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 Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has warned the government against forcing the human resources function into a ‘corporate...
Lord Digby Jones is no longer the government skills envoy, the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills has confirmed.As Jones was...
Alan Johnson has been appointed health secretary by prime minister Gordon Brown, following the resignation of Patricia Hewitt.The former postman...
The government is to invest £90m into the national skills academy network in a bid to drive up the standard of...
Education and skills secretary Alan Johnson has announced the first batch of organisations to sign up to the much hyped...
The government’s higher and further education policy has been slated by the joint general secretary of the University and College...
The number of people working in schools has grown by 17,300 over the past 12 months, but the number of...
Council’s ‘Skills for Life’ programme extended Council-wideBroxbourne Council has recently extended its ‘Skills for Life’ programme to the whole Council,...
The National Union of Teachers is to sue education secretary Alan Johnson for refusing to include it in pay talks.
General secretary Steve Sinnott...
Employers have a critical role to play in training young people as part of the government’s education initiative, according to...
The government will this month publish plans to raise the compulsory education age to 18.
Secretary of state for education and...
The government has approved the launch of a national skills academy for food and drink manufacturing. The academy will open in...
Government departments have been accused of “a shocking level of hypocrisy” over ageism after claims that civil servants could be retired...
A government minister has rejected business opinion by insisting that employers should build on the current UK skills system rather...
New proposals have been unveiled by the government for consultation on how to achieve world-class skills for adults.
Key measures will...
