TJ Newsflash: 23 December
23 December 2022
This is TJ's final posting of 2022 and we return on 9 January. Our thanks go to all those contributors, bloggers and interview candidates who have supplied great resources to our growing community and 2023 is going to be another great year as L&D leaders and teams continue to support leaders, organisations and people to flourish.
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16 January 2017
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Apprentice-led civil service team eyes big expansion in 2017
5 January 2017
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3 January 2017
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20 December 2016
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Skills shortages in Europe not due to a lack of education and training
14 December 2016
A new briefing from CEDEFOP recognises there are skill shortages in certain industries and blames a...
TJ Awards 2016 – winners announced
6 December 2016
TJ Awards 2016 concluded with 45 winners being announced at a fabulous Gala Dinner in the City of...
Dishonest organisations and training suppliers jeopardise success of the apprenticeship levy
2 December 2016
A new report warns that employers and training providers might plan to use the levy funding but not...
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1 December 2016
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Google embarks on a major training initiative to reduce the UK’s digital divide
29 November 2016
Jonathan Owen reports on the digital skills crisis and Government delays that has prompted some of...
SMEs could suffer from lack of funding once the new apprenticeship levy is launched
24 November 2016
The AELP warns that small and medium-employers, who supply more than half the country’s...
Government’s focus on numbers puts skills reform at risk
17 November 2016
A new report from the City & Guilds Group advises Whitehall to focus on quality rather...
Utilities leaders urged to embrace apprenticeship levy opportunity
28 October 2016
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