Employment and Skills

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"At times I felt I was zooming around the career Scalextric track" Graham Skinner, Health and Safety Policy Manager for Offshore Energies UK

Employment and Skills

Employment and Skills

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UK Skills Policy and Delivery Opportunities for the new government

Employment and Skills

Employment and Skills

Labour's Plan to Make Work Pay Insights from employers

Employment and Skills

Employment and Skills

Manifesto Policy Explainer Education and skills policy

Employment and Skills

Employment and Skills

Manifesto Policy Explainer Employment policy

Employment and Skills

Employment and Skills

Policy explainer Changes to UK immigration rules

Employment and Skills

Employment and Skills

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EdTech trends with Mark Anderson

Employment and Skills

Employment and Skills

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Redundancy

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Business Advice

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What is personal effectiveness and how can you develop it?

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The Educational Landscape – A Guide for Employers.

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