Great Britain: HR managers evaluate the government’s action to improve employees’ skills

Almost two years after the Leitch review which pointed to British employees' lack of qualifications, the Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development (CIPD) evaluates measures taken by the government to improve the situation and points to shortages. (Ref. 080914)
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Since the Leitch review (see our dispatch No. 061233) was published in December 2006, pointing to British employees’ lack of education and skills, the government and employers have made launched many initiatives which the CIPD lists in six key issues:

  • Develop apprenticeship – under its ‘World Class Apprenticeship’ initiative, the government has set out to double the number of apprenticeships, delivering an apprenticeship place for every young person by 2013 (see notably dispatch No. 080609). Th
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