These articles were categorised when the skills agenda was controlled by the Department for Education & Skills, from 2001 to 2007. Subsequently the government department responsible for skills is the Department for Business Innovation & Skills (BIS).
The threat of mandatory skills training for employers has receded just a year after it was a key recommendation of...
The chief executive of the UK’s biggest supermarket chain has insisted in-house training is the way forward for apprenticeships, contrary...
Skills minister David Lammy will reveal expansion plans for the ailing Train to Gain scheme in the next fortnight, he...
School dropouts will face £50 on-the-spot fines as part of a major shake-up of the school year, it has emerged.Ed...
Working as an independent OH consultant can be a great way to develop your career, but it's not for everyone, says Gail Cotton.
The government has still not agreed staff numbers or a budget for the new Commission for Employment and Skills despite...
Mike Berry hosts this week’s programme which includes:
News from the Labour Party conference in Bournemouth
The Commision for Racial...
Government is to provide an additional £1.2m to train van drivers in greener, safer driving techniques. The Safe and Fuel...
CBI director-general Richard Lambert has branded the government’s attempts to tackle the skills crisis as “lame”.He told Personnel Today that...
The average graduate will earn £100,000 more over their working life than people with A-levels who choose not to go...
The government’s flagship Train to Gain programme is “too bureaucratic” and overly complex, according to the Commons education and skills...
The Employability Skills programme has been launched today by employment minister Caroline Flint and skills minister David Lammy.The scheme is...
The government has called for a ‘skills revolution’ in its official response to the Leitch Review, setting out what it...
The government’s multi-million pound advertising campaign to drive up UK skills has been called into question by business groups over...
Business groups have dismissed the government’s message that employers should accept shared responsibility for training staff in basic skills.New skills secretary...
