The government must do more to engage with SMEs (small and medium enterprises) on technology apprenticeships, according to Graham Hunter, VP of skills certifications, Europe and Middle East at IT...

Career advice still believed to be in short supply

Under-25s will not receive the national living wage, so could employers hire more young workers to keep payroll costs down? We cannot let apprenticeships be damned with the faint praise of being the...

UK building society Nationwide provides an insightful example of why companies should consider taking on later life apprentices.

With an ageing population and no default retirement age, people are working longer than ever before. But there is potential in taking on older people as apprentices that often goes unnoticed.

Apprentices having the right attitude towards work is more important than skills, according to Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) chief executive Ross McEwan.

Chancellor George Osborne has announced the government will impose an “apprenticeship levy” on large firms to make sure businesses are investing in training staff.

High levels of complexity are putting large employers off engaging with youth employment policy initiatives, according to a research project by the University of Leicester and Open University Business...

Only half of young people (aged between 14- and 24-years-old) receive any formal career advice, leading to many having low career aspirations, according to research by the Chartered Management...

Yesterday's CBI conference gave the world of business and employment a rare opportunity to see all three party leaders speak on the same stage.

Employers, policymakers and education providers should form closer ties to take positive steps on youth unemployment, according to a report by the CIPD.

The report released today by The Work and Pensions Committee on Youth Unemployment and the Youth Contract has a major focus on apprenticeships.