An innovative way for job seekers to gain work experience, or a sneaky excuse for employers to recruit unpaid labour?
Against the backdrop of increased Government funding, and the continued focus on employers to offer apprenticeships to provide the necessary skills to grow the opportunities for today’s younger...
With unemployment at a 17-year high and the unemployment total for 16-24 year olds at 991,000, young people shun careers in key growth industries, according to Magnified Learning.
The press loves a stereotype when it comes to young people. Angry youths, hoodies, bricks through windows, lazy dropouts, looting? If the riots during our summer of discontent are anything to go by,...
Jaguar Land Rover is opening its doors to a host of young engineers, as the automotive industry pioneers the Government’s first ‘See Inside Manufacturing’ initiative.
Unemployment has reached 2.57 million, a rate of 8.1% - marking a 17-year high - according to results published this morning by the Office of National Statistics (ONS).
Two thirds (67%) of the working population is likely to move on if they were offered a better job, according to a new survey from recruiter Hays.
The jobs market began to stabilise in September following the typical lull experienced during the summer months, according to a report by Adecco, published this morning.
More than 1,300 new apprenticeships have been announced by some of the UK’s largest and most innovative companies to mark the start of WorldSkills London 2011.
Rates of expansion of both permanent and temporary/contract staff appointments moderated in September, according to The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG Report on Jobs,...
Future engineering projects including High Speed Rail and the scaling up of UK nuclear power could be “fatally undermined by a dangerous shortfall in engineering graduates”, according to a report...
Job opportunities across the country slipped back in September, down 1% compared to August, but year on year employer demand is up 16%, according to the Reed Job Index, published this morning.
