Confidence in job security for older workers falls by 10%, figures reveal

Older workers' confidence in their job security dropped by as much as 10% in January 2013 compared with last quarter's findings, according to Legal and General's Job Security Index.

Engineering firm recruits from local school

An engineering employer has gone back to school to recruit workers and inspire the next generation.

Why choose an apprenticeship at 16 years old?

At the age of 16, young people have a choice of whether to continue in formal full-time education or to leave school and enter the world of work.

Government right to tread carefully on apprenticeship funding, say training providers

The Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP), which represents training providers who train over 70% of England’s apprentices, has warned the Government that any adoption of Doug...

Thousands of job pledges announced in National Apprenticeship Week

This week employers across the UK have pledged to recruit 13,600 new apprentices for National Apprenticeship Week.

Apprenticeships have a reputation problem – so what can HR do about it?

Careers advice and guidance in schools is skewed towards university education, so many young people (and their parents) are not aware of other career options and the benefits apprenticeships have to...

Video: Apprenticeships back young people's aspirations, says David Cameron

This week prime minister David Cameron visited a training academy in Buckinghamshire to call on employers, educators and MPs toe xpand apprenticeship roles for young people.

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Public sector hiring again after “over-firing”, Manpower report finds

The jobs outlook for the austerity-hit public sector is at a five-year high after “over-firing” following the financial crisis in 2008, according to a report from recruitment firm Manpower.

IT job cuts finally coming to an end, recruitment survey reveals

Job cuts in IT departments are finally coming to an end, with only one in 10 IT directors expecting to make job cuts in 2013, half the proportion planning job cuts a year ago, according to research...

Half of employers report a shift from graduates to apprentices

Employers are moving away from graduate recruitment and towards apprenticeships, according to a report published today from jobs site Totaljobs.com and the Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR).

Global employers open their doors to apprentices across the UK

Large global employers including Santander, Starbucks, O2 and KFC are offering apprenticeships to many young people across the UK.

Nick Clegg: Apprenticeships are vital to Great British business

To mark the start of National Apprenticeship Week deputy prime minister Nick Clegg (pictured) has said apprenticeships are "at the heart" of the Governments drive to make British business prosper in...