Health services in the UK will get a major boost through an annual allocation of £100m of additional funds to...
Sector Skills Councils
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Past shortcomings in government-led skills and training initiatives will put many employers off signing the skills pledge. Nevertheless, they should...
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HR news including: Government skills campaign receives a frosty reception, and the union chief who disagrees with proposed public sector...
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BBC and sector skills council Skillset to work together to promote training in audio-visual industry
The BBC will work with Skillset, the Sector Skills Council to promote education and learning across the audio-visual industry.Skillset has signed a...
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Skills strategy for London’s hospitality sector launched by mayor Ken Livingstone
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryMayor of London Ken Livingstone has launched the capital’s hospitality skills strategy to boost opportunities in hospitality, leisure, travel and tourism in...
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The Financial Services Skills Council (FSSC) has appointed Sarah Thwaites as its new director of skills development. Thwaites, who is...
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If sector skills councils are to succeed in their mission to help train the nation and meet demands in the...
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New alliance brings employers and colleges together to deliver education relevant to the workplace
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryA new alliance aimed at bringing employers and colleges closer together to deliver more economically valuable skills has been launched....
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A £120,000 training facility at London Luton Airport has been approved by the English skills promotion body the Learning and...
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Sector skills council for food manufacturing, Improve, launches National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) and Scottish Vocational Qualification (SVQ)
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryA new raft of vocational qualifications in food manufacturing is set to be unveiled to employers by Improve, the sector’s...
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Research conducted by Energy & Utility Skills has found that only one-quarter of the energy and utility sector workforce are...
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HR professionals would have a vital role to play if in-house training was accredited on the high street, according to...
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The government is urging closer working ties between skills brokers and employers in an effort to increase the take-up of...
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Time is running out for British businesses to tackle the burgeoning skills famine threatening to blight the economy, UK skills...
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The skills crisis is worsening despite the time and money the government has thrown at it, employers have warned. David...