Costain's project management academy was set up to span nine career stages. But its first step was to build up a model of what a 'good' project manager looks like.
The key to linking L&D to organisational effectiveness is linking the elements and people involved in it. But how do you build a framework for success?
The new Skills Strategy promises yet more quangos that will further marginalise employers in the skills system, according to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).
The Chartered Management Institute (CMI) has met with representatives from the three main political parties to launch its Management Manifesto, a call for business and Government to make the...
Action for Children today introduces an innovative employment scheme aimed at raising the aspirations of vulnerable young people and helping them find work at a time when youth unemployment is at an...
The CBI urges the Government to reform the funding of adult skills and training support, to increase UK competitiveness and help people find and hold onto jobs during the recession.
200 billion worth of public projects - including the 2012 Olympics, Crossrail and ID cards - are under threat of going over budget because government departments do not have the right skills, the...
With the current economic downturn resulting in steady reductions of staff, loss of skills and overworking, organisations should be more concerned than ever to avoid workplace accidents
Employers have been asked to engage with the funding and design of university programmes as part of new Government frameworks.
The biggest overhaul of retail qualifications in 20 years has come into effect following demands for a more simplistic and transparent system from leading retailers such as Sainsbury's, B&Q, Booths...
A record 234,000 people started apprenticeships in the 2008-09 academic year and 126,900 people completed apprenticeships during the same period, representing the highest number of starts and...
Southampton City Council's training programme for traffic wardens is designed to give them the confidence to defuse potential confrontations with the public.
