Nearly half of UK workers have reading and number skills similar to children leaving primary school.
Learning & Skills Councils
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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).
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Free basics training pays off for a million adults.
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Employer involvement is a top priority on the government's agenda for vocational education. We ask readers whether it will make a difference
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Centre offers NVQ training for signalling and enginnering recruits
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The government has committed to launching a network of 12 sector-based National Skills Academies by 2008.
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The Learning and Skills Council has saved more than £100,000 in six months by identifying and developing its next generation of leaders.
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Ikea’s leadership challengeHome furnishing giant Ikea is taking its staff through some woodland-based challenges to drive leadership and decision-making. The...
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Help is available for employers who need to plug a basic skills gap. Louise Etheridge reports
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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.
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It is evident that the recent election was not so much about core issues, such as skills, but more about...
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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
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A £5m package offering practical incentives for former MG Rover workers to take up new employment in the manufacturing sector has been unveiled.
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Ufi's new chief executive, Sarah Jones, shares her vision for adult training
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The minister for skills and vocational education, Ivan Lewis, has visited the World Professional Darts Championships at Lakeside to promote...