Skills secretary John Denham has conceded the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills will have no excuses if it does not meet...
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Top-performing councils could share prize pot of £3m for boosting jobs and skills in their areas
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryLocal authorities that lead the way in boosting jobs, skills and improving their area could be in line to share...
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The BBC, BSkyB and Microsoft are among employers that have declared they are willing to spearhead a government consultation on...
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Skills shortages will hinder government’s £36bn plan to build new nuclear power stations
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherMassive skills shortages could thwart the government’s £36bn nuclear new-build plan, unions warned.More than half of Britain’s already dwindling nuclear...
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This weeks letters about Train to Gain, staff appraissals, the CIPD's lost opportunity in China, and working carers...
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Shell, BP, utility Scottish & Southern Energy and disability employer Remploy are part of a group of eight companies which...
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Northumbria University has received £350,000 of funding to further develop the skills of employees in the North East.Money, received from...
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The government is to launch an advertising campaign next week warning employers of the stiff penalties they face for hiring...
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Migrants working under points-based system will be warned they ‘cannot stay forever’
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherExclusiveAll migrant workers coming to the UK under the new points-based system will be told that the rules allowing them...
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Is there a skills shortage? Of course there is. If I had been required to mortgage my future for 25...
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The UK's skills shortage is costing the country billions of pounds - and all eyes are on Chris Humphries to help solve it. Louisa Peacock reports.
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The Leitch Review represents a defining landmark in the development of skills policy. Commissioned by the now prime minister, Gordon...
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Talent Q, a people assessment company that helps employers recruit and manage talent, has revealed that many graduates entering the workplace...
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Thousands of ill-prepared single parents could be persuaded to start employment by the government’s plans for welfare reform, according to...
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Line managers need more support to create a true culture of learning within organisations, the TUC has warned.Frances O’Grady, deputy general...