We are letting our children down. And therefore our employers and country

I am going to nail my colours to the mast from the start. I am bewildered about education today. I just cannot understand why it has become so difficult to teach kids to read, write and do simple...

Business coaching has changed beyond recognition since it went commercial in the 1970s

This year sees the 10th anniversary of the Association for Coaching, not just a celebration of the Association, but a celebration for coaching over the last decade.

Armed forces invest in numeracy and literacy skills for new recruits

The Royal Navy (RN), Army and Royal Air Force (RAF) have put numeracy and literacy skills at the heart of their development programme for new recruits, according to a Government report.

L&D strategy: exclusive or inclusive – what gets the best return?

The allocation of learning and development (L&D) budget has never been more important, as employers bid to maximise the return on any investment.

Closing the gap between classroom and workplace

"I always wanted to be a graphic designer,” says Kenton Robbins, business coach and regional director for Yorkshire and Humber at the Institute of Directors (IoD).

Think-tank launches app to link CSR to L&D

Kite Foundation, a not-for-profit think-tank, this morning launched an app initiative that unites corporate social responsibility (CSR) and charitable giving with learning and development (L&D),...

Glasgow International Airport launches customer service charter

Glasgow International Airport has launched its customer charter, the first of its kind in the UK, and has trained staff to put themselves in the place of those using the airport, in a bid to become a...

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HMRC staff gain work experience in a small business

HM Revenue & Customs officials are to gain hands-on experience of life in small businesses tomorrow.

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Could social media revolutionise the performance appraisal process?

It’s 1950, you’re walking down your office corridor to the filing room, you see two people in a meeting room, a manager and an employee; there’s an appraisal going on. Now fast forward, it’s 2012 and...

Apprenticeships must become become more ‘relevant and beneficial’, says Committee of Public Accounts

The Committee of Public Accounts has said that a fifth of apprenticeships last less than six weeks and are of no benefit.

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CIPD launches campaign calling on employers to engage with young people and improve their recruitment prospects

Employers, including Marks and Spencer (pictured), Deloitte, Nestlé, O2 and NHS Employers, have joined forces with the CIPD in the launch of a campaign designed to generate a step change in employers’...

UK employers must be involved in education rather than its 'consumers', businesses told by OECD

UK employers need to become part of the education system rather than merely consumers of education, according to Andreas Schleicher (pictured), coordinator of a new Organisation for Economic...