A former NHS trust chief executive has admitted securing a £115,000-a-year job by falsely claiming to be a graduate
Qualifications
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UK business cannot hope to tackle the ‘onslaught’ from the Far East if more students cannot be persuaded to study science and foreign languages, according to the CBI
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The Marine Society College has been graded the best training institution in the UK by the Adult Learning Inspectorate.
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The CIPD is to introduce a certificate in the psychology of management
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NHS staff with no professional qualifications will have access to learning accounts, under new plans announced by health secretary Patricia Hewitt
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Chartered Management Institute launches programme to promote manager's skills for success in public service.
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A fresh push on vocational initiatives from the sector skills council e-skills UK is set to help employers address long-running skills gaps in IT.
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LloydsTSB asset finance division is funding a Modern Apprenticeships scheme for its call centre agents.
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The employer-led agency e-skills UK has unveiled a nationwide plan to train more people in IT to close the UK's productivity gap.
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A new vocational qualification for dinner ladies will be launched this autumn, as part of the government’s pledge to improve school meals in England and Wales.
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A top university has drawn up a list of high-performing state schools whose pupils face being denied places because of 'positive discrimination', according to the Sunday Times.
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Ministers agree to reform national qualificationsA deal has been struck between the European Parliament and the EU Council of Ministers...
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The new principal at Henley Management College explains why he intends to build on the organisation's practical, no-nonsense approach to business training. Simon Kent reports
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Work-based qualifications must be held in higher esteem if the proposed reforms of training and education are to succeed. We ask readers how to make it happen
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The government's latest White Paper on skills contains yet more ambitious goals for vocational training. Margaret Kubicek looks at whether it will be enough to woo employers