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Highway to learning: National Apprenticeship Week case study

Kristine Pollock, 08 Feb 2011

"Apprenticeships are vital for our business and an attractive recruitment option for employers," says...

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Boost your own skills, private sector employees urged

Peter Bradley, 08 Feb 2011

More than half of private sector respondents to a recent survey admitted they do not know what skills...

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Improve skill levels to enable the UK to compete against German productivity, government told

Siân Harrington, 07 Feb 2011

The Government should focus on supporting export competitiveness through improving skills levels and...

McDonald's awards 3,000 apprentices: National Apprenticeship Week case study

Siân Harrington, 07 Feb 2011

McDonald's, one of the UK's largest providers of apprenticeships, is celebrating National Apprenticeship...

Businesses compete to attract apprentices but recruitment process should be simpler

Siân Harrington, 07 Feb 2011

Business sectors are competing to attract young people onto apprenticeship schemes in a bid to increase...

Foreign graduates to have less time to find skilled UK work under immigration minister's plans

Siân Harrington, 02 Feb 2011

Immigration minister Damian Green is considering reducing the length of time overseas graduates can seek...

Focus on development of HR teams plummets down corporate agenda in 2011

Siân Harrington, 31 Jan 2011

The development of HR teams has drastically fallen down the corporate agenda for 2011, according to research...

Unemployment among graduates increases

Joe Williams, 26 Jan 2011

The Office of National Statistics has reported that joblessness for graduates has doubled since the start...

Train HR managers to cope with strikes

Joe Williams, 21 Jan 2011

With the result due today of Unite's ballot on industrial action over British Airways, HR practitioners...

Help young recruits develop commercial awareness, forum urges

Joe Williams, 20 Jan 2011

Organisations must help graduates improve their commercial awareness in order to empower them to play...

DH invites comments on reshaping healthcare education

Clare Chapman, 19 Jan 2011

Simplifying the system for educating and training healthcare staff - so it can be more responsive to...

Technology: the e-learning solution to skills gaps?

Sarah Jones, 17 Jan 2011

Learndirect's example shows how technology-enabled learning can provide the solution for human resources...

KPMG to pay school leavers' university fees

Joe Williams, 14 Jan 2011

Professional services company KPMG has initiated a school leavers' programme that will eventually pay...

Political parties in Scotland urged to put skills at the heart of their manifestos

Joe Williams, 12 Jan 2011

The Alliance of Sector Skills Councils in Scotland today urged political parties to put "skills and the...

Top HR directors debate the issues that matter in 2011 on 'HR Vision'

Siân Harrington, 10 Jan 2011

HR magazine, in partnership with Sage, has launched 'HR Vision': a series of webcasts and magazine features...

UK businesses must invest in customer service to reap rewards of 2012 Olympics

Joe Williams, 06 Jan 2011

Businesses in the UK must invest in the customer service skills of their staff if they are to make the...

HR Vision is back for 2011!

Joe Williams, 06 Jan 2011

HR Vision, in association with Sage, is now back for its second series.

British schools do not prepare "overeducated" young people for business, says Branson

Joe Williams, 22 Dec 2010

British students are overeducated and UK schools do not prepare young people for the world of business,...

Developing support staff to build their confidence and influence

Joe Williams, 20 Dec 2010

We all know the benefits of leadership training and development. Everyone loves an inspiring leader who...

Perception of managers among UK workers improves since 2009

Joe Williams, 16 Dec 2010

Despite difficult economic circumstances, line managers were perceived more positively in 2010 than last...

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