News
In this area you can see our press releases and articles, including archived material from previous years.
13 Aug 2013
A partnership between the National Skills Academy for IT, training provider, NITP, and BT has created 135 apprenticeships, to add to the 300 already successfully underway since October 2012. The partnership has received co-investment from the UK Commission for Employment and Skills via the Growth and Innovation Fund.
26 Jul 2013
A new industry-backed course to prepare young people for apprenticeships in IT has been launched by e-skills UK and Newcastle College, with co-investment from the Employer Investment Fund. Local employers including Accenture, Fluid Pixel, HP, Ubisoft and many small firms in Sunderland Software City have collaborated on this new route into technology careers.
24 Jul 2013
A special six-month training scheme designed to help young people not in employment, education or training secure an apprenticeship in the process industries is underway.
24 Jul 2013
Employers could be funded directly to purchase the apprenticeship training they want as part of proposals which will put businesses in the driving seat, Business Secretary Vince Cable announced today, 24 July 2013.
24 Jul 2013
Welcoming the government’s consultation on the reform of the apprenticeship funding system, Scott Johnson, a Commissioner at the UK Commission for Employment and Skills said:
22 Jul 2013
Prudential hosted a breakfast event on the 18 July to talk about their involvement in BiTC’s ‘Business Class’ programme and encourage other employers to get involved. Delegates from companies such as Kingfisher, the Met Office, Deloitte LLP, M&S and Shell UK heard how the programme creates long-term strategic partnerships between schools and businesses for mutual benefit.
18 Jul 2013
The financial services sector took a bold move to shape its future as the industry’s skills body, the Financial Skills Partnership, showcased Leadership 21st Century (21C) at the House of Commons.
26 Jun 2013
The UK Commission has helped to create a professional body to increase the skills and enhance the careers of practitioners working to get jobseekers and the unemployed into work.
24 Jun 2013
Bioscience degrees at the University of Manchester, the University of York and the Royal Veterinary College have been accredited by the Society of Biology in the first wave of accreditations since the programme’s pilot in 2012. These degrees have been acknowledged for their academic excellence and commitment to developing graduate employability skills.
20 May 2013
Britain’s employees are feeling more insecure and pressured at work than at any time in the past 20 years, national survey results published today (Monday, 20 May) show. The findings are based on face-to-face interviews with 3,000 workers aged 20 to 60.
