Training strategies

L&D teams face the dual challenge of tighter budgets and keeping leadership on board. What are the best strategies to boost investment buy-in?

Spending on high-level apprenticeships - equivalent to a Master’s degree - has more than doubled in the past five years.

As employers face rising costs, investing in changing the mindset of teams can help them become more commercially-minded and drive positive business outcomes.

With surveys suggesting hiring confidence is at a low, Simon Fowler proposes a pragmatic and long-term approach to managing headcount.

Independent review calls for ‘fundamental reset’ of the current Industry Training Board model to safeguard economic growth.

Almost half of HR professionals feel their company does not have a clear view of its skills needs for 2025 and beyond, according to LinkedIn.

The government needs to prioritise support for employers to upskill their workforces if its industrial strategy is to succeed, according to REC members.

How can net migration be reduced, as the government wants, while addressing UK skills shortages?

Research suggests vital ‘soft skills’ including communication and resilience are missing from young people entering the UK workforce.

New research suggests a skills gap in the UK is threatening people’s career development and organisational competitiveness.

The Olympics begin next week, placing focus on team performance and individual achievement. How can we build the right environment at work for teams to thrive?

More than half of employees feel there is too much change at work, PwC's 2024 hopes and fears survey has found.

Three in five UK workers think on-the-job training or apprenticeships are more valuable than a university degree.

The UK has been ranked 45th in the world for technology and business skill proficiency – one place below Honduras.

Unemployed people in the UK will be sent to skills 'bootcamps' that will train them to fill roles where there is a shortage of workers.