The government’s employment support shake-up must take complex regional variations in capacity and need into account if it is to avoid making England’s North-South divide even worse, think-tank...
Government proposals to cut funding for level 7 apprenticeships for all but the youngest learners risk disrupting the pipeline of professionals qualifying as chartered accountants, CIPFA has warned.
Council staff will be unable to make public transport accessible to disabled people without new funding, training and other support, writes Clive Gilbert, head of accessible transport at the Policy...
Public bodies should prioritise investment in long-term training to “carve new pathways for career progression” to improve recruitment and retention, researchers at Mazars have said, with finance...
The government “simply has no idea” whether its £1.9bn Covid-19 youth employment scheme has been successful, Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee has said.
The government is set to launch a new training college for civil servants and senior council officers, to improve skills and knowledge that help with the ‘levelling up’ agenda.
CIPFA provides “challenging” training that helps public finance professionals learn skills allowing them to go beyond their core finance and accounting tasks, according to government inspection body...
The government and senior officials need to address the causes of problems in their organisations to help improve service delivery and value for money, according to the national spending watchdog.
Rebecca Richards, director of NHS Wales Finance Academy talks explains how her organisation has adapted to training and recruiting staff in the wake of Covid-19.
Employees who are satisfied with the way in which their organisation is handling the Covid-19 situation are able to perform 28% better. And during the first wave of coronavirus cases, sixty percent...
Thousands of new nurses will be trained in the next few years, the government has said while announcing £172m of funding for apprenticeship schemes, but experts in the field have warned that plans do...
A group of bodies working in and around local government are surveying public sector workers, with a view to sharing best-practice and helpful guidance for operating through the current crisis.
Navigating the world of apprenticeships can sometimes be confusing for both employers and potential apprentices. From the apprenticeship levy to how best to approach the preparation of off-the-job...
‘Fake’ apprenticeships risk undermining the whole system, and as the government looks to ensure value for money in its spending, this could lead to big changes, writes director of education and...
The UK ranks close to the bottom of a European engagement survey, displaying high levels of active disengagement but teamwork could offer a reset, writes Hult International Business School’s Dr...
