29th May 2019
BANKING giant Santander has pledged £30 million towards the plans for a new university in Milton Keynes. Santander’s contribution is one of the biggest corporate donations to British higher...
14th May 2019
A NEW campaign is under way to encourage employers to engage with young people. Give an Hour calls for small and medium-sized businesses to offer an hour of their time to help young people...
5th May 2019
BUSINESSES risk missing out on a valuable opportunity to upskill and develop the next generation of talent to support their growth, say new figures that reveal a continued decline in the number of...
4th May 2019
A CHARITY working with young people is seeking a new chair and trustees to lead its next phase of development. Action4Youth is keen to hear from anyone interested in changing the lives of young...
24th April 2019
THE Horwood Estate near Milton Keynes has been put up for sale. The 185-bedroom hotel and conference centre is one of three being put on the market by operator De Vere. Horwood estate, Staverton...
28th July 2018
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22nd June 2015
The sessions are being staged by Velocity, the business support service from the South East Midlands Local Enterprise Partnership and will begin in September. The workshops follow on from a...
1st June 2009
More apprenticeships will be open to young people thanks to £11 million in Government funding as part of a new approach to help employers train the skilled workers of the future, Skills...
21st May 2009
Skills2Learn’s work to develop an advanced e-learning programme to help students and tutors in the solar power industry earned the Milton Keynes-based company the Training Initiative of...
23rd March 2009
Caroline Flint, the Minister for Europe, has visited to the Mercedes-Benz Apprentice Academy in Bletchley. She said the centre exemplified the positive effects of the investment made by in...
6th November 2008
The Nurturing Talent report by Cranfield School of Management on behalf of learndirect Business also found employers who make strategic rather than operational staff development decisions are best...
6th November 2008
Seven leading organisations made the Skills Pledge at government-backed event in the city. They have undertaken to raise employee skill levels throughout their organisations by instigating training...
24th September 2007
Leading figures in Milton Keynes’ business and education communities took the opportunity to look round the new Nigel Mobbs Training Centre - named after the former Lord Lieutenant of...
7th June 2007
The £2 million Kingsland Skills and Enterprise Centre at Houghton Regis won praise from speakers at the opening ceremony as a "fine example" of collaborative working. It aims to skill...
20th March 2007
The high-level consortium, comprising Barnfield College and 13 other leading colleges across the country, will revolutionise training in Britain’s £10 billion motor vehicle industry. The...
