How Birmingham businesses can get the best out of work experience programmes was on the menu when a breakfast event was held in the city. Around 30 business professionals took part… #The Midlands #creative #employment #training

Family businesses are less likely to fail than big business because they are usually made up of a well functioning and diverse board of directors who are able to advise… #National #employment #environment #management

The Foundation Learning Department at TyneMet College and Virgin Media Gateshead are working together to develop excellent work experience opportunities and a variety of initiatives for students studying on the… #North East #education #employment #technology

Webhelp TSC, one of the UK’s largest contact centre companies, has launched a skills initiative in Rotherham – The Customer Experience Academy - that has brought employment to a category… #Yorkshire #employment #internet #training

The North East is the second worst paying region of the UK, according to a new study by jobs search engine Adzuna. The study found advertised salaries in the region have… #North East #economy #employment #finance

INSPIRATIONAL young mum Chevonne Lawson has been telling MPs how she transformed herself - from an ‘in care’ troubled youth to an adult learner studying for a degree in Criminology. Chevonne… #North East #education #employment #training

Low employee engagement and lagging productivity is the greatest HR challenge facing UK business in 2013, according to new research from talent and career management specialist Right Management. The global… #National #economy #employment #training

Northumberland-based pharmaceutical contract manufacturer SCM Pharma has strengthened its senior management team by recruiting a high-profile director.  Paul Bradley joins the award-winning manufacturing company as Operations Director and will also sit… #North East #employment #health #manufacturing