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‘Careers advice failing due to lack of funding,’ union boss warns Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
‘Careers advice failing due to lack of funding,’ union boss warns
Careers advice and education is in desperate need of more funding and needs better support from employers, the general secretary of a leading teaching union will tell MPs.
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Education
By Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
Local Engineer Takes Starring Role in Advertising Campaign
Coca-Cola Enterprises celebrates Sidcup employee in new regional advert
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Economy
By Institution of Occupational Safety and Health
IOSH welcomes new safety and health strategy for Ireland
A new three-year strategy to advance workplace safety and health in Ireland has the right focus for the nations needs, according to the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).
Baroness Sharp: Gov't apprenticeship ambitions 'are not enough' to tackle UK's skills gap
Education
By Baroness Sharp of Guildford
Baroness Sharp: Gov't apprenticeship ambitions 'are not enough' to tackle UK's skills gap
Lib Dem peer, Baroness Sharp warns ahead of her House of Lords debate, that the "twin challenges of poor productivity and needing to upskill' an ageing population will not be addressed through increased apprenticeships alone.
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Education
By The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
Government’s transport apprenticeship drive must focus on quality not quantity

The Government’s new transport skills strategy, which sets out how it will create 30,000 apprenticeships in the road and rail sector by 2020, must focus on quality and not just be a numbers game, warns the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET).
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Education
By Chartered Insurance Institute
CII apprenticeships guide launched in wake of changes
Launched today at a conference addressed by the Prime Minister's apprenticeship ambassador Nadhim Zahawi MP, the new employer apprenticeship guide is the latest initiative in the CII's drive to support firms wanting to take on apprentices.
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Health
By Mind
Three in four DWP threats to cut benefits are incorrect
Data obtained by Mind from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) under the Freedom of Information Act reveals the huge and disproportionate number of sanctions imposed on people with mental health problems who arent currently able to work.
UK leads Europe on women in top Government jobs, but key departments fall behind Partner content
Economy
By EY
UK leads Europe on women in top Government jobs, but key departments fall behind
New research by EY reveals the state of gender equality among the UK’s senior civil servants.
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Economy
By Institution of Occupational Safety and Health
Gangmaster licensing extension will protect vulnerable workers - IOSH
The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) believes that extending the reach of the authority responsible for tackling labour market exploitation will help to protect vulnerable workers.
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Economy
By Institution of Occupational Safety and Health
Summit to tackle construction industry health problems
Industry leaders will come together at a summit to explore ways of eradicating ill health and disease in the construction sector.
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Economy
By Road Haulage Association
Approval for HGV Driver Trailblazer Apprenticeship: “Our hard work has paid off” says RHA
The Road Haulage Association (RHA) (@RHANews) has welcomed the approval from the Business and Innovation Department (BIS) (@bisgovuk) for an LGV apprenticeship Trailblazer scheme but is pressing for confirmation that the scheme will cover the cost of licence acquisition.
Older workers crucial to curbing construction industry skills gap – new report Partner content
Economy
By Chartered Institute of Building
Older workers crucial to curbing construction industry skills gap – new report
The construction industry’s skills gap could be filled by older workers but employers are failing to realise their potential, a new report has found. 
Transparency ‘essential’ to tackle disability employment gap
Economy
By David Burrowes
Transparency ‘essential’ to tackle disability employment gap
Annual reporting and specialist employment support is needed to halve the disability employment gap, says David Burrowes MP.
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Economy
By Federation of Master Builders
A third of construction firms are turned off by taking on apprentices, warns FMB
A third of small construction firms are being put off from taking on apprentices because of the bureaucracy involved, according to a new research report Defusing the skills time bomb published by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).
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By Chartered Management Institute
Chartered Management Institute comments on the Apprenticeship levy
Petra Wilton, director of strategy and external affairs for the Chartered Management Institute, commented on the Chancellors plans for an Apprenticeship levy:
Women and low pay
Economy
By Ruth Cadbury MP
Women and low pay
Labour MP, Ruth Cadbury, says "more needs to be done to recognise the value in women’s work in addition to increasing pay."
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Health
By Mind
Mind responds to research looking at the impact of the Work Capability Assessment
The Work Capability Assessment has taken its toll on the mental health of the nation, according to a study published today in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Mental Health.
Chartered Manager Degree will ensure management becomes a profession ‘in its own right’ Partner content
Economy
By Chartered Management Institute
Chartered Manager Degree will ensure management becomes a profession ‘in its own right’
Businesses, universities and senior civil servants attended the launch of the Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship on the Terrace Pavilion of the House of Commons.
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By Law Society
Law Society recommends minimum salary for trainee solicitors
The Law Society is recommending that, as a matter of good practice, providers of training contracts should pay their trainees a minimum salary of 20,276 in London and 18,183 outside of London.
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Economy
By Chartered Management Institute
Nestlé and Serco first employers to train professional managers through new Degree Apprenticeship
Launch of new Government-backed Degree Apprenticeship will tackle the ineffective managers draining British productivity
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By Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
Local Team Leader Takes Starring Role in Advertising Campaign
Coca-Cola Enterprises celebrates Peterborough employee in new regional advert.
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By Law Society
Law Society publishes equal pay guidance for law firms
Equal pay is a legal obligation, says Law Society.
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Education
By Heathrow
Heathrow Academy celebrates eleventh year and saving taxpayers £8 million
Heathrow Airport has directly contributed more than 4 million to skills and training at the Academy
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Health
By Age UK
Age UK urges Osborne to bring social care 'back from the brink'
In response to a newreport on the impact the National Living Wage will have on thecare sector,Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK warns that without extra funding the results 'could be disastrous'.