Butchers – Use Them or Lose Them
The Butchers shop has been enjoying a revival thanks to recent consumer campaigns to buy local and butchers providing exceptional customer service and adapting their…
employment
Driven to Succeed: Arwen Rees’s Journey
18 year old Arwen Rees enrolled onto the Jobs Growth Wales+ programme with low confidence. She had a goal in mind of becoming a mechanic…
Forget ‘unretiring’ the Covid cohort – mothers, older workers and people with disabilities hold the key to getting Britain working
Government efforts to boost Britain’s workforce should focus on supporting more mothers into work, and helping older workers and those with a disability stay in…
Pulling back the curtain: where young people are now
As the UK officially passes into recession and we prepare ourselves for a Christmas that looks likely to be characterised by soaring energy bills and…
The Cost-of-Living Crisis and Adult Community Learning
Educational inequality already has strong correlations with economic disparity. Those with low or no qualifications are more likely to be in the most disadvantaged communities.…
Lead distiller named Foundation Apprentice of Year at company’s awards
Ffion Lewis has been promoted to lead distiller at award-winning In the Welsh Wind Distillery, based at Tanygroes, near Cardigan, after completing a Foundation Apprenticeship…
Black & South Asian Women in the UK Have to Wait Two Months Longer to Land Their First Job, Despite the Highest Levels of Career Confidence
Black and South Asian women have higher levels of confidence about their career trajectory than white colleagues, but face barriers to progression due to racism…
Double celebration for two businesses at training company’s awards
The Celtic Collection and In the Welsh Wind were both double winners at the annual Apprenticeship, Employment and Skills Awards organised by one of Wales’…
Finalists announced for Welsh training company’s annual awards
Finalists have been announced for the annual Apprenticeship, Employment and Skills Awards organised by one of Wales’ top training companies. Recognising employers and learners who…
Research reveals the benefits and perks that employees value most
New research by HR and payroll software provider CIPHR has revealed which benefits and incentives matter most to British employees. Perhaps unsurprisingly, after two years of…