Young people misinformed about skills required to progress

What young people think they should be doing to grow their careers is at odds with employer expectations

Workplace digital tools stressful and confusing to use

The UK was found to be the most pessimistic country in terms of workers' digital confidence

Lack of STEM skills causes firms to compromise hires

58% of firms have compromised on a hire because they couldn't find quality STEM talent in their area

Harness the new skills of MBA graduates or risk losing them

Most MBA graduates want to progress with their current employer, but many feel confident to go it alone

Can you teach leaders soft skills?

It’s crucial for leaders to have soft skills like emotional intelligence. But how do they learn these abilities?

Central southern UK facing skills shortage

Looking to 2020, 40% of business owners in the South ?feel technical skills shortages will be a major issue

AI and robotics an opportunity as well as a challenge

Themes explored at the Social Robotics and AI event included augmenting human creativity with technology and future skills

Adaptability a key skill of the future

Employers must equip employees with the ability to be flexible

STEM A Level entries only show small increase

Entries into STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) A Levels have only risen by 0.61% since 2012

Brexit dampens hiring intentions

Employers believe it will be harder to recruit EU migrants over the next 12 months

Half struggle to hire candidates with 'international outlook'

The majority of employers considered foreign language skills to be important for employability

Skills policy moves from BIS to Department of Education

The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and the Department for Education have been shaken up under May