Budget cuts can force the change many training activities need to really improve performance.

Staff who do not have formal qualifications are offered the fewest training opportunities by their bosses, according to a report by YouGov and the TUC.

Bunzl Vending Services, the UKs largest independent vending operator, has launched its first engineering apprenticeship to tackle the skills shortage.

A report from Hewitt Associates shows that 38% of organisations do not consider the needs of the business when devising their talent management strategy.

Business leaders in multinational organisations are the most ill-prepared to do their jobs while leaders of UK companies are best-equipped to weather the economic downturn.

The Lancaster Landmark Hotel Group is set to improve its talent management, training, career succession and employee performance functions to bring them into line with business objectives.

Sales staff can no longer survive on being 'brash'. Successful recruits will be those who have real customer empathy.

Young marketers fail in the area that is most crucial to their job.

Engineers at coal and steam technology company Doosan Babcock will be offered masters level training in power plant engineering at the University of Strathclyde.

First UK Bus has signed a contract with trade union Unite to improve learning and development in the transport firm.

Chris Humphries, head of the new UK Commission for Employment and Skills, is keen to tackle the complexity of the skills system and make it easier for employers to navigate

Cutting training budgets in the face of a slowing economy is short-sighted business is warned