Apprenticeships

Amazon has announced it will create 4,000 new jobs in the UK this year, bringing its total UK workforce up...

English and maths entry requirements are preventing young people, particularly from disadvantaged backgrounds, from accessing higher apprenticeships.

While organisations have made great strides in terms of diversity and inclusion, opening up apprenticeships to applicants with hidden disabilities...

Employers need to build clear and visible career pathways to maximise the benefits of apprenticeships, explains Phil Whitehouse.

A report from the transport committee suggests a “supply chain levy” would assist in building facilities and training new drivers.

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

A small number of universities are slowing the rise of diversity in the workplace, according to Euan Blair.

In the past year alone, £97m of funding wasn’t spent, which would have paid for 120,000 adults to access courses helping them to reskill.

The Green Jobs Delivery Group, with business, industry, union and academia involvement, has been tasked with supporting the delivery of up to 480,000 skilled green jobs by 2030.

The Future Skills Unit, announced in February’s levelling up white paper is set to be launched this month.

More than half of employers think the apprenticeship levy should be replaced with a broader training levy, the CIPD has found.

Nursery chain Bright Horizons has just announced a £10m investment in recruitment, retention and training. HR director Janine Leightley tells Personnel Today why this is important.

B&Q and Screwfix employees are to receive a pay rise in April, as their parent company seeks to attract and retain staff in a competitive labour market.

The Institute of Directors has written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer urging the government to create tax incentives for...

Like many initiatives triggered by the Covid pandemic, Kickstart was rushed and has failed to deliver predicted benefits.