Training policies

A City university, along with a consortium of charities, will launch a new academy for parenting practitioners in October, following...

Two leaders tell how attending a leadership course improved their confidence.Managing director Peter Black of Digital Steps Black founded his...

British companies should have the power to award their own nationally recognised qualifications to employees, according to the CBI. The...

Time is running out for British businesses to tackle the burgeoning skills famine threatening to blight the economy, UK skills...

The North West’s aerospace industry has received £1.6m to improve skills and training across the region.The latest cash boost to...

Unions have called for improved training and advice for staff in the oil industry following the publication of the fifth...

Employers have been told by the government that they need to do more to stamp out poor spelling and grammar...

The government will this month publish plans to raise the compulsory education age to 18.
Secretary of state for education and...

The police service needs to train 6,000 more officers to cope with chemical, biological, radioactive or nuclear (CBRN) attacks, according...

Business leaders in the West Midlands have been urged to increase the finance skills of their employees to boost economic...

In the past nine months the Learning and Skills Council has been dogged by criticism for failing to engage employers and failing to affect levels of employer delivered training

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Unison offers expertiseUnison has launched a scheme offering its workplace learning expertise to the private sector. The UK’s largest union...

Despite the government's mantra on education, the UK faces a massive challenge if employees are to gain the skills that will keep the economy competitive.

Language moves eastGerman and Russian are moving up the league table when it comes to learning a second language in...