Employers commonly bemoan the 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 still at school to prepare for the challenges that starting work will bring.
Given the covid-19 coronavirus has now been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation, chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget announcement...
Graduate and school-leaver recruitment intentions have slowed down substantially and could result in an overall drop in entry-level hires if...
Explicit racism is now significantly less common than it was once, but it's far from a thing of the past having evolved to survive in more subtle forms.
Employers should collect and monitor data on the socio-economic background of their staff, it has been recommended, after a report...
While university is a popular choice for school leavers, well-paid vocational alternatives can also help jump start a successful career,...
New data released by the Office of National Statistics has shown that almost a third of graduates have more education than is required for the jobs they are doing.
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) is calling on the government to reintroduce work experience for all school pupils aged...
Cuts in public funding for adult skills and falling employer investment has led to the UK's skills base lagging behind that of comparable countries.
Almost two-thirds of parents of secondary school children have not heard of T-levels with just two years to go before...
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For the past three decades, employers have advertised roles requiring candidates to have a certain number of...
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has been split up and the Government’s skills and apprenticeship policy will...
The number of young people working part-time while studying has halved, according to a report released today by UK Commission...
Almost nine in 10 employers feel that school leavers are not ready for work at the age of 16 –...
New statistics from the Department for Education (DfE) show that the number of young people not in education, employment or...
The British Chambers of Commerce has argued that the Government places too much emphasis on exams. OOP’s COO Betsy Kendall...
