Higher education has greater salary impact for men

Men gain more financially from higher education qualifications than women, The Institute for Fiscal Studies’ research has found

Can apprenticeships help future-proof your workforce?

?Apprenticeships are one of the many ways companies can increase entry routes into their profession or industry

Tackling degree fraud

Degree fraud is rarely out of the headlines, yet thousands of graduate recruiters still do not routinely verify their candidates’ qualifications

Russell Group universities may not accept T-Level students, experts warn

As many remain apprehensive about the new qualification, employers and education providers are told not to dismiss the skills route

Lib Dems pledge 'skills wallet' for all adults

The Liberal Democrats are proposing £10,000 for every adult to spend on training in the latest round of workplace-related pledges from the three major parties

My apprenticeship journey at O2

Twenty-year-old Ashleigh James shares how and why she decided to do an apprenticeship rather than go to university

UCAS-style route needed for apprenticeships

The need for a structured pathway for young people to discover and apply for apprenticeships is now critical

Parents prefer degrees combining work and study for their children

Three-quarters (75%) of parents think high-quality work experience is the best way to develop the skills employers want, according to the Chartered Management Institute (CMI)

Boris Johnson's police recruitment plan too restrictive, warns HR community

?While experts welcome the new prime minister’s drive to recruit 20,000 police officers, there are concerns that the entry requirements will act as a barrier to some

Anne Milton: Open young people’s eyes to apprenticeships

The minister of state for skills and apprenticeships talked exclusively to HR magazine about overcoming ingrained perception issues around apprenticeship schemes

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Leadership development through hostage situations

At Smith School of Business experiential learning has been taken to new extremes with its full-time and executive MBA programmes

Recruiting and developing MBA students at Amazon

How its internal Pathways programme and collaboration with business schools makes Amazon one of the largest MBA employers in the world