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HR magazine would like to hear who you think has been the most influential person in the field of people strategy over the past 12 months.

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Employers and training providers should seize the opportunity to provide high-level training, says skills minister

Skills minister Matthew Hancock (pictured) has welcomed the creation of the first graduate level higher apprenticeships in advanced manufacturing, commercial airline piloting and professional...

Half of employers report a shift from graduates to apprentices

Employers are moving away from graduate recruitment and towards apprenticeships, according to a report published today from jobs site Totaljobs.com and the Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR).

HR Excellence Awards: Entries close in two weeks

Submissions are flooding into the HR Excellence Awards, which close for entries on Thursday 21 March – only two weeks.

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Global employers open their doors to apprentices across the UK

Large global employers including Santander, Starbucks, O2 and KFC are offering apprenticeships to many young people across the UK.

British employers could save up to £34 billion from home working, says Vodafone

Employers could save up to £34 billion by freeing up desk space and reducing overhead costs with employees working from home, mobile phone giant Vodafone has said today.

Nick Clegg: Apprenticeships are vital to Great British business

To mark the start of National Apprenticeship Week deputy prime minister Nick Clegg (pictured) has said apprenticeships are "at the heart" of the Governments drive to make British business prosper in...

Financial services job vacancies rise in February, study finds

The number of financial services job vacancies rose 11% from January 2013 to February 2013, according to figures published today by recruitment firm Morgan Mckinley.

Apprenticeships remain poor relation to university education, say working parents

Almost half of working parents believe apprenticeships are more appropriate for manual or blue-collar jobs and less than a fifth believe apprenticeships have the same status as university education.

Women are more underrepresented in the boardroom than previous figures state, says Manchester Business School

The amount of women on UK company boards is not as much as previously reported in official figures, due to unrepresentative samples according to academic research released by Manchester Business...

Careers advice is letting our young people down, report warns

Schools must embed careers advice and employability into the curriculum to help combat youth unemployment, according to a report published today by employment and skills firm Working Links.

Cameron's pledge for apprenticeships to be "the new norm"

Prime minister David Cameron will today pledge to make it "the new norm" for young people to take an apprenticeship or go to university.