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    STEM returners project receives government backing

    by Ashleigh Webber 11 Feb 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 11 Feb 2023

    The government is to fund a STEM returners project, helping women and carers get back into the sector following a break.

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    Careers scheme launched for primary school children

    by Rob Moss 5 Jan 2023
    by Rob Moss 5 Jan 2023

    Department for Education begins careers programme for primary schools in disadvantaged areas to get children thinking about their future.

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    Young people need more guidance over ‘green jobs’

    by Adam McCulloch 24 Jun 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 24 Jun 2022

    To meet the needs of the net zero economy far more needs to be done to educate and train young people in green roles.

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    Bias stopping STEM professionals returning after career break

    by Ashleigh Webber 23 Jun 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 23 Jun 2022

    Bias in STEM recruitment processes is preventing talented professionals from returning following a career break, research has found.

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    Construction blighted by skills shortage as sector steps up diversity efforts

    by Adam McCulloch 16 Jun 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 16 Jun 2022

    The construction industry is facing a shortage of a quarter of a million workers within the next four years because of Brexit and the effects of the Covid pandemic.

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    Energy sector makes little progress on executive gender diversity

    by Ashleigh Webber 7 Jun 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 7 Jun 2022

    A report shows progress on acheiving more female leaders in the UK energy sector remains slow, with all-male boards remaining.

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    Would a general training levy solve the UK skills crisis?

    by Ashleigh Webber 1 Jun 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 1 Jun 2022

    Employers have called for a broadening of what apprenticeship levy funds can be used for. How would this work?

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    AI adoption: Skills shortages means UK lagging behind Europe

    by Rob Moss 18 May 2022
    by Rob Moss 18 May 2022

    Lower adoption of artificial intelligence in the UK has been blamed on AI skills shortages.

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    Fears over skills as visa application times double for spouses

    by Adam McCulloch 12 May 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 12 May 2022

    Processing times at the Home Office for those wishing to join family working in the UK have doubled, leaving those with job offers in the UK having to renegotiate starting dates.

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    Government pilot urges job advert pay transparency

    by Ashleigh Webber 8 Mar 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 8 Mar 2022

    Employers taking part in a government pilot will list salary details on job adverts and stop asking candidates about salary history, in a bid to tackle pay inequality.

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    Going ahead with NI rise is ‘illogical’, says manufacturing body

    by Ashleigh Webber 1 Mar 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 1 Mar 2022

    The government is facing renewed pressure to delay the planned 1.25% National Insurance increase.

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    Princess Anne calls for more women in Stem roles

    by Adam McCulloch 24 Feb 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 24 Feb 2022

    Princess Anne has said Covid-19 has caused a ‘backwards slide’ for women when it comes to participation in the Stem sector.

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    Ideas to tackle transport career barriers sought

    by Ashleigh Webber 7 Feb 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 7 Feb 2022

    The government is seeking views on the future skills needs of employers in the transport sector, and has launched a taskforce to help reduce barriers for certain groups.

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    Degree apprenticeships: The key to skills and social mobility?

    by Jo Faragher 7 Feb 2022
    by Jo Faragher 7 Feb 2022

    Degree apprenticeships offer students the chance to earn while they learn without the debt of university, but is take-up where it should be?

    • STEM
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    Ford of Britain: Taking employees on an electrifying journey

    by Jo Faragher 28 Jan 2022
    by Jo Faragher 28 Jan 2022

    Surinder Birdi, HR director for manufacturing and employee relations for Ford of Britain, speaks to Personnel Today.

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