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Young people on work placement at McDonald's can gain a GCSE-equivalent qualification

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:19:00 GMT

McDonald's has become the first UK employer to offer work-experience people the chance to complete a qualification equivalent to a GCSE grade B.

New development programme for National Audit Office managers who aspire to be directors

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:16:00 GMT

The National Audit Office has launched a development programme for managers who wish to move onto director level.

Mercer and Oxford University join forces on a global online training programme for HR professionals

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:35:00 GMT

Mercer has launched an online training and certification programme with worldwide peer networking for HR professionals and companies worldwide.

Companies are becoming more secretive about their talent management processes

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:18:00 GMT

Talent management is becoming less transparent due to redundancies and restructuring, research reveals.

Companies need the right talent strategy to avoid a skills shortage that could jeopardise their recovery from recession

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:00:00 GMT

Companies must put their people first in the recovery or risk experiencing deep talent erosion and sustained underperformance, employers have been warned.

RSA survey shows life sciences industry lags behind with strategies for talent management

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:53:00 GMT

Talent management is a favoured strategy for the majority of life science executives but they will have to depend more on their HR departments to make it happen.

LV= introduces online system to keep track of its learning and development

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:21:00 GMT

LV= has launched an online system to deliver and track learning and development across its business.

BP's managing projects graduates to gain their awards at virtual graduation ceremony

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:02:00 GMT

BP is to roll out a virtual graduation ceremony for 30 senior executives who have completed The University of Manchester's (MBS) managing projects programme.

Food and drink sector skills council is developing new qualifications tailored to individual employers' needs

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:28:00 GMT

New work-based qualifications for the food and drink industry will give training providers the opportunity to work with employers in a variety of different and more flexible ways, according to sector skills council Improve.

30 new qualifications and revised apprenticeship framework planned for hospitality and catering sector

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:30:00 GMT

The hospitality sector skills council, People 1st, is overhauling hospitality, catering, travel and tourism qualifications to meet the industry's need for a more simple, transparent and flexible system.

Talent Q's survey shows increased investment in talent management is on the cards

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:30:00 GMT

More than half of UK employers plan to increase their investment in talent management in 2010.

BT's customer service apprenticeship completed by 100 contact centre staff

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 11:13:00 GMT

One hundred BT contact-centre advisers have become the first to complete the organisation's customer service apprenticeship.

Majority of workers claim training prospects are key when looking for a new job

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:42:00 GMT

British workers are continuing to demand training provision, with 82% believing training opportunities are vital for their career development and 78% saying it's a key benefit they would look for in a new job.