Siemens is aiming for gender parity in its Early Careers recruitment to increase the number of women in engineering. Latest figures from its core businesses show 43% of those enrolled on Siemens’ graduate programmes and 36% on its apprenticeship schemes are female. The company is now targeting 50/50 gender parity in Early Careers recruitment by […]
Siemens has transformed its work experience programme for young people during the pandemic using a virtual delivery platform. Like many other organisations, Siemens had to cancel and postpone in-person events in response to the coronavirus outbreak. It used the challenge to redesign and rethink its work experience strategy and programme offering, increasing diversity and inclusion, […]
Jigsaw Education Group has been provided with a £2m funding package to support the development of Jigsaw PSHE Ltd and sister company Discovery RE Ltd, by leading alternative finance provider to mid-sized SMEs, ThinCats. Jigsaw PSHE is a market leading provider of a comprehensive scheme of learning in personal, social and health education (PSHE) and […]
The pandemic has accelerated change in the UK’s labour market, leading to a shift in the type of jobs available and exacerbating the growing gap between the skills people have, and those sought by employers. That’s according to the new Skills Index report from City & Guilds Group and Emsi, which analyses the present and future […]
A recent people capability survey by ORX has revealed that global financial institutions are recognising the importance of people power with 83% of banks and insurers polled currently mapping skills and knowledge requirements. Reassuringly, 34% said that people development frameworks are mature and 49% said that these are currently in development. However, whilst banks may […]
Zest Education are set to put ambitious plans in motion and create jobs having secured a six-figure funding facility with Time Finance. The cash injection will help to drive recruitment in the education sector after a disruptive year, and in turn help students thrive. The Midlands-based recruitment agency initially started working with Time Finance back […]
Terry Healy Group Ltd (THG) is delighted to announce plans to invest £2m in the setup and operation of both an Elite Energy training centre and the delivery of energy-efficient measures through the Energy Company Obligation (ECO). This exciting expansion will create a significant number of new full-time jobs and indirect employment opportunities within our […]
Addition Capital, the London-based family investment office, has completed a control investment into Be-A Education Ltd, supported by funding from Shawbrook Bank. Hertfordshire-based Be-A Education is the operator of the highly successful and fast-growing New Skills Academy and Staff Skills Training businesses with a mission to make learning accessible to consumers and businesses globally. To […]
New research by Santander UK with small and medium sized business decision makers explores how the pandemic has shifted the shape of Britain’s workforce skills and needs of employers. As the vaccine roll out continues and with the roadmap to reopen laid out by government, nearly a quarter (23%) of small business decision-makers say that […]
ThinCats, leading alternative finance provider to mid-sized SMEs, has supported the MBO by founding shareholder of Specialist Education Services (Holdings) Limited (SES), highly specialist therapeutic residential care and education provider. Established by Jon Lees and Steve Lord, SES opened its first establishment, Avocet House in Norfolk, providing highly specialised integrated therapeutic residential care and education […]
