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    UK must act to boost skills or face ‘perfect storm’ of decline

    by Adam McCulloch 11 Mar 2019
    by Adam McCulloch 11 Mar 2019

    Cuts in public funding for adult skills and falling employer investment has led to the UK's skills base lagging behind that of comparable countries.

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    Brexit threat to men in manual jobs with few qualifications

    by Rob Moss 5 Oct 2018
    by Rob Moss 5 Oct 2018

    Male manual workers with few qualifications will be most affected by new trade barriers when the UK leaves the EU,...

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    Half of UK workers have wrong skills for their job

    by Jo Faragher 3 Oct 2018
    by Jo Faragher 3 Oct 2018

    Around half of the UK workforce could be in the wrong job based on their skills level, according to the...

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    Two-thirds of parents have not heard of T-levels

    by Jo Faragher 5 Sep 2018
    by Jo Faragher 5 Sep 2018

    Almost two-thirds of parents of secondary school children have not heard of T-levels with just two years to go before...

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    Employers unprepared to offer T-level work placements

    by Ashleigh Webber 22 Aug 2018
    by Ashleigh Webber 22 Aug 2018

    Three-quarters of employers feel they would not be able to offer T-level students the minimum amount of work experience required...

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    Employers prefer apprenticeship experience over university degrees

    by Rob Moss 14 Aug 2018
    by Rob Moss 14 Aug 2018

    As thousands of students receive their A-level results this week, employers have revealed that the experience gained in an apprenticeship...

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    Low-skilled roles rebranded as apprenticeships to receive levy funding

    by Ashleigh Webber 13 Apr 2018
    by Ashleigh Webber 13 Apr 2018

    Employers stand accused of rebranding existing low-skilled roles as apprenticeships in order to make use of funding available through the...

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    Five ways blockchain could change the face of HR

    by Sam Fletcher 19 Mar 2018
    by Sam Fletcher 19 Mar 2018

    If you haven’t heard of blockchain, perhaps you’ve heard of Bitcoin, the cryptocurrency that uses its technology? Sam Fletcher of...

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    Thousands could be using fake degrees to apply for jobs

    by Ashleigh Webber 17 Jan 2018
    by Ashleigh Webber 17 Jan 2018

    Thousands of workers and jobseekers could potentially be misleading employers about their qualifications after buying fake degree certificates online.
    An...

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    Employers rebrand training as apprenticeships to access levy fund

    by Ashleigh Webber 11 Jan 2018
    by Ashleigh Webber 11 Jan 2018

    Almost half (46%) of employers plan to repackage their existing training schemes as new apprenticeships in order to access their...

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    GCSE grades are changing: a 9-to-1 guide for employers

    by Rob Moss 21 Apr 2017
    by Rob Moss 21 Apr 2017

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    For the past three decades, employers have advertised roles requiring candidates to have a certain number of...

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    Employing young people: time off for education and training

    by Kevin Lau 29 Jun 2015
    by Kevin Lau 29 Jun 2015

    Employers need to be aware that the law on time off for education and training for young people in England...

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    Meeting professional standards in nursing and midwifery

    by Personnel Today 1 Dec 2012
    by Personnel Today 1 Dec 2012

    Revalidation of learning and practice will be an essential part of re-registration for nurses and midwives by 2014. Graham Johnson, clinical lead...

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    Employers failing to utilise managers’ qualifications, CMI warns

    by Laura Chamberlain 5 Jul 2012
    by Laura Chamberlain 5 Jul 2012

    The standard of management in the UK is being held back by employers that fail to take full advantage of...

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    Management skills training provided to school pupils

    by Laura Chamberlain 15 Sep 2011
    by Laura Chamberlain 15 Sep 2011

    Students from secondary schools and colleges are being provided with management training in order to address the lack of basic...

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