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).
A £2bn package to ease the recruitment crisis in social care is expected to be announced in the Budget tomorrow...
The National Union of Teachers (NUT) yesterday demanded a 10% pay rise or at least £3,000, whichever is greater.At the...
Bright HR chiefs at the Civil Service are being hampered by senior leaders unwilling to make “unpopular decisions” to improve...
Gordon Brown has stepped in to restrict senior civil servant pay rises to 1.5% today,urging the executives to show “leadership”...
Skills minister Lord Tony Young, Simon Waugh of the National Apprenticeship Service and Dave Walsh, BT’s head of apprenticeships join us live online to discuss apprenticeships.
Huge government resources are dedicated to training, but the schemes on offer often baffle those trying to access them. Guy Sheppard finds out how HR can best unravel the mess.
Business secretary Lord Mandelson has announced a review into the productivity of British workers following a dispute over foreign labour....
Publicly-funded education and training must help students gain the skills needed for 21st century business, according to a report published...
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Pilots union BALPA criticises BMI after pay was taken back from employees’ account and then...
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HR directors fight back against the recession by focusing on training and development;
and a...
HR news and analysis including: MPs condemn the Leitch Review skills targets, labelling them “unrealistic and unachievable”, and Leading HR...
A report by a Parliamentary select committee on the UK's skills prospects concedes that a significant switch is needed in the country's approach to skills acquisition. But there's little time for this government to act on it.
TQ, the leading UK provider of training and education services to Governments and private clients around the World, is predicting...
The best teachers will receive a £10,000 ‘golden handcuff’ for working at the worst performing secondary schools, according to plans...
The government is to channel £27m of EU cash to help people improve their skills and stay in work or...
