Letting firms award nationally-recognised qualifications has brought elitist critics out in force.

Company: Colliers CRE

News that qualifications awarded by McDonald's, Flybe and Network Rail are to be officially accredited has sparked a hot debate. McDonald's bites back.

With poor results on the field and slowness in adapting to change on the business side, Sale Sharks Rugby Club saw a training initiative as the way to add focus on and off the pitch.

Bad appraisals cost the UK economy more than 2 billion, according to a new report.

Government has announced further plans to boost the take-up of apprenticeships in Britain.

Skillsmart Retail has warned retail companies not to rush into offering nationally recognised qualifications through its training programmes, as McDonald's announced it is doing this week.

Call centre provider beCogent had grown quickly, but staff were struggling to catch up. The answer was a mentoring, work-shadowing and development programme called Fastrack.

The Leitch review calls for considerable structural reform, including a new Commission for Employment and Skills and employer-led skills boards. But will his plans really make a difference to skills...

Why HR is to blame for poor skills delivery

Employers don't share the Government's enthusiasm for increasing the number of graduates, says Peter Oborne.

<b>Melinda Beckett-Hughes of Portland International Consulting and Trevor Clawson show how to create an executive coaching programme with bottom-line results </b>