The Government has announced the creation of up to 24 technical colleges in manufacturing heartlands, in a bid to train up students between the ages of 11 and 19 in vocational skills.

Employers are not equipping their staff to deal with the rise of increasingly demanding customers they are creating, according to Nicola Millard, customer experience futurologist at BT.

G4S Secure Solutions (UK) has become the official security services provider and a tier-three sponsor of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, meaning it will be responsible for recruiting,...

The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Financial Education for Young People has launched a campaign for compulsory financial education in schools

Childbase, has awarded £5,000 to its employees in a scheme to enhance professional development and personal experiences.

Salon Services has launched a staff Hair and Beauty Academy, which will see further investment in the learning and development of its store teams.

Employers and school and college leaders broadly agree on the core ingredients needed in a 21st century curriculum incorporating employability skills.

KPMG is to work with Exeter and Birmingham universities in a new programme, allowing school leavers to gain a degree qualification while working at the firm.

The Government has pledged to inject £50 million per year into boosting skills to avoid shortages.

What do you want to do when you leave school?' This is a question that is guaranteed to strike dread into the heart of most teenagers. But for 14 year-old Paul the answer was easy: "I want to be in a...

For young people, finding a job is an increasingly tough prospect. Apprenticeships offer benefits for both young people and employers.

Well, it's out: Women on Boards, the report by Lord Davies of Abersoch was published on 24 February.