Five minute interview: Geoff Russell
At last week’s Business & Skills Expo, Verity Gough caught up with recently appointed CEO of the Learning and Skills Council, Geoff Russell, to find out his plans for the LSC and ask: What’s the real deal with the Train to Gain funding? Firstly can you tell me how you came to take on this role – […]
Report calls for ICT skills for all
Free basic ICT training should be available to all adults, according to an independent report. The review, carried out by Baroness Estelle Morris, was commissioned by the Government to assess whether the nation’s basic computing skills needs are being met. Its findings indicate there are an estimated 11.6 million adults who lack basic computing skills […]
Staff need to come first
With the present economic environment meaning that training budgets are shrinking, organisations are going to have to be increasingly creative with what funds they have. Kevin Young explains. We live in a topsy turvy world. One minute we’re fretting over skills shortages and the scarcity of talent – the next we’re worried about being over-staffed […]
Skilled workers are more recession-proof says report
New government research has revealed that those with skills are less likely to face unemployment, while unskilled workers have suffered worst during the recession. The report found that 28% of the unskilled demographic have been left out of work for the past 12 months while other sectors suffering the effects include sales and customer service at a 16% increase […]
Mandelson’s new department unveiled
Lord Mandelson has outlined the responsibilities of his Ministerial team at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. The new department was created last week out of the merger of the Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform, and the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills. Lord Mandelson said of the merger: "The government needs […]
Free Thinking: Conquering the fear of public speaking
Even the greatest orators have a little help of one kind or another. Martin Shovel looks at how an understanding of technique can help us overcome our fear of speaking in public – and even become better at it. Something shocking happened to Barack Obama on 5 June 2008. He was addressing a meeting of […]
