A parliamentary report published yesterday has questioned the length and quality of many apprenticeships. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) said that a fifth of the schemes last six months or less...
As part of Learning at Work Week, business services company, Grass Roots has organised a staff learning day tomorrow in a bid to give employees the opportunity to see and take part in activities...
The majority of UK workforce over-estimate the time required per day to further career – thinking they should be spending more than 30 minutes daily on ‘continuous career management’, according to...
Britain’s apprentices are getting promoted, improving their confidence and taking on more responsibility in the workplace, skills minister John Hayes has announced.
Employers including McDonald's and Telefonica O2 have spoken out of the importance of helping staff attain qualifications, to mark Adult Learners Week (14-18 May).
Lancaster University Management School is supplementing its teaching capabilities with soft skills learning to provide core practical skills for students on its business, management and marketing...
A report commissioned by Universities and Science Minister David Willetts has outlined range of ways to help students gain vital international experience from overseas study and work placements was...
Public sector workers are turning to colleagues and the internet to enhance their skills as cuts affect access to workplace training, new research from recruitment consultant, Badenoch & Clark shows.
KPMG recently completed its second annual Business Leaders survey, Succeeding in a Changing World (SiCW). Across 31 countries 1,500 clients were spoken to – all with one simple aim. We wanted to find...
Almost nine in 10 16-18 year olds said that a visit to an employer was "extremely useful" to them, yet only a quarter of learners have been given this opportunity, according to research published by...
Heathrow Express is taking part in a rail-industry paid work placement scheme launched in April 2012, called Track and Train.
UK employers rely on “outdated” to provide training to their staff, according to a new survey by the CIPD for HRD, its annual learning and talent development conference
