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).
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...
The Conservatives have attacked NVQs, saying they have “negative value on the labour market”, indicating that the vocational qualifications could...
Schools secretary Ed Balls has revealed government plans to cut up to 3,000 senior education positions, to save £2bn in...
Regional airline Flybe is set to get £7.1m in public funding to help expand its Exeter training facility.The award comprises...
A government apprenticeship website backed by business entrepeneur Alan Sugar has filled just one tenth of advertised posts. The National...
The government has failed to fill a dozen vacancies in government, following a spate of resignations.Research by the Financial Times...
The UK ranks 16th out of 30 OECD countries on central government management and policy implementation, a report published today has...
Type ‘electrician’ into the national database of qualifications and you’ll get a list of 84 accredited qualifications. These are offered by...
Over one-third of apprentices dropped out of training last year – but the shadow minister for learning has warned that...
Unions have welcomed government plans to set a national minimum wage for apprentices, to protect them from exploitation.Last week business...
Train to Gain has run out of money to help employers train staff and take on apprentices in some parts...
