The research shows that although the L&D community is more ambitious than ever before, many practitioners don’t have the capabilities in-house to drive the organisational change they’d like to. For example, 87 per cent think that business planning is a…
The new research, launched ahead of a Barclays debate on youth employability on 15 April – supplementing their wider commitment to helping young people increase their employability and find jobs – found the thing most likely (at 26 per cent)…
The scheme will apply to every employee of a firm with more than 250 employees, and all public sector workers
AELP has said it’s pleased that Labour has decided to focus resources around the National Careers Service to improve the quality of careers guidance in schools. The measure is set to help underpin the statutory requirements that schools already have to…
Doug Shaw discusses the meaning of the term collaborative learning
The Global Workforce Leadership Survey captured the gap between priorities and expectations of HR leaders around the world and the workers they employ. Overall, the findings show that the biggest issues for powering future business growth in the changing economy…
Parents of girls stated that their child would be most interested in pursuing a career in education and childcare (32 per cent), the arts (29 per cent), healthcare (26 per cent) and hair and beauty (23 per cent)
A growing number of job advertisements are targeting individuals with soft skills. More than half (51 per cent) of all listings on Randstad’s website include the term team work, just over a fifth (21 per cent) mention communication and other…
Meanwhile, traineeships continue to gain momentum, with more than 9,000 traineeships started since August 2014 alone. Traineeships give young people the essential skills and work experience they need to get an apprenticeship or other job
Lily Odogwu looks at how to deal with inappropriate personality types
