UKCES launches fund to boost SME productivity

The UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) is launching a fund to address the productivity gap in small businesses.

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Retail and food workers risk soft skills ‘deficit’

Employees in the retail and food services sectors are at risk of being held back by a lack of soft skills, according to a report commissioned by McDonald's UK.

3M MD: If you want to stand out, create an environment for innovation

Why allow employees the time and freedom to explore their own interests when you can’t be sure they will come up with anything useful? Well, if you want to stand out in your market, you need to create...

Employers should have more influence over university programmes, say MPs

Four in 10 (40%) MPs believe employers should be given more influence over how universities are run and programmes are taught, according to research by Ipsos MORI and Communications Management.

Taking innovative steps in apprenticeships

The apprenticeship landscape is changing; not only are they becoming an increasingly popular route into work for young people, but more industries are now offering them and the quality is improving.

Should you teach philanthropy to your millennials?

With the plethora of causes and charities that exist, philanthropy isn't always straightforward. But is it something that needs to be taught?

Keep apprenticeships viable for SMEs, City & Guilds urges government

The government must take the needs of smaller businesses into account as the apprenticeship system continues to change, City & Guilds has said.

VSO uses technology to aid global collaboration

Charity VSO uses technology to enable collaboration and learning between employees spread all over the world.

Coaching increasingly used to build female pipeline, says CRF

Coaching is being increasingly used to help organisations build their pipelines of female talent, according to Corporate Research Forum research director Gillian Pillans.

Digital skills will make or break the UK

A report from the Digital Skills Committee, released this month, has explored how the UK is currently failing to address its digital skills shortage.

Miliband: Public sector must ‘step up’ around apprenticeships

The public sector must “step up” and provide more apprenticeships, Labour leader Ed Miliband has said.