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 15,000 university jobs could be shed over the next few years as a result of Peter Mandelson’s budget...
Up to 300,000 students could miss out on university places and the quality of teaching could decline after more than...
DIY retailer B&Q today revealed plans to double its apprenticeship intake this year, in an announcement timed to mark the start...
The CIPD has called for a new six-month work placement subsidy of £1,250 for 16- to 17 year-olds who have...
The UK must find 600,000 new engineers over the next seven years and remove the male-dominated image of the sector...
Blackpool Pleasure Beach has become the 20,000th employer to sign the government’s Skills Pledge. The amusement park, which employs 200...
Up to 127 jobs will be cut at Manchester Metropolitan University under plans to deal with the impact of the...
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The Conservatives will scrap Train to Gain if they come to power next year, Personnel Today has learned.
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Universities are to use potential earnings to advertise courses, in a bid to treat students more like paying customers. As...
The Conservatives have outlined their ‘Get Britain Working’ scheme, which will replace the government’s flagship Flexible New Deal programme.
Speaking...
EXCLUSIVE Work and pensions secretary Yvette Cooper has vowed to use the government’s Local Employment Partnership (LEP) schemes to create...
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The government has admitted it may – like the Conservatives – review the provision of vocational qualifications such as...
Peter Mandelson used his keynote address at the Labour Party Conference today to call on employers to continue to train...
Alistair Darling will race through legislation to put an “end to automatic bank bonuses”. he confirmed today.Speaking at the Labour...
About 40,000 teaching assistant jobs must be cut to prevent schools wasting taxpayers’ money, according to a government report.A review...
