Qualifications

The Conservatives have attacked NVQs, saying they have “negative value on the labour market”, indicating that the vocational qualifications could...

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has called for students to pay more for their education, as an alternative to...

This Personnel Today news roundup includes: Ethnic minority police officers still face discrimination at work GPs demand extra cash to...

Fewer adults are involved in learning in the UK than at any time since 1996, according to research by the...

Four out of 10 employers are experiencing literacy and numeracy problems among staff.According to a survey carried out by the...

Take care when specifiying qualifications – they may be ageistChief Constable of West Yorkshire v HomerRegulation 3(1)(b) of the Employment...

Rail industry employers arrived at Parliament this week to commemorate the 10,000th NVQ handed out in the sector.
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Attracting, developing and retaining contact centre and retail employees is as tough a challenge as delivering a consistently great customer...

Supermarket giant Sainsbury’s is offering its 150,000-strong workforce the chance to gain formal qualifications in stock-control and health and safety....

The British Association of Communicators in Business (CiB) has launched a formal qualification for new entrants to internal communications as part...

Universities must play a key role in giving students the skills that make them suitable for the workforce, the CBI...

Universities should not be asked to help fix industry’s latest technological problems nor should they be “implementers of the [government’s]...

The UK may finally be on its way to producing enough homegrown scientists to compete on an international level, following...

Senior figures at the UK’s larger dairy firms are to meet next month to tackle training problems in the industry....

The government risks “stifling” the social care sector with the way its flagship Train to Gain service is structured, an...