Most apprenticeships offered by UK employers are given to existing members of staff, making it harder for young people to get on the schemes, an expert said yesterday.

HR directors should review their graduate training programmes and add apprenticeship routes, particularly if their business targets a young customer base, the head of a youth business training...

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) says the Government is right to offer support to 16-year-olds to obtain vocational qualification instead of entering further education.

Employers need to invest in innovation and growth to create workplaces that make better use of workers’ skills and raise productivity levels, a report suggests.

Nearly half of graduates struggling to find work several months after leaving university wish they had taken a vocational course, a new study has found.

People learn in different ways and I’m always interested to hear about alternative methods for the personal development of employees. One such example, popular in technology circles and which has been...

Employers should develop links with local schools to support young people’s career aspirations, the Government has recommended.

Broadway Homelessness and Support HR director Helen Giles on what commercial businesses can learn from not-for-profit organisations.

Employers with staff receiving universal credit should provide training and equip them for any available progression opportunities, a report has recommended.

Training young school leavers rather than “buying in” more qualified talent will help businesses boost retention, Barclays’ head of early careers Mike Thompson has said.

Jaguar Land Rover has launched a phased campaign that will see the company eventually recruit 1,400 employees at its new engine manufacturing centre just outside Wolverhampton.

Too often experiential learning exercises bear little resemblance to life. Jan Levy argues it is important to keep experiential learning real to unlock its full effect.