National recruiter and training firm Positive Outcomes has appointed Sally-Ann Jones to lead its Mansfield team as regional recruitment manager.
The firm has also hired Deanne Swarbrook as commercial permanent consultant, and Jordan Rodgers as commercial resourcer.
Global recruiter Michael Page International expects ‘modest growth’ as the group has recorded increased revenues in its unaudited half-year results for the period ended 30 June 2011.
The group’s results reveal:
International recruiter Harvey Nash Group has appointed Yvonne Skingle and Jan O’Brien to its Public Sector Executive Search practice.
Argyll Scott International, middle management recruitment division of the Redgrave Group, has strengthened its legal division with a number of new hires.
Abby Walters joins as a manager within financial services.
Irish recruiter The Grafton Employment Group has appointed Robert Dix as group chairman.
Meanwhile, Niall Keyes has been appointed as partner for Central & Eastern Europe, while Vivienne Jupp assumes the role of non-executive director.
Declan Delanty takes the role of group chief financial officer and Una Barker is appointed company secretary.
Multi-sector recruiter Concept Staffing has renewed its contract with Kawasaki Precision Machinery (KPM), a global provider of hydraulic equipment.
Interim management staffing specialist Interim Partners and sister company, middle-management recruiter Brightpool, have moved their London offices to the City.
The firm says the move is part of the expansion plans for the two businesses.
Training providers, such as the Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP), say that apprenticeships need to be marketed better to employers if more young people are going to benefit from them.
Graduate Prospects has won a contract from the Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services (AGCAS) in Scotland to develop a virtual careers fair.
The software development business within Graduate Prospects will develop the bespoke software initially for employers across China and South East Asia.
Budget hotel Travelodge will be looking for a further 125 management apprentices in 2012, according to chief executive Guy Parsons.