Employers commonly bemoan the further and higher education system's failure to prepare young people with the skills and attributes they need to succeed in the world of work. Work experience is one of the best ways for young people further and higher education, such as university students, to prepare for the challenges that starting work will bring.
Part-time students are not receiving the impartial support and advice they require to progress their careers, inhibiting their potential to...
The most sought-after universities are failing to widen intake, leaving talented youngsters from poor backgrounds at a disadvantage, according to...
Graduate employers are being urged to scrap their minimum requirement of a 2.1 degree.Of 600 students and graduates polled by...
Staff at two London universities have voted in favour of industrial action in a dispute about funding cuts.Lecturers at University...
Further education colleges are calling on the chancellor to protect adult learning in tomorrow’s budget.A survey by the Association of...
I read with interest the article by Race for Opportunity director Sandra Kerr on ethnic minority diversity in higher education (Viewpoint,...
Graduates will be offered £15,000 to retrain as social workers, it has emerged.Graduates in England will receive the money in...
Pricewaterhouse-Coopers (PwC) has revamped the way it assesses candidates for its graduate scheme to widen its talent pool and reduce...
Entry requirements for teacher training in England are too low, a Commons education select committee has said. The committee said...
CBI boss Richard Lambert has urged private sector firms to pump cash into the higher education system to help soften...
Up to 300,000 students could miss out on university places and the quality of teaching could decline after more than...
Young people faced with poor job prospects are turning to study to avoid the dole, the latest figures have shown.Research...
The Conservatives will today pledge to make teaching a “noble profession” again by banning entry to the classroom for those...
The government will tell employers that they must stop predominantly recruiting those who have been privately educated.Professions including medicine, finance...
All new nurses will need to be educated to degree level from 2013 in an attempt to improve the quality...
