McDonald's: A GCSE in 10 days for work experience teenagers

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:01:00 GMT

Youngsters completing just 10 days' work experience at McDonald's will gain a GCSE-equivalent qualification for the first time ever, the fast food giant will reveal today.

Teenagers will have to apply online and attend…

Train to Gain helps millionth employee

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 10:50:00 GMT

The number of people gaining a qualification through the Train to Gain programme has hit the one million mark, the government has announced.

The millionth learner – Chris Scott, a process operator at c…

Government autism strategy focuses on training

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:01:00 GMT

Improved training for front-line public sector workers is at the heart of a new government strategy aimed at enhancing the lives of adults with autism.

The …

Time off for training regulations a mystery to one in five employers

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:30:00 GMT

More than one in five employers are unaware of new legislation giving employees the right to request time off for training, according to new IRS researc…

Foreign language skills make jobseekers more employable during recession

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:01:00 GMT

The UK's top employers are urging young people to improve their employability prospects by adding a language to their CV.

Nearly 300 firms, including Boots, Arsenal FC, HSBC, IBM and British Airways, have signed up to the…

Hundreds of thousands of teenagers left on short courses to massage unemployment figures

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 08:52:00 GMT

Hundreds of thousands of young people are being left on short courses to massage government figures on youth unemployment, experts have warned.

The employment experts said teenagers were being "churned" through basic quali…

Friday podcast: guidance on holiday sickness; part-time unemployment; and HR blogging

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:17:00 GMT

HR news and analysis including:
the latest advice on whether holiday leave can be carried over to the following year when an employee falls sick
we analyse the latest UK unemployment figure and in partic…

National Apprenticeship Service launches online ROI calculator for employers

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:22:00 GMT

The National Apprenticeship Service has launched a new tool for employers to calculate the return on investment (ROI) for firms if they take on apprentices.

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Graduates offered £15,000 to retrain as social workers

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 08:46:00 GMT

Graduates will be offered £15,000 to retrain as social workers, it has emerged.

Graduates in England will receive the money in a bid to attract high-fliers into the profession, …

Boxing association to create 100 apprenticeships

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 08:24:00 GMT

One hundred boxing apprenticeships will be created by the sector skills council for sport and an amateur boxing association.

The scheme, funded by the …

Jobcentres understaffed and unprepared for influx of jobseekers

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 08:14:00 GMT

Jobcentre offices have been understaffed and "unprepared" to deal with the influx of professional jobseekers since the start of the recession, the government has found.

Research commissioned by the Department for Work and…

Friday Podcast: fit notes; default retirement age

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:00:00 GMT

HR news and analysis including:
Comment on the new fit note from Dame Carol Black and shadow welfare reform minister David Freud
The latest developments in the default retirement age saga.

Present…

Tesco launches trainee management scheme for 16- to 24-year-olds

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:54:00 GMT

Tesco is today set to begin a management scheme for 16-year-old school leavers that offers them an "earn-while-you-learn" alternative to the education system.

Applicants to the supermarket's fast-track two-year scheme, wh…

BBC to launch apprenticeship scheme to enhance 2012 Olympics coverage

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:19:00 GMT

The BBC is set to launch a new apprenticeship scheme tomorrow in a bid to enhance the broadcaster's coverage during 2012 – which could include the Olympic Games.

It will run three one-year apprenticeship schemes in London…

Business minister Pat McFadden urges employers to recognise skills and experience of older staff

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:23:00 GMT

Business minister Pat McFadden has urged employers to recognise the skills and experience older p…

Apprenticeships may be hard to organise, but they deliver return on investment

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:48:00 GMT

Four in 10 employers still find apprenticeships difficult to access but most firms believe the training schemes deliver a positive return on investment, research has shown.

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B&Q doubles apprenticeship intake to 300

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 09:47:00 GMT

DIY retailer BQ today revealed plans to double its apprenticeship intake this year, in an announcement timed to mark the start of Nation…

Clintons to train staff through Retail diploma, NVQ and apprenticeships

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 09:00:00 GMT

A major card retailer has overhauled its in-house training in a bid to dispel the myth that the retail industry simply provides part-time work or a career stop-gap.

The …

HR wants online training tools from sector skills councils

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:41:00 GMT

HR chiefs have called on sector skills councils to develop more industry-tailored online training and development tools for employees.

It follows the launch of a new literacy and numeracy …

Literacy and numeracy online tool ‘a key step forward’, says skills chief

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:21:00 GMT

The head of the skills commission has hailed a free workplace online tool that assesses the skills and abilities of health workers.

Chris Humphries, chief executive of the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKC…