More than half of parents (57%) rate young people with plumbing qualifications as "very employable", according to a report by City & Guilds and Edge Foundation.

Secretary for business, innovation and skills Vince Cable will today unveil plans to increase the minimum rate of pay for apprentices by £1.06 per hour.

The UK is making good progress on apprenticeships, but still has a way to go to match more advanced programmes in other countries, according to Mercer UK HR director Siobhan Martin.

Employers and industry experts have reacted positively to the government's Get In, Go Far apprenticeship campaign.

Lancaster University's Work Foundation has criticised the government's "watered down" implementation of the Raising the Participant Age (RPA) policy.

Not being able to recruit talent from local competitors was a factor in creating an award-winning apprenticeship programme, according to language solution providers Thebigword HR director Karen...

Ed Miliband is set to announce plans to end benefits for unemployed 18-21-year-olds and replace them with a means-tested allowance reliant on them taking training courses.

Young people are focusing too much on qualifications and not "telling a story" about themselves, according to research by youth employment charity Brathay Trust.

Employment minister Esther McVey yesterday admitted she has not contributed towards her apprentice’s training costs, despite skills minister Matt Hancock urging employers to do so less than one hour...

The Institute of Recruiters (IOR) is to offer the first alternative HR qualification to the CIPD.

Recruitment company Cordant Group has seen an increase in employers dismissing job applicants early because they are seen to be “over-qualified” for the role. HR director Ken Steers explains why this...

HR magazine has launched a new campaign, Raising the Standard, to explore whether HR needs standards and how to raise the level of professional practice. In this piece we gather the thoughts of Dave...