Employers have a critical role to play in training young people as part of the government’s education initiative, according to...
Skills shortages
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The skills crisis is worsening despite the time and money the government has thrown at it, employers have warned. David...
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Chemicals skills council Cogent gains £1m funding to improve provision of training
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryCogent, the Sector Skills Council for the chemicals and pharmaceuticals, oil and gas, nuclear, petroleum and polymer industries, has secured...
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Conference news: Skills for Prosperity conference, 6 March, Queen Elizabeth II Centre, London
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CBI calls for twice as many science and engineering students to beat future skills shortage
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherThe UK will have a shortage of scientists and engineers unless it doubles the proportion of graduates doing these subjects...
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Construction union UCATT slams low pay for ageing craftsmen working in prisons
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryLow pay and an ageing workforce are creating a maintenance “time bomb” in Britain’s prisons, construction union UCATT has warned.
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“I expect education, skills and training will replace even health as the government’s primary focus in the next budget. For...
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Water companies are working with schoolchildren, the Armed Forces, ex-offenders and Eastern Europeans in a bid to ease a recruitment...
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Skills for Life programme helps 1.6 million adults gain basic qualification
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryMore than 1.6 million people have gained basic skills qualifications through the government’s Skills for Life strategy, official figures have...
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Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is being forced to recruit overseas because there is such a dire lack of science graduates in...
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Unemployed people who cannot speak English risk losing their benefits unless they learn the language, the government has announced.
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Army of top female talent to be enlisted to inspire more female entrepreneurs
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryOne thousand female entrepreneurs are to be recruited to help more women to set up their own business, the government...
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Health minister Andy Burnham’s NHS work experience results in staff engagement strategy
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryPlans to better engage NHS staff and empower them to lead reform of the health service have been outlined by...
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IT firm Cisco offers free training to unemployed and deprived people in Edinburgh
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryUnemployed people in Edinburgh will get the chance to improve their job prospects and secure full-time employment following the launch...
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Migrant workers to the UK are seen as harder working, more reliable and better skilled than natives, a poll published...