Government incentives have not encouraged up to a third of employers to train staff
Skills shortages
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The education system – and not employers – is squarely to blame for the rapidly falling number of science and engineering graduates in the UK, the CBI has insisted
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The number of employers reporting IT skills shortages has gone up and the business consequences of the skills gap are worsening.
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Personnel Today is supporting an employer-led campaign to introduce tax breaks for employees who support older relatives. As a part of the campaign Personnel Today is asking HR professionals to sign our petition to urge the government to include tax breaks for carers in its next comprehensive spending review, to be announced in Spring 2007.
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Too many young people are turning their backs on science and technology because of faults in the education system, Britain's biggest business group warned today
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Foreign workers should be encouraged to find employment in the North East of England, according to a thinktank
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London's Investors in People support agency defends the organisation against suggestions that it does not deliver commercial benefit
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IT in public sector shows huge growth in past four years.
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To take advantage of the booming market in trade with China schools and universities must be encouraged to add Chinese language and cultural studies to the curriculum, employers warn
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Employers must do more to engage with young people about the world of work, a survey of 14 and 15-year-olds has suggested
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The UK construction industry can expect a boost in the run-up to the 2012 Olympics as the Construction Industry Training Board prepares an integrated package for overseas workers
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Anglo-Polish accord puts end to tax double-whammy for Poles working in the UK.
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Education and skills secretary Alan Johnson has announced that the Mayor of London will lead a new skills and employment board to drive forward London's continuing economic growth.
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Fall in higher education take-up threatens Scotland's economy.
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Marine sector skills council launches skills blueprint for expanding business opportunities
by Mike Berryby Mike BerrySemta acts to ensure no skills crisis in marine industry.