Apprenticeship providers set for record applications
Apprenticeship providers are bracing themselves for record high applications this summer with up to 20,000 vacancies on offer. Vacancy numbers vary on a daily basis…
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Fears for those left behind in expanding labour market
The young and long-term unemployed risk being left behind as the labour market shows signs of expanding, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)…
Employers more likely to back Apprenticeship route as A-level results loom
New research reveals employers are more likely to encourage young people to take Apprenticeships over degrees as many eagerly await their A-level results this week.…
NIACE opens Equality and Diversity Innovation Fund
The £700,000 Equality and Diversity Innovation Fund for projects that advance equality, diversity and inclusion in adult education is now open for applications. Managed by the…
What employers need to know about stress at work
Work-related stress is an adverse reaction suffered by people exposed to excessive pressures at work. The Labour Force Survey from the Office for National Statistics…
Entrepreneurs want to be heard at work
Three quarters of British people care more about having their contributions valued at work than their pay packets, according to a new survey. Although 38…
Opportunities in the financial sector for next generation learners
This may indeed be the best of times for next-generation learners to consider careers in the financial, finance and accountancy sectors. The sector is evolving…
Government launches grants to boost maths and English teaching
The government is introducing grants worth up to £20,000 to encourage more maths and English graduates to teach in FE colleges. Grants of £20,000 with…
International Education Strategy eyes £3bn growth
The government has vowed to help the UK’s education exports industry secure an extra £3 billion of contracts by 2020 with a new international growth…
The DfE post-16 work experience and enterprise education guidance explained
As we know, delivery of work experience and enterprise education will form an integral part of the 16-19 study programmes from September 2013. The recent…