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• Appy UK students scoop prizes in international competition

  31 Mar 2014

  Talented UK students have won three out of four prizes in a worldwide competition to create a new app to help people develop their career.

• Four-generation workplaces on the rise as report reveals the future of work

  3 Mar 2014

  Some of your colleagues are old enough to be your great-grandparents, your office is entirely online and your competitors are algorithms. Welcome to the future of work in the UK.

• Businesses must invest in flexible contract workers or risk future talent pipeline

  27 Feb 2014

  WORKERS on temporary or zero hours contracts think they are less likely to have opportunities to develop their career than colleagues on permanent contracts, new research has found.

• New guide proves work experience is much more than making tea

  19 Feb 2014

  A NEW guide launched today aims to dispel the myths surrounding work experience and highlight the vital role it can play for those young people desperate to get a foot on the career ladder.

• IMI calls on businesses to invest in apprentices or risk failure

  7 Feb 2014

  Research reveals up to 300% return on investment from automotive apprentices

• Bridging the Gap: Apprentices Have Their Say

  3 Feb 2014

  Apprentices from British Sugar joined a group of commissioners including MPs Graham Evans, Chloe Smith and Mike Thornton on Tuesday 28th January 2014 to share details of British Sugar’s work to develop youth skills. This was for the first of a series of briefing sessions for the launch of the Industry and Parliament Trust’s Youth Skills Commission, in association with the UK Commission for Employment and Skills.

• Welcome rise in job vacancies, but skills shortages accelerate

  30 Jan 2014

  A sharp rise in skills shortages could be holding back the UK’s economic recovery, according to new research published today (30 January).

• Grant Thornton to deliver Investors in People for South of England

  23 Jan 2014

  Following a competitive tender process, Investors in People (IIP) today announced that leading business and financial adviser Grant Thornton UK LLP will act as the licensed Investors In People centre for South of England.

• Employability Skills Matrix puts the focus firmly on values, attributes and behaviours in the healthcare workforce

  22 Jan 2014

  In the light of the recent publication of major reviews including Francis and Cavendish, the importance of employing and recruiting staff with the right attributes to contribute to high quality care is paramount. It is therefore timely that Skills for Health (SfH) is this week launching a revised and updated Employability Skills Matrix (ESM) to help both employers and individuals working across the UK healthcare sector to identify the personal skills, qualities, values, attributes and behaviours needed to improve the delivery of care.

• Bridging the Gap?

  21 Jan 2014

  On 15 January 2014, the Industry and Parliament Trust (IPT) in association with the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) and hosted a dinner to launch the 2014 IPT Youth Skills Commission.