Skillstories

Economic Competitiveness depends on Britain upskilling

Economic competitiveness in the 21st century will depend on Britain’s workforce possessing the right skills. David Lammy explains how the government plans to meet the challenge.

Training fosters happier workers

Investing in programmes to raise skill levels improves employees’ motivation and staff retention at sweet makers Swizzels Matlow

Graduate literacy ‘worries firms’

Poor reading and writing skills among graduates are a concern for half of the UK’s top employers, a survey suggests.

Nothing can stop you!

Learndirect’s new camapign - ‘Nothing can stop you’ - has a new website offering information on getting into work, getting on at work, starting a business and helping your children; tapping into the potential that we all possess.

Ofqual officially launches, to review reliability of assessment system

Ofqual will be the new, independent, regulator of qualifications and tests.

Workers benefitting from employers’ commitment to skills by making the Skills Pledge tops 4 million

Skills Minister David Lammy today congratulated Transport for London (TfL) for pushing the number of employees now covered by the Skills Pledge, a key Government initiative to boost the nation’s skills, to over four million.

More than 2.25 million adults achieve first qualifications in basic skills

2010 Skills for Life target achieved two years early as Denham pledges continuing focus on skills and training

Employers worried by drain of talent to jobs overseas

Employers are worried that an emerging global jobs market will cost them valuable staff who are increasingly willing to work overseas.

Skills put to the test

Questions are being asked about whether Train to Gain is good value for taxpayers’ money

Funds promised to end skills shortage

The government addressed Britain’s skills shortage today with a promise of £300m to train workers for jobs in construction, hospitality and manufacturing.

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