Skills Minister announces review to help SMEs take on apprentices
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) announces social entrepreneur to head an employer-led review of how to help SMEs take on more apprentices.
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) announces social entrepreneur to head an employer-led review of how to help SMEs take on more apprentices.
The ACEVO Commission on Youth Unemployment work has been published today ‘Youth unemployment: the crisis we cannot afford’. Education and Employers Taskforce research work incorporated. Read the full report Youth…
The Government’s Business, Innovation and Skills Committee is conducting an inquiry into apprenticeships across all sectors. The Committee seeks answers to key questions on the success of the National Apprenticeship…
Evidence from a UK survey of over 9,000 pupils aged 10/11 shows that although the vast majority enjoy science at school; have parents who are supportive of them studying science…
Each year Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, publishes an Annual Letter describing his priorities and work in the fields of global health and development. This…
Deputy PM Nick Clegg hails ending the ‘who you know, not what you know’ culture. The Taskforce’s Inspiring the Future free service is part of the plan to give state…
The House of Commons Library has published ‘Enterprise education in schools’. The report provides an overview of the provision of enterprise learning in the UK and how the approach of…
The Centre for Social Justice think-tank suggests ‘C Volunteering’ tax relief for companies who encourage employee volunteering. Read the full story….
Dr Andrew McCoshan’s The Wolf Report – perspectives from Europe PowerPoint presentation and audio recording are available to download. The Wolf Report puts forward radical proposals for vocational education and…
Demand for internships shows no sign of easing and now the pressure to bag a career-boosting placement is leading students not just to work for free, but to pay for…