Firefighters should be taught sign language and deaf awareness techniques when they join the service, their trade union has insisted....
Training policies
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Almost half of large companies in Western Europe plan to spend more on training and L&D in 2008, according to...
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Problems in training, recruitment and retention has aggravated the significant shortage of nursing staff leading to below-standard care for neonatal...
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Information Commissioner rules Department of Health breached data law with junior doctors’ personal details on Medical Training Application Service website
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherHealth service staff must be trained on data security following the scandal that saw junior doctors’ personal details placed on...
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Under-fire utility firm Southern Water is to send all 1,600 employees on a three-day, off-site training course to improve its...
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The spectre of mandatory training of all staff is looming larger after the organisation behind the Train to Gain scheme...
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Skills minister David Lammy has blamed employer apathy for the government’s failure to boost women’s skill levels.He said the biggest...
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Mayor of London Ken Livingstone has launched a £227,000 Opportunity Fund project called Skills for Food. The scheme will provide catering...
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Employers must learn to appreciate the experience and expertise older people can bring to the workforce if they are to...
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Skills envoy Sir Digby Jones has warned UK businesses that unless they rise to the challenge of the new global...
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News that not a single employer has, so far, signed up to the skills pledge, as recommended by the Leitch...
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A City university, along with a consortium of charities, will launch a new academy for parenting practitioners in October, following...
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Two leaders tell how attending a leadership course improved their confidence.Managing director Peter Black of Digital Steps Black founded his...
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British companies should have the power to award their own nationally recognised qualifications to employees, according to the CBI. The...
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Time is running out for British businesses to tackle the burgeoning skills famine threatening to blight the economy, UK skills...