Qualifications

Half of organisations feel the economy would be productive and resilient if the education system was better tailored to employers' needs.

More than half of employers think the apprenticeship levy should be replaced with a broader training levy, the CIPD has found.

A former University of Huddersfield lecturer who was dimissed for not having a PhD has been awarded £108,000 in compensation after the university refused to reinstate him.

Short courses to help employees build STEM skills will start to be rolled out later this month, the government has...

Skills specialist City & Guilds is urging businesses to plug the talent drain by investing in upskilling older workers.

The new HR T Level qualification has been scrapped after the government was unable to find an awarding body to develop it.

A growing number of people without the right qualifications are being recruited for registered nursing roles.

Amazon is to pay for staff to be trained in skills to meet local needs, and plans to create 10,000 new jobs by the end of 2021.

A skills ‘revolution’ for adults, including loans for further and higher education, is promised, but no employment bill.

The University of Hudderfield's decision to dismiss a lecturer with mental health worries was "wholly unreasonable", a tribunal has found.

National Apprenticeship Week: The Covid crisis has seen apprenticeship starts in the UK fall by 46%; meanwhile, the UK's oldest apprentice is revealed.

Employers will have a central role in shaping technical education to ensure the workforce has the skills businesses need, the government has pledged.

1.4 million workers would not be able to join scheme because it is only open to people without a level 3 qualification.

Aspiring airline pilots have been warned not to begin any training courses as they are unlikely to find employment.
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The UK’s skills gap could be tackled by creating sector specialist ‘employer hubs’ at local colleges.