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Apprenticeships – the alternative way to upskill your workforce
Tasmin Raynor highlights how businesses large and small can utilise the Apprenticeship Levy for a different way to develop people According to ManpowerGroup’s latest Talent Shortage survey report for 2024, UK businesses face a widening skills gap, with cross-sector shortfalls reaching an 18-year high of 80%. With many also facing financial pressures, they will be seeking innovative and cost-effective ways to train and upskill their teams. Businesses who do not need to pay the levy will only pay 5% towards…
The future of skills depends upon industry-collaboration
Different mindset, ways of learning and more are the future of ensuring skills development is fit for the workforce, shares Stewart Watts Before the Autumn Statement in the UK, big tech companies like Microsoft, Salesforce, Amazon, and BT, along with the Institute of Coding, wrote a letter to the government. They asked the Treasury to focus on teaching digital skills to bridge the gap. They mentioned the importance of better connections between educators, businesses, and employers to address regional differences…
Should we be attracting the ‘brightest and best’?
Immigration specialist, Yash Dubal argues that the government’s preoccupation with skilled workers could hamper productivity
TJ interviews: The Cabinet Office’s Daniel Okin
Degreed’s Conor Gilligan interviews Daniel Okin from the Cabinet Office.
The importance of bridging the UK’s digital skills gap
The long-term promise of the Lifetime Skills Guarantee must be augmented with short-term interventions, argues Paul Geddes.
Brexit: Act now to prevent skills gaps in the workforce
Mini Setty on why employers need to act quickly to be compliant with Brexit-related barriers to recruitment from the EU.
Why businesses need a GDPR refresher
GDPR is an ongoing concern and you need to keep with cybersecurity, says Thorsten Kurpjuhn.
Capital investment alone can’t make the Institutes of Technology a success
The Institutes of Technology initiative is welcomed but willl take more effort than we think to be a success, says Martin Hottass.
Politics and the performance mindset: Why Britain needs a Crazy Goal
Goal setting could turn Brexit into an opportunity, says Cath Bishop.
Apprenticeships: Here’s what you need to know for 2019
Liza Andersin gives TJ her insight into everything you need to know about apprenticeships with a detailed explanation on how the levy works.
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