Employers have given a mixed reaction to the government's education white paper, published today.
Learning & development
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Companies are failing to train employees in ethical behaviour – despite growing awareness of the need for strict codes of...
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Careers drive for former athletes hits the ground running
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UK organisations are being hampered by serious weaknesses in the people skills of senior management, research has revealed.
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Proving that there's no excuse big enough to sideline training at work, the Army has opened its first education centre in the Al Basra province of Iraq.
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The Employers Organisation for Local Government has been awarded an international gold standard for its graduate mentoring programme.
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As 'Beer Evangelist' at brewer Coors, Lee Threapleton gets to teach Coors employees about all things beer
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IT body calls for focus on home-grown 'techie' talent; Sainsbury's buys into retail union's IT training scheme
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PricewaterhouseCoopers is getting its employees to eat curry to support a fundraising campaign.
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The Employers' Organisation for local government is calling for senior managers to act as external mentors for National Graduate Development Programme trainees.
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Retail union Usdaw has launched an in-store learning partnership with Sainsbury's, offering training in areas such as IT, literacy and numeracy.
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The prime minister has thanked more than 150 employers for the support they have given to UK reservists.
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Unions have slammed Conservative plans to scrap the union learning fund, which helps workers access basic skills courses.
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Managers must notch up international experience if they are serious about making it to the top
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Course spells out risks for healthcare staff