The importance of business involvement in L&D

Ericsson's Peter Sheppard stressed the need to consult the organisation on its needs

Businesses neglect cyber security

Just three in 10 (29%) firms have written cyber security policies

Hot topic: Maths until age 18

The government is considering making maths compulsory until age 18. Will this help close the UK's skills gap?

From barista to BA: how apprenticeships are working for Starbucks

Starbucks has reversed an apprenticeship attrition rate of 70% to create a highly successful scheme

The apprenticeship levy: what now?

With a year to go, and many claiming it is unfair and unworkable, the apprenticeship levy is dividing employers

BIS releases apprenticeship levy information

The Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) has clarified some aspects of the apprenticeship levy

What circus arts taught me about team-building

Reporter Bek Frith runs off to the circus for a day of team-building fun

Nick Boles: "Employers will look back on levy as sea change"

The skills minister said the levy would be "painful" but promised to give employers more control

Recruiting from small talent pools

How do you recruit and retain talent when the pool of people with the skills you need is very small?

Young people 'significantly overlooked' in their transition to work

Young people considering their options are often “presented with gobbledygook”, says baroness Jean Corston

‘Profits over prevention’ hindering anti-bribery and corruption efforts

28% of companies fail to tailor their anti-bribery programmes to local markets

A focus on high potentials 'can destroy' culture

Spending too much on high potentials at the expense of everyone else is a dangerous game