Qualifications
Which apprenticeships are worst affected by Covid-19?
National Apprenticeship Week: The Covid crisis has seen apprenticeship starts in the UK fall by 46%; meanwhile, the UK's oldest apprentice is revealed.
Skills for Jobs white paper: employers to have key skills role
Employers will have a central role in shaping technical education to ensure the workforce has the skills businesses need, the government has pledged.
More than one million low paid workers don’t qualify for Lifetime Skills Guarantee
1.4 million workers would not be able to join scheme because it is only open to people without a level 3 qualification.
‘Don’t begin pilot training – there aren’t any jobs,’ warns union
Aspiring airline pilots have been warned not to begin any training courses as they are unlikely to find employment.
The...
‘Employer hubs’ at colleges could help meet skills needs
The UK’s skills gap could be tackled by creating sector specialist ‘employer hubs’ at local colleges.
Scrapping Union Learning Fund would be ‘tremendous loss’
Tesco, Arla Foods and Tata Steel are among employers backing a campaign to persuade the government to rethink plans to scrap the Union Learning Fund.
Services sector ‘overlooked’ in Brexit trade talks
The needs of the UK’s £225bn professional services sector are being overlooked in the UK-EU trade talks according a sub-committee...
Number of over-50s out of work almost doubles
Support for over-50s to retrain or gain a new qualification is needed to reduce long-term unemployment, a report has said,...
How the Co-op uses apprenticeships to shake up career progression
By focusing on career progression, The Co-op’s award-winning retail apprenticeship programme is helping improve retention and alter the outdated perception...
NHS boss who lied about degree receives prison sentence
A senior NHS boss who gained his job by falsely stating he had a degree has received a suspended prison...
Conservative manifesto reveals plans to help UK workers ‘flourish’
Boris Johnson has vowed to “invest in Britain’s people by giving them the tools and training to flourish in the 21st century”.
Labour proposes free retraining to tackle ‘skills crisis’
Labour will provide free lifelong retraining for all if it gets into power in next month’s general election.
It pledged...
Quarter of employers ‘let down’ by apprenticeship providers
A quarter of HR and L&D managers have been let down by their apprenticeship training provider.
Technical qualifications to be revamped to boost uptake
Level 4 and 5 qualifications are to become Higher Technical Qualifications under new proposals.
Temporary workers missing out on skills development
Almost one million temporary workers are being excluded from skills development opportunities because of a poorly-designed apprenticeships system, the Recruitment...
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