CIPD launches status for organisations excelling at HR's own development

?Tesco is the first employer to achieve the CIPD People Development Partner status, as part of efforts to encourage HR to boost its own progression

Putting formal development higher up the L&D agenda

The pace of technological advancement means the 70:20:10 formula for employee development may no longer work in today's workplaces

First clearing hotline for apprenticeships launched

A hotline has been launched to raise awareness of apprenticeship opportunities among school leavers

Taskforce launched to create essential skills framework

Several organisations have come together to create the UK’s first universal framework for essential skills

Students fear university won't prepare them for work

?As A-level results are announced, research reveals that students lack confidence in the opportunities available to them

Young people expect to change careers twice in lifetime

HR must find more innovative ways to retain young people, as research shows many plan to switch careers or set up their own business

SMEs struggle to get apprentices

Smaller businesses are being prevented from recruiting apprentices because of levy funding shortage, according to research

Employers facing shrinking supply of low-skilled labour

While an influx of non-EU citizens has kept the supply of medium- and high-skilled labour in good shape, low-skilled labour shortage remains a concern

Managers struggle to nurture emotional intelligence

Few managers take formalised approaches to fostering emotional intelligence (EQ) at work, according to research from Lee Hecht Harrison Penna

Will lowering salary thresholds solve the skills crisis?

There is perhaps no way to change the migration system without creating winners and losers

Apprenticeship levy an 'empty promise', says CIPD

The apprenticeship levy is failing to deliver on government promises to boost skills and spending on workplace training, according to research from the CIPD

Retraining scheme launched to tackle AI job losses

?The government is launching a national retraining scheme for workers at risk of losing jobs to automation and AI