The government has kick-started an initiative to enable in-house training to lead to nationally recognised qualifications.Speaking at the CBI Skills...
Qualifications
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Boys don’t regard university as a realistic career option and plan to get on by “knowing the right people”, research...
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The average graduate will earn £100,000 more over their working life than people with A-levels who choose not to go...
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A-level maths has experienced a significant increase in uptake since 2004, but science is still lagging behind, according to today’s...
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General Medical Council finds doctors trained outside the UK are twice as likely to face formal disciplinary hearings
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherDoctors trained overseas are twice as likely as those who graduated in the UK to face formal disciplinary hearings after...
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Young adults have admitted they would spend their £1,000-a-year learning grant on going to the pub, rather than purchasing new...
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Alan Johnson is right to say ‘no’ to companies awarding their own qualifications (Employers denied self-accreditation, Personnel Today, 26 June)....
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Skills strategy for London’s hospitality sector launched by mayor Ken Livingstone
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryMayor of London Ken Livingstone has launched the capital’s hospitality skills strategy to boost opportunities in hospitality, leisure, travel and tourism in...
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The high number of deaths in the farming industry has led to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) developing new...
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The Leitch Review of Skills published last year set out a vision for making UK skills levels world class. It is...
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EXCLUSIVE
Education secretary Alan Johnson has delivered an unequivocal “no” to the question of whether companies should be allowed to award... -
Top Savile Row tailors have joined forces to help stave off a skills crisis in the profession.
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Universities are “sexing up” science degrees to attract students rather than train them for the “real world of laboratory work”,...
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InterContinental Hotels Group resignation over falsified qualifications prompts call to check CVs
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryEmployers have been warned to scrutinise CVs thoroughly when recruiting senior management following the resignation of a leading hotel executive...
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The pioneering students of a foundation degree developed for fire station managers at West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service (WYFRS)...