Category: Education & Training

83 percent of recruiters see training and qualifications as an important aspect of the industry's professionalism. The Recruitment and Employment Confederation's latest CEO webinar revealed the extent to which recruiters [...]

Shadow Education Secretary Andy Burnham is to call for changes to the education system, placing more value on vocational skills with schools matching qualifications to the skills employers need, and [...]

Women working in science-based industries could be eligible for up to £600 in government funding for learning and development as part of a new programme to support the skills development [...]

A recent report by the Workplace Foundation has warned that visa restrictions could cause the UK to lose ground as a leading choice for international students. The report, ‘Making the [...]

BAE Systems has reported an increase in the number of young people capable of going to university who are instead choosing to take up apprenticeships. Richard Hamer, director for early [...]

The CBI has criticised school literacy and numeracy provision, as a survey of their members showed that almost half of all employers have paid for remedial maths and English tuition [...]

78% of organisations polled by The Ken Blanchard Companies in their latest annual Corporate Issues Survey say they will be spending the same or more on L&D initiatives in the [...]

UK Businesses risk missing out on significant cost and efficiency savings because of 'outdated' attitudes to e-learning, a group of learning experts has said. At the first meeting of the [...]

A survey by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development has found that many employers are unconvinced of the value of apprenticeships, with two thirds considering on-the-job training inappropriate to [...]

The London Fire Brigade have been praised by Mayor Boris Johnson for using e-learning to improve safety and knowledge within the brigade. London Fire Brigade's station manager and e-learning project [...]