Next week, London's Olympia 2 venue will host Learning Technologies and Learning and Skills 2011, the event dedicated to organisational learning and the technology used to support learning at work. This year's event will be the largest in its 12-ye  More...
18 January 2011 14:22

 Free buyer's guides from Personnel Today to help you make the right buying decisions in HR   Smart Buyer provides the latest top tips, buyer's guides, case studies and expert guidance on procuring training and e-learni  More...
22 August 2010 17:16

HR news and analysis including: The HR implications of the Emergency Budget Personnel Today’s migration to an online platform. Presenter Tara Craig is joined by Dan Thomas and Rob Moss. Edited by Tara Craig. Listen&nbs  More...
25 June 2010 16:25

HR news and analysis including: the latest advice on whether holiday leave can be carried over to the following year when an employee falls sick we analyse the latest UK unemployment figure and in particular the rise in part-time work and,  More...
19 February 2010 17:17

HR news and analysis including: Comment on the new fit note from Dame Carol Black and shadow welfare reform minister David Freud The latest developments in the default retirement age saga. Presenter Tara Craig is joined by Mike Berry.    More...
12 February 2010 16:00

Retail giant Sainsbury's is backing a Learning & Skills Council (LSC) campaign to encourage adults to address their numeracy and literacy shortcomings. The campaign, dubbed Get On , was showcased earlier this month in nine Sainsbury's stores acr  More...
14 October 2009 08:00

A new National Skills Academy for Social Care has been launched by the government, which aims to train and raise the status of social care workers. The new academy will lead training for 35,000 employers in the sector in a bid to upskill and c  More...
13 October 2009 17:09

Lack of cash for training places is delaying employers' recovery from the recession, the Association of Learning Providers (ALP) has warned. The association said funding for the government's flagship skills service Train to Gain had run out so compan  More...
23 September 2009 10:32

HR news and analysis including: An exclusive interview with M&S executive chair Sir Stuart Rose Government rules on work experience could undermine youth employment plans Presenter Mike Berry is joined by Rob Moss Edited a  More...
18 September 2009 15:30

There is a "critical" skills gap in the world of publishing, including standards of written English. Skillset, the sector skills council for the UK's media sector , has released research indicating that a lack of digital skills among staff and new e  More...
14 September 2009 08:45

Regional airline Flybe is set to get £7.1m in public funding to help expand its Exeter training facility. The award comprises £4.3m from the Learning & Skills Council (LSC) and £2.8m from the South West Regional Development Agency. The LSC is   More...
14 September 2009 08:08

The government's decision to scale back funding for over-25 apprenticeships could damage adult employment opportunities, HR directors and employer groups have warned. An HR professional in the hospitality sector previously told Personnel Today   More...
24 August 2009 07:00

HR news and analysis, including: Latest developments in the agency workers debate The fight for legal representation at disciplinary meetings Employees’ preferences for small businesses.  Presenter Tara Craig is joined by Louisa Pe  More...
31 July 2009 15:10

New Brightwave research confirms business leaders and data security concerns are key barriers to social learning with many UK workers lacking social media access, despite support and high usage amongst HR professionals New research* out today from  More...
29 July 2009 14:33

Train to Gain has not provided good value for money for the taxpayer, according to a report by the National Audit Office (NAO). The report found the Train to Gain skills brokerage service, launched in April 2006, had by March this year cost the gov  More...
21 July 2009 15:42

Certpoint Systems , a leading provider of corporate training solutions, announced today that it had renewed its sponsorship of the Learning and Skills Group (LSG). The LSG is an international community of learning and development profession  More...
15 June 2009 14:29

May saw the publication of two reports highlighting the plight of graduates and school leavers trying to find jobs this summer. But unless employers act now to keep emerging talent engaged with the labour market, they may face long-term recruitment prob  More...
28 May 2009 15:00

HR news and analysis including: Police HR face a backlash from front-line officers for attempting to modernise the workforce; HR directors slam a potential clause in the Equality Bill to force job applications to be nameless to avoid di  More...
15 May 2009 16:36

Government plans to offer graduates £20,000 to take up a career in social care will not go far enough to ease the sector's recruitment crisis, experts have warned. Later this month the Department of Health will launch a pilot 'national management tr  More...
05 May 2009 10:59

HR news and views including: Swine flu: should employers really pay attention to the media hype and should HR be preparing now for a pandemic? Includes an interview with the editor at Personnel Today's sister publication, Occupational Health,  More...
01 May 2009 11:13