Independent training providers delighted by growth in apprenticeships
Independent education and training providers have welcomed results indicating a large increase in the number of people in the UK successfully completing apprenticeship courses.
Published:
01 February 2012
Twin named as provider on families programme
Twin has been named as one of the eight welfare-to-work companies who will be implementing a new £200m government programme to help families overcome barriers to employment.
Published:
05 January 2012
ERSA issues work programme supply chain recommendations
A ten point action plan for supply chain relationships in the Government’s Work Programme initiative has been unveiled by the Employment Related Services Association (ERSA).
Published:
21 December 2011
New guidelines for offering arts internships
Two leading arts organisations have added their voice to the debate over the conditions that interns should be offered.
Published:
29 November 2011
£60m investment in employer-led skills
Over £61 million is to be invested in projects to drive employer investment in skills across the UK, it was announced last week.
Published:
29 November 2011
UK recruitment industry grows by 25%
Turnover in the UK’s recruitment industry has bounced back by over 25 per cent to just under £25 billion over the past financial year according to the latest annual report launched from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC).
Published:
11 November 2011
Sir Alex Ferguson to promote apprenticeships and training
The Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson will speak about the importance of training and apprenticeships at the Unite/Cogent conference later this week.
Published:
03 November 2011
Jobs increase across the UK
Every region of the UK saw an increase in job numbers over the past month, according to the latest Job Index from recruitment company Reed.
Published:
31 October 2011
Jobseeker hails “fantastic” WorldSkills course
Josephine Fauche, mother of three and jobseeker, has described her time training to be a volunteer for the WorldSkills 2011 event in London as “fantastic”.
Published:
28 October 2011
Information sessions for benefit claimants
The Government has introduced a new initiative to make employment and support allowance claimants more aware of the opportunities on offer to them from Work Programme providers.
Published:
27 October 2011