Tag Soft skills

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…

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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…

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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…

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