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).
More than a year after the apprenticeship levy came into effect, most agree that it is not going according to...
Keeping on top of employment law developments can feel like a full-time job for HR professionals, but that’s just the...
There has been a steady decline in the number of apprenticeships begun after the apprenticeship levy was introduced last year....
The Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) has raised concerns that the Government is too slow to publish guidance...
Twenty three of the 50 organisations with the largest gender pay gaps so far are school academies or multi-academy trusts,...
The Government has promised that every school and college in the country will have a dedicated careers leader in place...
Government failure to address inadequacies in careers guidance is “unacceptable” according to the chairs of the Education, Skills and the...
The Department for Education has today revealed its proposals on how funding for apprenticeships will work after the apprenticeship levy...
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has been split up and the Government’s skills and apprenticeship policy will...
“Patchy” and inadequate career advice resulting from Government policy is worsening the skills gap in the jobs market and damaging...
The decision by schools to take action against staff amid confusion over child protection rules could potentially expose them to...
New statistics from the Department for Education (DfE) show that the number of young people not in education, employment or...
Too many vocational courses are of little value and are targeted at league tables rather than preparing young people for the...
The universities minister David Willetts has said that students should consider university fees “more as an obligation to pay higher...
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