Hammond bets on a productive future
In 51 minutes and with 15 references to “productivity” the UK Chancellor Philip Hammond threw more light on what a post-Brexit Britain could look like than all the uncountable hours of hints…
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The water is wide for Scottish fishing
Amid the Brexit doom and gloom one industry finds joy. But are the United Kingdom’s fishermen right to celebrate escaping the European Union’s common fisheries policy? Some of Britain’s fishing fleet skippers…
Driving skills at Daimler and Porsche
Luxury carmaker Daimler is helping refugees and migrants in Germany boost their skills and find work with an innovative programme that will, by the end of the year, have seen almost 600…
Engineering a ‘talent pipeline’ to supply industry
Engineering is a wide ranging and hugely productive industry, generating 27 per cent of total United Kingdom GDP. The industry employs more than 5.5 million people and supports 14.5m jobs overall. There…
So, what’s the point of further education?
If the government wants apprenticeships to succeed, it needs to do one of two things; take further education out of the political arena and let it get on with its work, or…
Soft skills: I Don’t Like Your Attitude!
You’ve probably heard the advice, “Recruit for attitude, train for skills”. It’s a warning against selecting someone on the basis of their exemplary technical or professional abilities only to find them “difficult”…
Fillon takes centre stage from the right
The politician they called “Mister Nobody” now looks more like “The Man with No Name”. In this year of political surprises, few can claim as stunning an upset as François Fillon. On…
Democratic dominos line up. Will they fall?
In the major capitals of Europe, almost anyone in an official capacity that you talk to is using the language of impending danger and potential doom. Fear is palpable. Uncertainty about the…
Merkel fights on as history awaits
What a journey she has been on! When it was first touted that Angela Merkel would become the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) candidate for the German Chancellorship after her election as party…
Fee-free apprenticeship degrees on the up
The number of degree apprenticeships is on the rise as business and students take advantage of a growing list of subjects on offer and the absence of hefty tuition fees. Degree apprenticeships…