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Insight: 'Make Britain more equal - let workers learn'

03/02/2012 - 15:44 - 234 reads
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Unionlearn today condemned shocking statistics from the UK Employer Skills Survey, showing that 41% of UK employers did not train any of their staff ...

News: Hayes launches independent review of professionalism in the FE and skills sector

02/02/2012 - 12:40 - 238 reads
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Minister for Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning, John Hayes, today launched an independent review to investigate ways to improve the pro...

Insight: 'Trades require more - not less - recognition'

01/02/2012 - 12:15 - 270 reads
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As the government announced yesterday that it would axe vocational subjects ranging from nail technology to horse care from school league tables, o...

Insight: Apprenticeships must provide more value for money

01/02/2012 - 12:07 - 251 reads
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While adult apprenticeships provide a good return on public investment overall, value for money could be significantly improved by upping standards...

News: Statistics confirm substantial growth in apprenticeship starts and completions

31/01/2012 - 13:00 - 449 reads
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Final statistics published today show that 457,200 apprenticeship starts were delivered in the full 2010/11 academic year. This represents a 63.5% ...

News: UCAS says university applications are down by 7.4%

30/01/2012 - 17:13 - 409 reads
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Figures released by UCAS today reported a headline drop of 7.4% in applications for university places in the UK, taking into account the applications...

Insight: CFA and CIPD to develop HR professionals of the future

27/01/2012 - 11:50 - 365 reads
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CFA and the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) have been successful in their bid for funding to develop a Higher Apprenticeship ...

A new era for talent management systems

20/01/2012 - 08:30 - 651 reads
Talent
Rob Caul, CEO of e2train and 81Boxes, looks at the rise of talent management and succession planning solutions.

News: NHS consultancies thrive as management positions axed

16/01/2012 - 11:59 - 752 reads
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NHS London has reportedly paid consultants as much as £7m to train GPs in management skills after losing up to 2,000 bosses during 2010/11 a...

News: Apprenticeship Certificates England (ACE) is coming January 2012

13/01/2012 - 11:20 - 522 reads
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From 19 January 2012, the Alliance of Sector Skills Councils (Alliance) will run a new certification service known as Apprenticeship Certificates Eng...
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