Skills shortages

New figures show a further decline in the number of students joining nursing courses in England and Wales.

Employers believe the UK will become less attractive to investors if new employment policies are introduced in their current form.

Research suggests vital ‘soft skills’ including communication and resilience are missing from young people entering the UK workforce.

With the UK’s skills system ‘in a mess’ according to Keir Starmer, the UK's new skills strategy could do worse than look at how schemes similar to Skills England have fared in the Netherlands.

GCSE results in England, Wales and Northern Ireland show little change from 2023 as recovery from the Covid years continues, in most areas.

New Home Office figures continue to show a downward trend in work visa applicant numbers, as minister looks to discourage tech sector from searching for overseas talent.

Strong performances in maths and sciences lead to best A-level results since 2010 if figures for pandemic years are discounted.

As the number of migrant workers entering Britain has continued to decline due to curbs on visas, the home secretary...

Wage growth of permanent and part-time staff slowed in July and demand for workers steadied with the number of vacancies declining, new figures show.

New research suggests a skills gap in the UK is threatening people’s career development and organisational competitiveness.

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A data skills gap among workforces is causing businesses to lose 26 days a year in productivity, new research has found.

Changes to the Skilled Worker Visa have made it challenging for employers, but the former intra-company transfer route could be a useful alternative.

The DWP has set out its blueprint for getting people back into work, after a report by a Labour adviser called for the long-term sick to be forced to seek work.

Skills England to bring together ‘fractured skills landscape’ and create a shared national ambition to boost the nation’s skills.