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.
Levels of unemployment among the UK’s young people are soaring. With the government calling on businesses to step in, Tara...
Two thirds (66%) of young people feel obliged to work for free because of the recession, reveals a poll by...
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Cutting back on graduate recruitment during the recession will not prove cost-effective for employers in the long-term, HR experts have...
McDonald’s’ HR chief hopes the burger chain will “one day” offer a PhD in restaurant management to existing staff.Courses equivalent...
The National Council for Work Experience (NCWE) has launched a free online information and recruitment initiative to help businesses find...
Government plans to offer graduates £20,000 to take up a career in social care will not go far enough to...
Nearly half of UK graduates fear they will be made redundant within their first year of work, a survey has...
Just as the class of 2009 face formidable challenges, so do graduate recruiters. Competition for jobs has never been so...
Hotel and restaurant chain Whitbread will create 1,000 new jobs in 2009 as well as launching a new apprenticeship scheme....
Jobless professionals will be fast–tracked to become teachers within six months under new plans to be announced today by Gordon...
Publicly-funded education and training must help students gain the skills needed for 21st century business, according to a report published...
Festival Housing Group (FHG), the West Midlands-based housing association, has won a UK Housing Award – in the ‘Developing Skills...
Foundation degrees offer employees and employers the chance to provide learning that has a tangible outcome. Maybe that’s why hundreds...
Collaboration between employers and universities could help the UK to maintain its competitive edge, according to a CBI report.The CBI’s...
