Qualifications
More than nine in 10 want more flexibility on apprenticeship spending
Nine out of 10 (92%) employers want more flexibility in how they can spend their apprenticeship levy allowance, with some...
Doctor practised medicine for 22 years without qualification
The qualifications of around 3,000 foreign doctors in the UK are being checked after it emerged a woman practised psychiatry...
Brexit threat to men in manual jobs with few qualifications
Male manual workers with few qualifications will be most affected by new trade barriers when the UK leaves the EU,...
Half of UK workers have wrong skills for their job
Around half of the UK workforce could be in the wrong job based on their skills level, according to the...
Two-thirds of parents have not heard of T-levels
Almost two-thirds of parents of secondary school children have not heard of T-levels with just two years to go before...
Employers unprepared to offer T-level work placements
Three-quarters of employers feel they would not be able to offer T-level students the minimum amount of work experience required...
Employers prefer apprenticeship experience over university degrees
As thousands of students receive their A-level results this week, employers have revealed that the experience gained in an apprenticeship...
Low-skilled roles rebranded as apprenticeships to receive levy funding
Employers stand accused of rebranding existing low-skilled roles as apprenticeships in order to make use of funding available through the...
Five ways blockchain could change the face of HR
If you haven’t heard of blockchain, perhaps you’ve heard of Bitcoin, the cryptocurrency that uses its technology? Sam Fletcher of...
Thousands could be using fake degrees to apply for jobs
Thousands of workers and jobseekers could potentially be misleading employers about their qualifications after buying fake degree certificates online.
An...
Employers rebrand training as apprenticeships to access levy fund
Almost half (46%) of employers plan to repackage their existing training schemes as new apprenticeships in order to access their...
GCSE grades are changing: a 9-to-1 guide for employers
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For the past three decades, employers have advertised roles requiring candidates to have a certain number of...
School leavers: an untapped professional resource?
PROMOTED | Following the new Prime Minister’s reshuffle, it was announced that new Education Secretary, Justine Greening...
Employing young people: time off for education and training
Employers need to be aware that the law on time off for education and training for young people in England...
Meeting professional standards in nursing and midwifery
Revalidation of learning and practice will be an essential part of re-registration for nurses and midwives by 2014. Graham Johnson, clinical lead...
