The failure to invest in training is affecting the UK's ability to compete globally.
Training strategies
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A new professional body for information security professionals launches today as part of efforts to help raise the standards of IT security across the UK.
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Employers bidding for 2012 Olympics contracts should be forced to include commitments on staff training in their proposals, MPs and union leaders said last week.
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Nearly half of UK workers have reading and number skills similar to children leaving primary school.
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When budgets are tight, training is usually first in line for the chop. But there are ways of getting even...
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Coastguards have called for better training standards at sea after a ship's captain was prosecuted for endangering other ships in the Dover Strait.
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The government is publishing plans to improve prison education and give inmates the skills they need to enter the labour market.
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Employers have rejected a governmental report criticising their training programmes.
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BT is set to start one of the biggest change management programmes ever in the telecoms sector
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Prime minister Tony Blair has urged business leaders in the UK to get more involved in developing the skills of young people
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The body responsible for the security of NHS staff has insisted it is on track to hit targets for training all NHS employees in conflict resolution.
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West Mercia Police is spending £200,000 to increase the positivity of its backroom staff.
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Capital One is the latest financial services company to introduce a 'corporate university' to provide online training for staff.
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An urgent overhaul of training is required to address the serious skills gaps that are “crippling” many parts of the...
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MPs are urging business and the government not to ignore adult education in light of the ageing population.