Carlsberg will close its Leeds brewery tomorrow to train all 170 staff.

The response to the Government's pledge to invest 150 million in manufacturing and add another 1,500 apprenticeships has been warm. But not everyone is wholly optimistic, David Woods finds.

In a bid to attract fresh talent, financial planning company Towry Law launched an initiative targeting people from other professions, and in particular mothers. Mary Carmichael reports.

Skills council Semta has reported that 65 million from the Department for Innovation Universities and Skills has allowed employees to increase their skills and has supported government targets to...

Apprenticeships must not be seen as a dumping ground for low achievers, CBI director general Richard Lambert today told delegates at the business organisation's Education Summit.

British Gas is to treble the number of its apprentice gas engineers. The gas supplier is to create 1,000 new jobs through a 40 million investment over the next 18 months.

Senior executives are missing easy opportunities to hone their skills thanks to internet phobia, according to the Chartered Management Institute.

Lloyds TSB has launched a new learning centre for staff, following a 1.1 million refurbishment programme.

Beyondblue, an Australian not-for-profit organisation which helps employees beat depression is to work with UK managers to help them deal with employee depression.

Prime Minister Gordon Brown has pledged to support the creation of an extra 1,500 apprenticeships on top of the 9,000 places already announced to come on-stream in the next three years.

Dollond & Aitchison's self-directed managers' online development programme has standardised the appraisal process and linked individual goals to those of the business.

The Metropolitan Police Service was keen to ensure its coaching fitted organisational needs.