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The Nuffield Foundation is inviting applications to evaluate programmes supporting 16-24 year olds to develop the skills, behaviours and attributes needed to access and progress in work. The fund is looking to build…
Such measures can help identify health risks earlier. However, I would take issue with her suggestion that a "health MOT" is "precisely what prevention is all about" ( Free cholesterol tests on the NHS are great – but…
There are a number of problems with AI, particularly its tendency to misunderstand and contradict itself, which can lead to dangers for the patient, but I will concentrate on the supposed "time-saving" aspect. Many of…
Both completed it with Distinction, the highest grade available. The result carries weight beyond the qualification itself: Parenta’s core business is training early years educators, so when two of its own managers…
Overcoming a series of challenges during her education, Georgia, 22, is now flourishing. Currently working towards Level 1 Essential Skills Qualifications, she sings with Rock Choir in Swansea, has achieved a Grade 5…
It follows attempts by the administration to limit access to gender-affirming care – including, on Friday, an agreement reached between the Department of Justice and a New York hospital to no longer offer pediatric…
Doctors told the broadcaster last November she had polycythaemia vera (PV), which cannot be cured but is treatable. The condition, which affects about 8,000 people in the UK, is associated with an increased risk of the…
The event, organised by the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB), will bring together industry leaders, as well as the rising stars of tomorrow, for a celebration of excellence in training and…
Employers increasingly need to understand not only which qualifications and credentials people hold, but the wider skills, knowledge, experience and behaviours that exist across their workforce. Recent industry guidance…
The inspection, carried out earlier this year and now published on the Ofsted website, found that the University continues to provide an exceptional teacher training experience, with trainees benefiting from a “highly…