School teachers and parents are calling for UK employers to increase their involvement in education by playing a greater role in advising and providing work experience for young people.
Despite a weak economy, over nine in 10 (92%) employers expect to invest either the same or more time and money on improving staff qualifications and skills next year as they have this year, according...
Exclusive research by HR magazine has found complexity, the level of time required and access to funds are the main things stopping companies setting up an apprenticeship scheme.
Less than 1% of parents think creativity is a key skill for a successful working life for their children, according to a survey of parents by AXA Business Insurance. In comparison, 80% chose hard work...
For companies in the IT sector – and across all sectors with a significant number of IT workers – apprenticeships are moving rapidly from nice-to-have to must-have.
HR directors can become obsessed with retaining their best talent at all costs.
Innovation by UK businesses has fallen sharply since the financial crisis of 2008. The most recent data suggests it declined by as much as £24 billion last year, according to a report by the National...
The challenge for many learning and development professionals is maximising the opportunities for learning in the workplace in order to drive performance and meet business objectives. This includes...
One of the inevitable challenges for any business which grows to operate on a global level is how to remain relevant locally – how do you embrace everything that access to global markets, economies of...
Apprentice training organisations have welcomed the recognition from a Government review that apprenticeships are as important for upskilling the adult workforce as they are for creating new jobs for...
Spirit Pub Company has launched a new hospitality sector based work academy to provide job seekers looking for a career in catering with relevant kitchen work experience.
The first cohort of senior managers at Bank of Ireland Group who participated in their in-house delivered leadership programme have graduated with a university qualification.
