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Forging Futures: the next step for skills
This week the UK Commission for Employment and Skills and Universities UK launch a joint report, Forging Futures: Building higher level skills through university and employer collaboration, on how universities are working with employers to develop bespoke and innovative pathways to …
Looking at London: clumps in the vacuum cleaner?
The role of London and its economic role in the economy of the South East, as well as the wider UK, has been well discussed. From outlandish property price stories to worries about the “vacuum cleaner effect”, it is not …
We don’t take our staff for a ride when it comes to training
With a combination of the UK’s most famous theme park, two themed hotels, a waterpark, spa and state-of-the-art conference centre, recruitment at the Alton Towers Resort poses quite a challenge for the HR team, as they have to fill 1,200 …
We have the pick of the crop
Potato grading might at first sight seem an easy task – identifying which potatoes are good and which aren’t – but when they’re flying past you on a conveyor belt faster than your Aldi shopping, you need to be on …
Superheroes of the summer: how training staff reveals your hidden heroes
Summer jobs mean different things to different people. For those who are well established in their careers, they are often a cherished memory illuminated by the balmy, sun-kissed glow of youthful endeavours. For those actually doing a summer job they …
VIDEO What are high skilled jobs, and why are they important?
Two areas of the labour market facing particular difficulties are ‘middle skills’ jobs – jobs requiring vocational qualifications or technical knowledge – and high skilled jobs occupied by graduates. While middle skills roles are experiencing difficulties in recruiting qualified workers, …
VIDEO: What is the middle skills gap, and what do we do about it?
Two areas of the labour market facing particular difficulties are ‘middle skills’ jobs – jobs requiring vocational qualifications or technical knowledge – and high skilled jobs occupied by graduates. While middle skills roles are experiencing difficulties in recruiting qualified workers, …
University students, the Oscars and Gravity - how collaboration brought them together
Ten years ago the team at Framestore identified a need to collaborate more closely with higher education institutions in order to support, influence and assist new entrants to the creative sector to be better industry focussed. Our efforts have taken …
"It made all the rush hour journeys on the tube worth it" - Juspreet's week of work experience
Monday On Monday morning, I was thankful to be starting at 10am and therefore waking up at 7:30am, the time I usually wake up, because I knew I would be waking up an hour earlier for the rest of the …
What does leadership have to do with beer?
My business is brewing. At Brains Brewery we recognise that innovation is essential for long term success. We operate a micro-brewery in which our brewers have the freedom to be bold and imaginative. The craft beers they produce are then …
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