Sector Skills Councils

Two senior HR directors from the hospitality industry have been appointed trustees of People 1st, the sector’s skills council.Robin Mills,...

The UK government has failed to tackle ‘chronic underfunding’ in the social care sector despite a growing demand for services,...

The chief of HR at a social care charity has voiced serious concerns about the lack of people choosing to...

The scale of the UK’s skills challenge has been laid bare by a regional survey showing that three in four...

I read your report of Chris Humphries’ China trip with much interest (‘Smog, skills and spices’, Personnel Today, 8 July).
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UK skills supremo Chris Humphries returns from China today (Tuesday) after a five-day trip to help the fast-growing economy with...

The government is set to unveil a series of skills ‘compacts’ that will channel millions of pounds into training initiatives...

Residents of a quiet Yorkshire street got a surprise recently when TV presenter and former lingerie model Carol Smillie and...

HR news and analysis including: Imelda Walsh talks exclusively to Personnel Today on the flexible working review to extend the right...

Gordon Brown used the draft Queen’s Speech to announce a new right to request time off work for training.Revealing his...

Skills minister David Lammy has expanded the National Skills Academy network with the approval of three new academies: Sport and...

The government wants a major rise in the number of apprenticeships on offer – and it’s willing to subsidise their...

A new strategy aimed at boosting skills in the Civil Service has been launched.Civil Service head Gus O’Donnell said the...

e-skills UK today released the first three in-depth reports of the ‘IT and Telecoms Insights 2008’ series, presenting a unique view...

The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has agreed to support the government’s skills pledge, despite its recent criticism of the...