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.
Outgoing skills minister David Lammy has insisted that he leaves with the UK on course to hit the ambitious skills...
Tesco has pledged its commitment to graduate recruitment despite the economic downturn leading some employers to reduce the number of...
Universities must play a key role in giving students the skills that make them suitable for the workforce, the CBI...
Universities should not be asked to help fix industry’s latest technological problems nor should they be “implementers of the [government’s]...
Almost half of all UK workers would have studied “completely different” subjects in hindsight, with one in five believing they...
The UK’s leading employer group has called on the government to do more to make teenagers pursue careers in science,...
A new foundation degree will be launched at 12 colleges around the UK this autumn to address the nation’s growing...
A report has revealed potential future for universities in the UK, where employers gain increased powers to design and award...
The HR chief at SAP has admitted the employer software firm is facing talent management problems as the skills crisis...
The number of adults participating in learning in the past year has fallen, according to research published to coincide with...
There are now 20,100 more teachers and support staff in schools than 12 months ago, official figures have revealed.According to...
Teaching staff are “deeply dissatisfied” with the way their college treats them, new research has revealed.A report by the University...
Government is to invest £2.3bn in a strategy to develop new low carbon colleges over the next three years, John...
Leading universities are against government plans to introduce intensive, business-friendly degrees, a Financial Times study has suggested.Draft proposals outline reforms...
Entrepreneur Peter Jones, from TV’s Dragons’ Den, has unveiled a new National Enterprise Academy as part of the joint initiative...
