Struggling To Find A Job After Graduating? What About Studying Abroad?
The most notable consequence of changing attitudes towards university education is that an increasing number of graduates are struggling to find a job.
UK Energy Security Assured for 70 years With A Nuclear Roadmap for the Biggest Nuclear Power Expansion
The UK government has announced a civil nuclear roadmap that seeks to revive the UK nuclear sector with a plan to build new nuclear reactors, fuels, and technology, adding UK jobs across the country.
Cumbria Is Fighting Staffing Crisis In Hospitality And Tourism Sector With Over 200,000 Unemployed
While 80 per cent of Cumbria's population said that they did not want a job, MPs and CEOs are fighting to save its hospitality and tourism sector from crashing.
Aviation Council Makes Progress on Futureproofing UK As A Leader In The Industry
Established to implement the government's ambitious "Flightpath to the Future" aviation strategy, the council is at the forefront of crucial reforms aimed at ensuring the UK's aviation industry remains one of the strongest in the world.
Survey reveals high demand for AI and machine learning skills in the UK space sector
Among 95 per cent of surveyed space organisations facing skills challenges, 37 per cent lack software and data analysis experts and 21 per cent specifically require AI and machine learning skills above other needs.
How does apprenticeship in the UK hospitality industry offer a way out in the cost-of-living crisis?
A recent survey by Greene King provides valuable insights on the market value of apprenticeship in the UK hospitality industry in the current cost-of-living crisis.
Government announces plan to crackdown on 'rip-off' degrees
Concerned that some degrees offered by British universities are failing to deliver good graduate outcomes, the government have announced plans to limit student numbers on poorly performing courses.
Over 200k homes and businesses in Southern and Eastern England to receive faster internet
Rural spots in Britain will soon get advanced internet services due to £488 million in funding from the British government and full-fibre provider, CityFibre.
More than 200 companies in the UK have failed to pay their workers minimum wage
The government have named over 200 companies that have breached the National Minimum Wage law. These employers include high-street brands, sole traders and small businesses.
May data shows vacancy growth is slowing slightly, yet British skills gap is still hindering economic recovery
Vacancy growth is at its lowest since early 2021, but employers still cannot find qualified staff – especially as wage growth continues, albeit more slowly.
Universal Credit to boost childcare payments by 47% following government funding
In the largest expansion of childcare in the UK, maximum childcare payments from Universal Credit will rise by 47 per cent from June 28th.
Job adverts are high - though the UK economy faces labour and skills shortages
The total number of job adverts remains high as the UK government tries to entice individuals back to work with spring budget measures.
UK employers feel the strain of missing skilled workers
Frustrated with England's education system, Simon Biltcliffe spends a lot of time training new hires at his marketing firm in the "soft skills" he and many employers say the country's sluggish economy badly needs.
UK government aims to transform Britain into the next Silicon Valley and tech superpower
UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt believes "being a technology superpower can change our country's destiny" and has plans to "unlock our national potential to be one of Europe's most exciting, most innovative and most prosperous economies".
UK firms need to overhaul their thinking on older workers, according to recruitment firm
Recruitment firm, Robert Half, has cautioned that the UK could face the same skills challenge in the next few years without an overhaul of skills development.
Virgin Media O2 is leading the initiative to establish greater career opportunities in the UK workspace
Virgin Media O2 has outlined the impact its 350 apprenticeships in 2023 could have in crafting greater career pathways and helping the UK's economic state.
Apprenticeships announcement failed to meet full endorsement from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation
Recruitment and Employment Confederation has responded to the government's announcement by the Secretary of State for Education, Gillian Keegan, regarding young people who will be able to use UCAS to search for apprenticeships.
How Elizabethan law once protected the poor from the high cost of living – and led to unrivalled economic prosperity
How Elizabethan law once protected the poor from the high cost of living – and led to unrivalled economic prosperity
BoE sees less severe UK downturn
The pound rallied on the update, which included news that the BoE held its main interest rate at a record-low 0.1 percent.
Formula 1 set to launch diversity foundation to fund scholarships
So far in the history of Formula 1, Lewis Hamilton is the only top-flight driver who is of Afro-Caribbean descent
Mexico: Leftist Lopez Obrador ousts 'power mafia' in big presidential win
Obrador promised to increase support payments for the elderly and to give scholarships or apprenticeships to young people.
Everyone profits when workplace discrimination is confronted
If workers feel they are safe from discrimination and looked after by their organisations, the whole company will reap the benefits.
Why we need to drive diversity in education
Sheila Flavell, Chief Operating Officer, FDM Group, says problem isn't just institutional, it's cultural.
Manchester student in critical condition after falling from 3rd floor balcony
18-year-old fighting for his life after air ambulance rescue at Northenden Campus in south of Manchester.
British people's guess for number of immigrants in UK prisons is staggeringly wrong
Perils of Perception survey show pessimistic Britons get statistics on murder rates, prison populations, terror deaths and teen pregnancies wildly wrong.
UK Budget 2017 as it happened: Hammond scraps Stamp Duty for first time buyers up to £300,000
Chancellor abolishes Stamp Duty for all first time buyer purchases up to £300,000 as part of housing reforms.
US actor Robert Guillaume, star of 'Benson' and 'Soap', dies aged 89
Actor Robert Guillaume, 89, died at home in Los Angeles after a battle with prostate cancer, his widow told the Associated Press.
Fake MP website gets socialist London art student reported to the police
Labour's Vicky Foxcroft described the stunt as "extremely irresponsible".
Why hiring graduates is good for your business
Employers must recognise if graduate recruits display a lot of self-discipline and can work hard, they will deliver regardless of inexperience.
Hinkley Point nuclear plant deal 'risky and expensive', says watchdog
The National Audit Office said the government struck deals on assumptions about the price of electricity decades into the future.