Category: Education & Training

University leavers who take extra training in the form of graduate work experience or apprenticeships are more likely to be offered permanent work, according to the National Apprenticeship Survey. Employers [...]

The Open University has announced its highest ever intake of students under the age of 25. Around a quarter of students who enrolled on distance learning courses with the OU [...]

With planned investment into high-speed rail links, railway engineers are in demand, and initiatives are being undertaken to provide the necessary training and attract the 1000 apprentices and graduate entrants [...]

There may be an increase in the number of older workers who are looking to retrain in the future to gain new employee skills, it has been suggested. As people [...]

Vince Cable has announced the coalition government's new strategy for vocational education, which aims to transform the social status and image of vocational skills and apprenticeships. Apprenticeships will be a [...]

Investing in training is not only good for your employees – it delivers real, lasting benefits to your business and your bottom line as well. Here are some of our [...]

UCAS figures released this week show that nearly 190,000 students failed to get a university place this year. The figure represents 27% of all students who applied for a place [...]

Andrew McGrath, commercial director of Virgin Media Business, has said that Lord Browne's plans for higher education funding could encourage students to choose distance learning over more traditional forms of [...]