January 7, 2018
Incentives to employers, colleges and their students to try and bridge the gap between the skills FE students achieve by the time they leave college and what government believes UK industry needs…
October 17, 2017
Today sees the publication of a comprehensive review of the state of the nation and the potential impacts of Brexit in the OECD’s 2017 economic survey of the UK, writes John Egan….
May 2, 2017
It is important to build the nation’s engineering talent pool, to be innovation leaders, not followers. Chief-Exec.com: Engineering plays a vital role in society. Do you think our leaders – political and…
April 25, 2017
An influential parliamentary committee will today warn Theresa May’s Government that it must offer university staff and students from the EU guaranteed futures in the UK if the sector is to survive…
March 31, 2017
Apprenticeship starts are the means to an end, not an end in themselves, a new report says as it calls on the government to place greater emphasis on outcomes such as secure…
March 9, 2017
Thousands more opt for university apprenticeship courses but it is important that quality is not sacrificed in a rush to expand them further, Aban Contractor writes. The number of people opting for…
December 7, 2016
Government plans to provide up to 1,000 nursing degree apprenticeships a year will cost NHS trusts in England about £200 million annually, Chief-exec.com has been told. A Department of Health spokesman said…
December 7, 2016
A nationally agreed pay structure must be put in place for apprentice nurses while they train to ensure they are paid fairly for the work they do, UNISON, the public service union,…
November 30, 2016
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…
November 30, 2016
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…