Anytime, day or night, they sit there glowing patiently ready to be swiped, shook and whistled into, all in the name of service. It all begs the question: what did we do before applications? In a typical journey into work …
The Olympic opening ceremony began with what arguably shaped the UK’s success for the next 100 years-the industrial revolution. Fast forward to today and with the success of the London games we have achieved a global confidence unlike anything experienced …
Two events were held in London recently celebrating successes in the creative and digital industries. The launch of the National Skills Academy for the jewellery sector took place at the Goldsmiths’ centre held by Creative & Cultural Skills. Through the Employer …
Women excelling in the hospitality industries were recognised in a ceremony held recently The 2012 Women 1st Shine Awards were held at the Jumeirah Carlton Tower Hotel in Knightsbridge to celebrate female excellence in hospitality, passenger transport and travel and …
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) visited the UK Commission recently to update us on their work that is being supported by the UK Commission’s investment fund. The retail automotive sector has a poor public image based on stereotypical …
Today’s students are flooded with choice when it comes to picking the right course. With increasing university fees, students need to know they are making the right choice for a successful career. Skillset’s ‘Tick’ accreditation scheme will help students know …
The IT sector is facing a skills shortage as demand for employees is out-weighing supply. e-skills UK is aiming to address this by inspiring and supporting young people to get into IT. With £500k investment from the UK Commission for …
Another update on one of our joint investment projects. Semta are delivering a project to ensure that skilled employees who are made redundant from Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering companies are matched to vacancies in other companies in the sector. The …
In September, Simon Perryman posted about the UK Commission’s move towards our new investment culture. Several projects are now up and running and we recently met up with one of...
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