Gravitas skills are key to unlocking door to Britain’s boardrooms for women, says expert
Less than 25 per cent of board members of FTSE 100 companies are women
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What are the top three coaching techniques for managers to drive individual and team performance?
Denise Hudson-Lawson examines the top three coaching techniques managers can use to drive individual and team performance
YMCA: Training needed to combat youth unemployment
Central YMCA, which supports young people into work through its national YMCA Training operation, has today launched a roadmap of eight key recommendations designed to tackle youth unemployment, along with research highlighting the financial prize of getting it right
Young people don’t believe they are being taught the skills businesses will be looking for, report claims
New research from LifeSkills created with Barclays reveals a glaring gap in the skills young people say they are being taught and those that businesses will want in 10 years. Digital skills and problem-solving among the top skills 14-25 year…
A cross-party plan for skills is needed, says Sir Charlie Mayfield
The event has been convened by the All Party Parliamentary Group on Inclusive Growth, a cross-party group of leading parliamentarians working across the political divide to identify ways of ensuring the UK’s success is more fairly shared. This will be…
Government working with leading engineering firms to create pathway to specialist skills
The Improving Engineering Careers project is a part of the government’s response to the November 2013 Perkins Review of Engineering Skills, which noted the huge positive impact an increasing base of engineers would have on the UK economy
What companies should do to retain the best staff
Retention strategies play a vital role and should not be understated, Chris Underwood says
Government joins forces with industry to get more women into engineering
The £208,000 of joint government and employer funding will create new skills programmes for new and former women engineers
Small and medium employers setting the standard for maximising skills, new research shows
A new report from the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) shows many small and medium sized businesses are forging a path when it comes to maximising the talents of their employees, but a gulf exists between the best…
New apprenticeship resources launched for staff in the education and training sector
The resources include guides, tool-kits, staff training materials and videos, and have all been designed to support staff involved in current apprenticeship delivery
