Changes at the top for UK Commission for Employment and Skills
Chris Humphries CBE, the Chief Executive of the UK Commission for Employment and Skills will retire at the end of the year, it was announced today. He will be succeeded by Michael Davis, currently the...
View ArticleExperts call for reform of UK's skills system to boost economy
Experts today warned that the UK’s economy – currently the sixth largest in the world – is set to slide down the international rankings unless its skills and employment systems are fundamentally...
View ArticleUK Commission for Employment and Skills strengthened by new appointments
Business Secretary Vince Cable and Work and Pensions Secretary, Iain Duncan Smith have appointed nine new Commissioners to the UK Commission for Employment and Skills.
View ArticleInvestors in People launches new delivery arrangements
Employers working with Investors in People can look forward to more choice and flexibility than ever before, thanks to a new network of delivery partners launched today. The refreshed network means...
View ArticlePreliminary announcement for Investors in People delivery arrangements in...
The UK Commission for Employment and Skills announces the licences for the Investors in People delivery network.
View ArticleInvestors in people at twenty – new push to support small business growth
New case studies reveal how small business owners work with Investors in People to achieve recession-beating growth.
View ArticleGrowth and Innovation Fund launched
Secretary of State for Business, Vince Cable, and Minister for Skills, John Hayes, today launched a £50 million a year fund to help businesses develop the skills they need to drive growth.
View ArticleReport recommends employers take centre-stage on training
Employers should be offered the opportunity to step up and develop the training their business needs for growth, according to a report published today by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills.
View Article£61m investment in employer led projects to boost enterprise, jobs and growth
Over £61 million will be invested in projects to drive employer investment in skills across all four nations of the UK, it was announced today. The investment, provided through the Employer Investment...
View Article£5m skills investment projects get the go-ahead
Projects totalling over £5 million have been given the green light, thanks to a new Employer Investment Fund (EIF), run by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills. Launched on 8 March, the fund...
View ArticleHalf of UK workers search for a new job as confidence grows
British businesses need to invest in their people or face a potential exodus of talented staff, as a combination of work dissatisfaction and more confidence in the job market means that almost half of...
View ArticleSir Charlie Mayfield reappointed as UKCES Chairman
Vince Cable, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills has reappointed Sir Charlie Mayfield as Chairman of the UK Commission for Employment and Skills.
View Article£20,000 up for grabs as CareerHack competition launched
A new competition launched today is calling on developers from across the globe to create an app to help people hack into a new career and win a share of £20,000 in the process.
View ArticleNew report calls for stronger future for vocational qualifications
A report published today calls for changes in the way the country’s vocational qualifications are designed, developed and delivered in order to help boost the relevance and return on investment of...
View ArticleNew report from the UK Commission for Employment and Skills reveals that IT...
A report published today, “Technology and Skills in the Digital Industries” reveals that the potential of the digital sector to boost economic growth is being hampered by a lack of skills.
View ArticleOFFSITE CONSTRUCTION GROWTH HAMPERED BY LACK OF SKILLS, RESEARCH FINDS
The UK’s growth could be hampered by a lack of new skills to support modern methods of construction, according to a report published today by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills.
View ArticleUKCES strengthened by new commissioner appointments
The Business Secretary, Vince Cable, today announced the appointment of five new Commissioners at the UK Commission for Employment and Skills.
View ArticleUKCES response to apprenticeship funding review
Welcoming the government’s consultation on the reform of the apprenticeship funding system, Scott Johnson, a Commissioner at the UK Commission for Employment and Skills said:
View ArticleA climate of fear: employees face greater stress and job insecurity while...
Britain’s employees are feeling more insecure and pressured at work than at any time in the past 20 years, national survey results published today (Monday, 20 May) show. The findings are based on...
View ArticleUK’s changing recruitment practices fail young jobseekers, report finds
Catch 22 situation ‘No job, no experience- No experience, no job’ and growth in word-of-mouth recruitment keep young people out of work.
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