Graduate recruitment
Career advice offered to graduates' parents
A new government guide offers career advice not to graduates, but to their concerned parents. The guide's..
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Recession 'highlights importance of training'
The economic downturn has highlighted the importance of training and development for staff across the UK, it has been claimed. Simon Bartley, chief executive of UK Skills, said that for the last 25 years, skills development has been the poor relation of training in the UK, but the recession has meant this often overlooked area has now been brought to the fore. He commented: "The recession has brought [skills] to a much wider audience, an audience that covers not only individuals - who are interested in skills for their own personal development and getting a job." According to union Unite, skills..
General Recruitment news
Office perks 'key to staff retention'
Providing staff with perks like free tea and biscuits could be key to improving staff retention for UK businesses, it has been claimed. Charles Cotton, performance and reward adviser at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), said..
It& Internet
IT sector 'witnesses growing demand for workers'
There has been an upturn in demand for workers in the information and communication technologies sector, it has been revealed. Jamie Bowler, head of marketing at the IT Job Board, said the number of positions being advertised for staff in this field..
Training
Spending cuts 'to impact on adult education'
Proposed plans to cut £200 million from funding for adult courses in the UK could have a dramatic impact on the amount of courses being offered, it has been claimed. Alastair Thomson, principal policy officer at the National Institute of Adult Continuing..
Construction
Construction sector 'needs more apprentices'
Falling numbers of apprenticeships in the construction industry could provide a problem for sector in the year ahead, it has been claimed. A spokesperson for the Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians said construction has suffered greatly..
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