A sector skills council for financial services has been threatened with closure after failing to reach the required standards during...
Sector Skills Councils
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Friday Podcast: angry CIPD staff criticise Orme; the Budget wishlists; and companies fail to follow redundancy procedures
by Rob Mossby Rob MossHR news and analysis including:
angry CIPD staff have attacked CEO Jackie Orme’s handling of redundancies
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Train to Gain is in danger of running out of money this year following the recent surge in employer demand...
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Friday Podcast: JobCentre ads for skilled vacancies, CEO potential should do an HR stint, and air traffic ageism
by Guy Loganby Guy LoganHR news and analysis including:
HR directors slam government plans to force employers to advertise skilled jobs locally first;
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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.
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Apprenticeship Week 2009 starts this week in an attempt to draw attention to the government scheme.
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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.
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HR news and analysis including:
Pilots union BALPA criticises BMI after pay was taken back from employees’ account and then...
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The government has set-up guideline training contracts for a range skills in the public sector. The Office of Government Commerce (OGC)...
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HR news and analysis including:
HR directors fight back against the recession by focusing on training and development;
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Friday Podcast: MPs review Leitch skills targets and HR profession under fire
by Rob Mossby Rob MossHR news and analysis including: MPs condemn the Leitch Review skills targets, labelling them “unrealistic and unachievable”, and Leading HR...
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Leitch Review targets condemned as ‘unrealistic and unachievable’ by MPs
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherAn influential group of MPs has branded the Leitch Review skills targets that consume hundreds of millions of pounds of...
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Employers in the housing, facilities management, fashion and textiles sectors are to benefit from a £93m government investment in training.New...
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Home improvement retailer B&Q became the 100,000th company to sign up to Train to Gain, but employer groups say more...
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The Constructing Better Health initiative was set to provide an effective conduit between construction firms and OH providers. Wendy Stimson explains what has been achieved so far.