27th February 2025
........................................ WORKING in sales for many years, I did not care much about receiving feedback because, as long as I met my target, everything was good. Or so I thought. But...
13th February 2025
ONE in four businesses is missing out on a significant talent pool by not offering apprenticeship programmes for young people joining the workforce straight from school. Published to mark National...
13th February 2025
APPRENTICES and their supervisors at Volkswagen Group UK’s National Learning Centre in Milton Keynes are pictured in the Houses of Parliament on their visit to a Society of Motor Manufacturers and...
12th February 2025
........................................ NEW RESEARCH commissioned by NICEIC has highlighted challenges across the electrotechnical industry surrounding technical skills, recruitment and those...
11th February 2025
........................................ THE 'BACK to the office’ conversation has quickly become one of the defining workplace debates of our time. January 6 marked the unofficial beginning of...
11th February 2025
AS National Apprenticeship Week begins, Unity Place in Milton Keynes is highlighting the success of its inaugural apprenticeship programme. Four apprentices are benefiting from workplace training,...
10th February 2025
COMPANIES that want to hire more people but feel priced out of the market by the increase in National Insurance Contributions should think about taking on an apprentice and moulding a new staff...
10th February 2025
MILTON Keynes Chamber of Commerce is calling on local businesses to take part in the latest British Chambers of Commerce Quarterly Economic Survey, which launches today (Monday). The survey is the...
7th January 2025
A GROUP of colleges in the South East Midlands have joined forces in a campaign aimed at further developing their work on meeting local skills needs. More than £5 million was awarded to the...
2nd January 2025
MILTON Keynes has always defied expectations. Once dismissed as a soulless, post-modern, new town, it has evolved into a vibrant urban success story, often heralded as the best hope for the future...
2nd January 2025
THE LATEST economic survey conducted by Milton Keynes Chamber of Commerce highlights key challenges faced by businesses as the economic landscape continues to shift. While firms remain resilient in...
3rd December 2024
RETAIL giant John Lewis & Partners has joined the Employer Partnership Scheme run by The Bedford College Group. The partnership’s sites at Magna Park, on the edge of Milton Keynes towards...
2nd December 2024
........................................ IN MY last column, I touched upon the pressing issue of the skills shortage. However, given its critical importance, I find it necessary to revisit this...
1st December 2024
........................................ Published in association with CHRISTMAS is a magical and happy time of the year for many and a work Christmas party is an opportunity to spend time with...
21st November 2024
LAW firm Howes Percival has reported a turnover increase of 10% on a pro-rata 12-month basis in 2024, according to its latest annual results. Howes Percival, which has an office in Knowlhill in...
