The growing acceptance that National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) can be as important as BTEC diplomas or A-levels has been confirmed after...
Qualifications
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Bailiffs face CRB checks and diversity training under Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Bill
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryBailiffs and other enforcement agents will be regulated more strictly under new laws announced this week.The Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement...
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Skills for Life programme helps 1.6 million adults gain basic qualification
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryMore than 1.6 million people have gained basic skills qualifications through the government’s Skills for Life strategy, official figures have...
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Internal training and L&D offerings could count for more if they're accredited by reputable external bodies. They are keen to help.
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IÂ am assuming the person who ranted about ‘not recognising qualifications’ (Have a rant, Personnel Today, 23 January) has not...
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Chancellor Gordon Brown and education secretary Alan Johnson call on employers to sign up to skills pledge
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryChancellor Gordon Brown and education secretary Alan Johnson have called on all employers to sign up to a ‘skills pledge’...
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A new £14m national academy to raise manufacturing skills is to be launched today by the government.
Trade and industry...
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I am furious with the short-sightedness of my HR department in not recognising a major business qualification.
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Five hundred secondary schools in England did not meet the government’s minimum target for GCSE attainment, the annual performance tables show....
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The number of graduates finding managerial roles in the commercial, industrial and public sector six months after graduation has fallen,...
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A third of recent graduates believe they chose the wrong degree course but most feel that their time at university...
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First Direct is offering its staff the chance to study for a foundation degree in contact centres in its workplace.
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The vast majority of business graduates do not have the skills to sell effectively, research from a sales improvement consultancy...
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City of London employers are calling for closer links with UK universities, according to a report published today. The Graduate ...
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Institution of Engineering and Technology teams up with IBM to develop competency standards for IT professionals
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryThe Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and IBM have launched a professional development scheme to benchmark standards in the...