Sector Skills Councils
Report proposes new visas to tackle tech skills gaps
The government should create a new class of visas specifically for technology firms “with the most growth potential” to help...
Why apprentices make good business sense: free webinar
Apprenticeships have seen a steady increase in recent years, as employers and apprentices alike realise the value they deliver.
Valuing your Talent: measuring and reporting human capital metrics
Peter Cheese discusses Valuing your Talent, a major new research and engagement programme launched at the CIPD annual conference.
National Apprenticeship Awards 2013 finalists revealed
The finalists for the 2013 National Apprenticeship Awards have been revealed, highlighting the work of 27 companies and individuals.
Core Learning Services fuels the UK’s power sector workers with online learning
The National Skills Academy for Power (the Skills Academy), aided by Core Learning Services (CLS), a consultancy providing e-learning-related products...
Adult learning under threat in Budget
Further education colleges are calling on the chancellor to protect adult learning in tomorrow’s budget.A survey by the Association of...
Care First Careers scheme offers cash bonus to give young jobless a start in social care
Employers across Britain will get £1,000 for taking on a young person who is struggling to find work.Additional free pre-employment...
Government ‘wastes’ £41.8m on launch of new skills agency
The government has “wasted” at least £41.8m on setting up brand new skills agencies that are staffed with the same...
New skills agencies staffed with ‘same people doing same jobs’
Government plans to staff brand new skills agencies with “the same people doing the same jobs” are unlikely to create...
Future Jobs Fund pledges £1.3m to get unemployed into creative industry
Up to 200 new jobs look set to be created for unemployed young people aiming to break into the creative...
Fashion and textiles skills council Skillfast to close after failing review
Skillfast, the sector skills council (SSC) for fashion and textiles, will close after failing a government review of its performance,...
UKCES urges government to stop ‘tinkering’ with skills system to boost employer engagement
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The government must stop “tinkering” with the skills system post-recession if it wants employers to engage with its over-arching...
Invest in skills now for future success
Successful employers see investing in the skills of their workforce as one of the most powerful things they can do...
Skills programme shake-up will close 30 skills bodies by 2012
The government has set out a new skills strategy which claims to “radically simplify” the way skills policy is delivered.Skills...
