Learning & Skills Councils

Chairman of chief infomation officers board at E-Skills highlights need for essential IT skills.

Nearly half of UK workers have reading and number skills similar to children leaving primary school.

My experience with Sector Skills Councils (SSCs) has been that the one thing I need right now can't be delivered (Personnel Today, 13 December).

Free basics training pays off for a million adults.

Employer involvement is a top priority on the government's agenda for vocational education. We ask readers whether it will make a difference

Centre offers NVQ training for signalling and enginnering recruits

The government has committed to launching a network of 12 sector-based National Skills Academies by 2008.

The Learning and Skills Council has saved more than £100,000 in six months by identifying and developing its next generation of leaders.

Ikea’s leadership challengeHome furnishing giant Ikea is taking its staff through some woodland-based challenges to drive leadership and decision-making. The...

Help is available for employers who need to plug a basic skills gap. Louise Etheridge reports

Many managers in organisations that provide further education, adult education or training are indifferent or even resistant to involvement with diversity issues, according to a report.

It is evident that the recent election was not so much about core issues, such as skills, but more about...

Despite falling behind some of our European competitors on skills, Mark Haysom, chief executive of the Learning and Skills Council, is bullish about the future prospects

A £5m package offering practical incentives for former MG Rover workers to take up new employment in the manufacturing sector has been unveiled.

Ufi's new chief executive, Sarah Jones, shares her vision for adult training