http://www.personneltoday.com/en-gbThu, 09 Feb 2012 12:29:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2012/02/09/58334/apprenticeships-should-embrace-diversity-says-minister.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2012/02/09/58334/apprenticeships-should-embrace-diversity-says-minister.html Making sure that more people with disabilities or learning difficulties, and those from minorities, are able to benefit from apprenticeships is a priority for the Government, according to skills minister John Hayes.</STThu, 09 Feb 2012 12:29:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2012/02/07/58328/small-firms-to-be-given-1500-to-hire-first-apprentices.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2012/02/07/58328/small-firms-to-be-given-1500-to-hire-first-apprentices.html Small businesses will be offered £1,500 to take on their first young apprentices, as part of a government drive to boost apprenticeship numbers. To coincide with National Apprenticeship Week, Prime Minister David Cameron tTue, 07 Feb 2012 15:11:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2012/02/06/58325/national-apprenticeship-week-cipd-offers-new-guidance-for-employers.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2012/02/06/58325/national-apprenticeship-week-cipd-offers-new-guidance-for-employers.html The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has unveiled guidance aimed at improving the quality of apprenticeships, to coincide with the start of National Apprenticeship Week. The guidance, called "ApprentiMon, 06 Feb 2012 12:19:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2012/01/27/58292/learning-technologies-2012-day-two-overview-lt12uk.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2012/01/27/58292/learning-technologies-2012-day-two-overview-lt12uk.html The second and final day at Learning Technologies provided delegates with more big ideas and practical learning and development (LD) tips. Martin Couzins provides a review of day two. Jaron Lanier, the man whFri, 27 Jan 2012 16:20:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2012/01/26/58288/learning-technologies-2012-day-one-overview-lt12uk.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2012/01/26/58288/learning-technologies-2012-day-one-overview-lt12uk.html Learning Technologies 2012 started yesterday at London Olympia and Martin Couzins caught up with speakers, delegates and exhibitors in his day-one overview. Organisations should consider creating chief ideas officers to helThu, 26 Jan 2012 15:07:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2011/12/20/58229/government-unveils-measures-to-improve-quality-of-apprenticeships.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2011/12/20/58229/government-unveils-measures-to-improve-quality-of-apprenticeships.html All new apprenticeships for 16- to 18-year-olds will last for at least one year, as part of a series of reforms aimed at strengthening apprenticeships announced yesterday by skills minister John Hayes. Within&nbsTue, 20 Dec 2011 12:09:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2011/12/02/58202/pwc-to-lead-creation-of-higher-apprenticeship-scheme.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2011/12/02/58202/pwc-to-lead-creation-of-higher-apprenticeship-scheme.html Accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has announced that it will lead the development of a Higher Apprenticeship programme for young people looking to move into the professional services sector. Earlier this week, bFri, 02 Dec 2011 12:49:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2011/11/17/58156/government-to-launch-250-million-vocational-training-fund.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2011/11/17/58156/government-to-launch-250-million-vocational-training-fund.html Businesses will be able to bid for a share of a £250 million fund for vocational training programmes in the new year, as part of a government scheme designed to bring more skills into the workforce. The Government announcedThu, 17 Nov 2011 10:49:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2011/11/17/58154/virtual-learning-used-by-three-quarters-of-employers.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2011/11/17/58154/virtual-learning-used-by-three-quarters-of-employers.html Live online learning technologies - such as virtual meetings and classrooms, and video-conferencing - are becoming increasingly popular, with more than three-quarters of employers using them in 2011. This is according to tThu, 17 Nov 2011 09:53:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2011/09/15/57962/management-skills-training-provided-to-school-pupils.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2011/09/15/57962/management-skills-training-provided-to-school-pupils.html Students from secondary schools and colleges are being provided with management training in order to address the lack of basic work skills among many school leavers. The Chartered Management Institute (CMI) has stepped up Thu, 15 Sep 2011 15:33:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2011/09/14/57954/line-manager-training-reduces-absence-rates.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2011/09/14/57954/line-manager-training-reduces-absence-rates.html Employers that targeted line managers for absence management training saw improved absence rates at two-thirds (64%) of organisations, according to <A href="http://www.xperthr.co.uk/article/110436/line-manager-training-boosts-efficacy-of-Wed, 14 Sep 2011 11:08:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2011/09/06/57913/government-reduces-red-tape-for-employers-taking-on-apprentices.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2011/09/06/57913/government-reduces-red-tape-for-employers-taking-on-apprentices.html Skills minister John Hayes has announced new measures to make it easier for employers to take on large numbers of apprentices. Hayes said that firms that are contracted directly with the Government to train apprentices wilTue, 06 Sep 2011 11:37:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2011/08/17/57884/training-regulation-would-be-costly-and-counter-productive-warns-the-cbi.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2011/08/17/57884/training-regulation-would-be-costly-and-counter-productive-warns-the-cbi.html Government proposals to extend regulatory measures on training would hinder employer investment and do nothing to increase skills levels, the CBI has warned. Ministers are looking at a number of measures to establish how buWed, 17 Aug 2011 12:21:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2011/08/16/57875/nearly-half-of-workers-unhappy-with-career-progression.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2011/08/16/57875/nearly-half-of-workers-unhappy-with-career-progression.html Nearly half of workers feel that they have been unable to progress in their careers, with many pointing to a lack of funds and a failure by their bosses to "fight their corner" when it comes to promotions and pay rises. ThTue, 16 Aug 2011 16:36:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2011/07/08/57774/government-rules-out-right-to-request-training-in-smes.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2011/07/08/57774/government-rules-out-right-to-request-training-in-smes.html The Government has ruled out extending the right for employees to make requests in relation to study or training to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) until at least April 2015. Under legislation pasFri, 08 Jul 2011 10:43:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2011/07/06/57750/right-to-request-training-irrelevant-to-most-hr-professionals.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2011/07/06/57750/right-to-request-training-irrelevant-to-most-hr-professionals.html Legislation that allows employees in companies with more than 250 members of staff to make requests in relation to training has failed to deliver benefits in the vast majority of organisations. Research by XpertHR has fouWed, 06 Jul 2011 14:29:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2011/06/30/57736/work-experience-quality-needs-to-improve-says-cipd.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2011/06/30/57736/work-experience-quality-needs-to-improve-says-cipd.html The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has called for an improvement to work experience in the UK, in order to help tackle youth unemployment and to help improve perceptions about the value of work placements.Thu, 30 Jun 2011 15:12:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2011/06/20/57717/older-workers-neglected-over-training-and-performance-management.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2011/06/20/57717/older-workers-neglected-over-training-and-performance-management.html Employers should pay greater focus to the training and performance management of older workers or face falling foul of the law when the default retirement age (DRA) is phased out, says the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (Mon, 20 Jun 2011 15:25:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2011/06/20/57716/almost-half-of-placements-and-internships-go-unpaid.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2011/06/20/57716/almost-half-of-placements-and-internships-go-unpaid.html Almost half of employers admit that they do not pay students and graduates who join them for work experience placements or internships, potentially breaching minimum wage legislation. According to research published todayMon, 20 Jun 2011 14:34:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2011/05/16/57630/graduates-call-for-more-employability-training-at-universities.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2011/05/16/57630/graduates-call-for-more-employability-training-at-universities.html Universities must teach better employability skills in course structures to help students develop key workplace competencies, according to research published today by the CBI and the National Union of Students (NUS). The sMon, 16 May 2011 10:24:00 GMT