Stockport Council will offer training for all of its 7,000 employees through a pledge to the GO North West Local...
Skills shortages
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The government has set aside £4.3bn in funding for the training and development of the NHS workforce. The Department of...
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Research conducted by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and professional services firm, KPMG, supports employer criticism of the flagship skills...
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Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development study leads to call for national strategy to use ex-offenders’ talents
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryA study of ex-offenders’ work prospects has called for a national communication strategy to influence employers’ attitudes to hiring ex-offenders.The...
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Employers have heaped further criticism on the flagship skills pledge recommended by the Leitch Review as the government finally announced...
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Rob Moss, Mike Berry and Louisa Peacock preview this week’s Personnel Today, including stories on the Leitch review, equal pay...
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Prisoners will benefit from a programme of employment-focused learning and skills training to reduce re-offending, the Department for Education and...
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Demand outstrips supply as City recruitment firm Morgan McKinley survey shows jobs market is booming
Vacancies in London’s financial services sector increased by 27% in April compared to the same period last year, according to...
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Skills envoy Sir Digby Jones has warned UK businesses that unless they rise to the challenge of the new global...
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Employers groups angered by lack of government action on Leitch Review skills warning
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherEmployers’ groups have hit out at the government for its lack of action on avoiding the skills catastrophe predicted by...
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Employers are calling on the government to clarify the content of the ‘pledge’ that they will be required to sign...
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The poor skills levels of school leavers is a national problem with “no silver bullet”, the Chartered Institute of Personnel...
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The Department for Education and Skills (DfES) has admitted to Personnel Today that not a single company has signed its...
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Life for those trying to figure out what IT skills actually mean should be easier with the launch of a...
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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...