Sector Skills Councils

Jean Llewellyn has been appointed as the chief executive of the National Skills Academy for Nuclear.The academy was approved by...

Occupational health standards have been published for the construction industry, giving employers benchmarks against which to measure their activities for...

The sector skills council for the construction industry claims there is no shortage of applicants to the industry, despite comments...

New skills supremo Chris Humphries has vowed his team will “give it their best shot” in working with employers to...

This week we bring you a taste of what’s making the headlines in human resources, including:

Sainsbury’s HR chief Imelda...

A national skills academy for the process industries won approval from the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS).
The...

Louisa Peacock presents the latest human resources news.This week we bring you a taste of what’s making the headlines in HR, including...

Skillsmart Retail, the sector skills council for the retail sector, is showcasing its proposed skills academy on a recently launched...

Employers fed up with confusing IT qualifications can have their say on new national benchmarks throughout November.Sector skills council E-skills...

Beginning in October 2007, e-skills UK, the Sector Skills Council for IT and Telecoms, are hosting a series of half-day...

The government has pledged an additional £5m investment to improve skills and training opportunities for Londoners ahead of the 2012...

A national skills academy for the nuclear sector has been approved by skills minister, David Lammy.The academy joins those already...

A senior Leitch Review adviser has offered to rescue the government’s skills drive that stalled when Sir Digby Jones left...

Work and Pensions Minister Mike O’Brien may welcome the news that the EU is to finance training schemes in the...

This week’s round-up of HR news including how one in four dismissals in the civil service doesn’t stick; and more...