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The UK is Falling Behind in the Global Skills Race

The UK’s skills crisis is a well-documented issue – one that threatens the prosperity of our future workforce and economy. But it’s not just an issue that is solely impacting us at home. Talent shortages and an ever-evolving skills landscape – brought on by the impact of digitalization – are causing problems in organizations globally,…

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The Contingent Army: Employers Failing to Up-Skill Vital Workforce

As the influence of technology continually transforms the way we live and work, the workforce and the skills needed from it are changing too. The rise of increasingly diverse and fluid ways of working – often enabled by technology – has allowed the contingent workforce to flourish. From contractors to freelancers to volunteers, today this…

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Why Employers Need to Listen to Employee’s Training Demands

The way we live and work has changed exponentially. As society adapts to rapid advancements in technology and changes in the way we work, work-based learning has become more important than ever before; it’s one of our most powerful tools for ensuring employees can keep up with the pace of change. Encouragingly, most UK organizations…