One of the reasons I became a commissioner for the UK Commission for Employment and Skills is that I like Fleetwood Mac. Well, sort of. Their songs resonated with me, and became one of the defining sounds of my generation. …
“If you build it, they will come!” A famous line from the film, Field of Dreams, about a man who builds a baseball diamond in his corn field for the Chicago Black Sox team from the past to play on. …
What do you need to get a job? Experience. What do you need to get experience? A job. It’s the tireless cycle that affects candidate after candidate, making it almost impossible for millions of talented young people to take their …
What can employers and employees do about youth unemployment? The latest unemployment figures published in October showed a welcome fall in the number of people out of work, with youth unemployment retreating below the 1 million mark, falling by 62,000. …
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 …
Back in June, the Government produced a white paper entitled ‘Students at the Heart of the System’ setting out proposals to reform Higher Education and improving the student experience by opening up the market. For me, one of the main …
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