E-learning packages must consider different learning styles

E-learning suppliers should consider multiple learning styles when developing packages, according to assistant HR director at Durham University Mark Crabtree.

Employers not recognising volunteering experience

Employers are failing to recognise volunteering and social action experience during the recruitment process, according to a report from the CIPD and the #iwill campaign.

UK 'needs robust framework for soft skills'

The UK needs a robust framework to better recognise and promote soft skills, according to a report commissioned by McDonald’s UK.

Marketing and IT skills gaps holding back acquired firms

Newly-acquired firms exhibit the largest skills gaps in marketing and IT management

Parents consider their children 'too clever' for an apprenticeship

Over half of parents say they definitely want their child to go to university

The importance of strong apprenticeship schemes

Apprenticeships are lauded by politicians and businesses alike, but should a company that's never had a scheme consider this?

Adnams' HRD: junior talent should be encouraged to aim high

Junior talent should be encouraged to aim high, Karen Hester, chief operating officer and HR director at brewer and distiller Adnams, told HR magazine.

Cridland calls for careers advice overhaul

CBI director-general John Cridland has called for an overhaul of careers advice in schools, with a focus on face-to-face, quality advice.

Digital training should be for all, says TalkTalk HRD

All companies could benefit from rolling out digital training to every employee, group HR director at TalkTalk Nigel Sullivan has told HR magazine.

Manufacturing jobs under threat from automation

Almost half (43%) of manufacturing firms expect automation will replace at least 5% of their workforce over the next 12 months, according to research by professional services firm Grant Thornton.

Young people reject part-time work to study

Young people are shunning Saturday jobs to focus purely on their studies, a report from the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) has revealed.

Skills shortages changing CEO talent strategies

Increasing concern over skills shortages are forcing CEOs to rethink their hiring and talent strategies, according to PwC's annual global CEO survey.