, there are a huge range of sectors where female entrepreneurs are making their mark at the top. However, figures suggest that it’s the sectors that are traditionally perceived as more…
Partnership to make maths work for the modern workplace
The qualification is designed for young people who have achieved A*- C in GCSE maths and want to continue developing their maths skills for higher education or employment
UKCES: Work experience ‘lottery’ fuelling youth unemployment figures
The report builds on results of the UKCES’s Employer Perspectives Survey, which interviewed over 18,000 employers across the UK. Two-thirds said work experience was critical when recruiting a young person.The Humber, which faces one of the highest unemployment rates for…
‘Not Knowing’ scoops national management book award as it demonstrates how to turn uncertainty into opportunity
The award, which is run in association with the British Library and sponsored by Henley Business School, is judged by a panel of the UK’s top business and management leaders. Steven D’Souza and Diana Renner’s book, published by LID Publishing…
