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.
The University of Central Lancashire has joined forces with Lancashire Constabulary to launch a foundation degree in policing, believed to...
A training programme and qualification initiative for fundraisers will launch this month.Claiming to offer the first entry-level training programme and...
Significantly fewer adults are attending further education and adult and community learning courses according to Learning & Skills Council (LSC)...
The number of people applying to go to university is at its highest ever according to figures released by UCAS...
There is to be a long-term review of the heavily criticised Modernising Medical Careers system used to appoint junior doctors...
The UK will have a shortage of scientists and engineers unless it doubles the proportion of graduates doing these subjects...
Bath University has developed the UK’s first degree for funeral directors. The foundation course will be offered by the University...
Representatives from the NHS, social care, local government, independent and voluntary sectors, trade unions and higher education institutions, have outlined...
The number of graduates finding managerial roles in the commercial, industrial and public sector six months after graduation has fallen,...
IT's a girl's world. The IT and telecommunications industry desperately needs more women to help it overcome a skills shortage. Here's how one skills initiative has helped.
A new qualification aims to improve the quality of lifelong learning trainers.
Nine in 10 (89%) recruiters said they considered relevant work experience an important part of a CV and 13% said they...
It is no longer enough for young people to rely on qualifications. Personal and social skills are more important than...
The status of university degrees has been called into question after a survey revealed huge differences in the amount of work...
The College of Law and charity the Sutton Trust have donated £1.5m to a scheme to attract non-public school educated...
