UK ranks 12th for employment rates of recent graduates
Figures from ONS show that the number of young people aged 18 - 24 not in education, employment or training has decreased by 5%
Is smart working heralding the slow ‘death’ of the traditional office?
Alison White, co-founder of PLACEmaking, shares her thoughts on the extent to which modern working practices are slowly eroding the outdated office culture of previous generations
Skills – edging closer to demand-led provision
Director of Swindon and Wiltshire LEP, Paddy Bradley tells us why the skill levels of the current and future workforce are crucial in determining whether a business will look to invest in a new base in an area
The crucial role of apprenticeships in the UK
Chief Executive of the Association of The Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP), Mark Dawe details the crucial role of apprenticeships in the UK today
Combining large corporations’ market reach with start-up innovation power
Imec’s programme manager Sven De Cleyn explains how imec.istart helps boost start-up innovation in large corporation markets
Government announces £90 million programme to tackle inequalities in youth unemployment
Prime Minister Theresa May has announced the launch of an innovative programme to address ethnic inequalities in youth unemployment and to help disadvantaged young people get into work
Disabled employees to benefit from Access to Work grant rise
Hundreds of disabled employees are to benefit from a £15,000 rise in Access to Work grants to assist them at work, following new measures introduced by Parliament
Brexhaustation overwhelms City Employment
Morgan McKinley London Employment Monitor provides insight into city employment statistics from February 2018
Hidden business costs to be aware of when starting a venture
Flogas MG provides insight into how to avoid premature business failure due to hidden costs when starting a new venture
Builders Merchants Federation reports apprenticeship levy success
The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) has successfully launched Apprenticeships Plus including an Apprenticeship Training Agency to research and access apprenticeships for their members
Bringing the world of work to life for young people
The Careers & Enterprise Company is calling out to employers across all sectors and industries to help make a real difference to the lives of young people
International Women’s Day: How to make it as a woman in the STEM sector
Nancy Thomson, CEO of Thomson ecology, provides an insight on how to make it in the STEM sector as we continue to celebrate International Women's Day
Number of children in workless households down over half a million
Number of workless households falls by 881,000 since 2010 and 53,000 on the year
Apprentice on the road to becoming an engineer
Twenty-two-year-old Jack Brittain is well on his way to becoming an engineer thanks to an apprenticeship opportunity on the biggest road project currently in construction provided by Highways England
International Women’s Day calls for more female surveyors
Graduate surveyor Charlotte Williams is urging schools to do more to make young women aware of surveying as a career as International Women’s Day approaches
International Women’s Day: BSRIA asks if we are doing enough for female engineers
BSRIA is celebrating International Women’s Day on Thursday 8th March but as an industry – Julia Evans, Chief Executive, BSRIA – asks: are we doing enough to nurture and inspire the excellence of female engineers – both into the construction industry and beyond the ‘glass ceiling’?
National Apprenticeship Week: supporting young talent
New research suggests 86% of those in senior management positions think industries should emulate sport when it comes to nurturing young talent
BSRIA celebrates National Apprenticeship Week 2018
National Apprenticeship Week (NAW2018) – running from Monday 5th to Friday 9th March - brings together employers and apprentices from across England to celebrate the success of apprenticeships
Employment rate remains at near-record high
Figures show that employment rate remains at near-record high and that groups across society are accessing new job opportunities
Jobs available hit record low at the start of 2018
January experienced a decrease in jobs available and job seekers, according to Morgan McKinley London Employment Monitor