Clearing is a symbol of opportunity, not failure, Coventry University expert says Expert Insights Coventry University’s student recruitment expert Rob McGowan says Clearing should be seen as a monumental opportunity and not a disappointment, despite common misconceptions.
How Can Teachers Help Their Students Adjust to Remote Learning? Business Insights Adjusting to remote learning has been a difficult experience for both pupils and teachers. Some pupils are thriving under the new arrangements,
Bilingual Brits get ahead in career Business Insights A new study has found that being multilingual is on the rise, with more people adopting a second language in a bid to get ahead in their career.
Introduce national targets to close gender skills gap, says Young Women’s Trust Business Insights Young Women’s Trust, a charity that supports young women on low or no pay, is calling for national targets to help women into male-dominated apprenticeships and boost the economy in a major report.
New Apprenticeship Funding - an Opportunity for SMEs Business Insights Apprenticeships are an economical way to train staff in a range of business-specific skills. Small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs)
Graduate or Years of Experience? Study Reveals The Best Hiring Option For Your Business Business Insights A recent study has found the true cost of employment for businesses
Skills Shortage Now Costing Organisations £6.3 Billion Business Insights 91 per cent of organisations report difficulties in hiring workers with the required skills
Skills crisis – are apprenticeships the solution for the West Midlands? Business Insights There are many benefits to hiring an apprentice into your team or retraining your staff via apprenticeships.
Fix The Broken Apprenticeship Levy To Deliver High-Quality Training Business Insights CBI Deputy Director-General Josh Hardie has said that the Government must urgently reform the Apprenticeship Levy if it is going to deliver great training and jobs.
Is it possible to extend learning outside of the classroom? Business Insights When you picture a school classroom, what do you think of? Most likely it is a room, indoors, with desks and chairs facing a whiteboard on the wall.
Adaptive technology that’s supporting children’s education Business Insights There are approximately 1.5 million people living in the UK with a learning disability.
Government must do more to support data-driven creative industries Business Insights In her appearance before the House of Lords Communications Committee,
Oldsters vs. Millennials: stop moaning and start talking Business Insights "Is it really the millennials who have the problem, or is it us and the weak way we manage them?"
What can the UK do to tackle the cyber skills gap? Business Insights After every new data breach or hack, a new headline appears with a company treading above water, desperately trying to survive the reputational damage and financial costs.
Can ‘mastery’ bridge the tech skills gap? Business Insights If you have read a recent article on apprenticeships, there’s a good chance you will come across the phrase ‘bridging the skills gap’.
Universities should be at the core of the Government’s industrial strategy Business Insights The Government must put universities at the core of its Industrial Strategy to deliver the innovation,
Are you a job-hopper? Business Insights In todays uber-flexible job market millennials are on the move, recent research shows that more than half believe it is OK to stay in a job for less than one year.
Boosting Social Mobility Could Raise GDP By £39 Billion Business Insights Just a small improvement to social mobility in the UK – bringing it up to the western Europe average
Will I be affected by the Apprenticeship levy? Business Insights A recent employer poll by City and Guilds had highlighted a staggering number of potential Levy paying employers who still do not know anything about it.