Sector Skills Councils

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How human resources departments in Manchester are helping to tackle gang culture
How the police are trying...

A £2bn investment in jobs and skills in England over the next seven years from the European Union has been...

Comments from the equalities ‘tsar’ Trevor Phillips that diversity should be taken away from the HR function (Personnel Today, 21 August)...

The opening of a second national skills academy in the financial services sector next month is expected to trigger a...

The multi-million pound Train to Gain scheme is being held back by the way its much-vaunted ‘skills brokers’ are selling...

The dangers of the rush towards skills passport schemes have been highlighted by the former project manager of the failing...

I was concerned by the news story that cites £28m being ‘wasted’ on our skills campaign, and calls for more...

It’s all very well the government saying it wants employers to promise (that is what a pledge is, after all)...

Gordon Brown is enjoying an extended honeymoon period as the country’s new prime minister. But after last week’s news that...

HR news on diversity, skills and racial discrimination, presented by Mike Berry, Gareth Vorster and Greg Pitcher.

Most diversity practitioners...

The leading employer in the catering and hospitality industry has threatened to scale back support for sector skills council People...

The Skills for Business network was set up to boost UK productivity and profitability by identifying and tackling skills gaps on a sector-by-sector basis.The network is made up of 25 sector skills councils covering 85% of the entire workforce. They are employer-led, independent, sector-based and UK-wide.You'll find a sector skills council that represents your industry in this directory.

ExclusiveA flagship skills scheme for the retail sector has attracted just 2,000 users since its launch last year, with officials...

Former CBI chief Dibgy, Lord Jones of Birmingham, has admitted that his skills envoy job was only half finished when...

ConstructionSkills, the skills council for the construction industry, has announced that it will provide a record £140m in grants for...