Supermarket Tesco has announced that 510 apprentices will begin the new Bakery and Delicatessen Skills Apprenticeship scheme on 31 January.
Delicatessen apprentices will work towards gaining a City and Guilds Level 2 Diploma in Retail Skills for the vocational aspect of the programme, and can also attain Key Skills for Maths and English, delivered instore by YMCA Training.
International executive search firm Pedersen & Partners has made a number of promotions and appointments to its global teams.
Peter D’Autry has been appointed new partner and co-owner of Pedersen & Partners. D’Autry joined Pedersen & Partners in 2006, heading up the firm’s technology practice.
The IT professional of tomorrow needs to be a ‘business all-rounder’, according to Jim Albert, managing director at Modis International, part of the Adecco Group.
According to research from the IT staffing specialist, 59% of IT leaders think the IT sector needs to play a greater role in meeting the broader business challenges faced by their current employer.
Recruiters can take a shortcut to the top people on LinkedIn using a new tool.
Julie Inouye, product PR lead at LinkedIn in the US, told Recruiter that LinkedIn Skills is designed to search for different skills, both for jobseekers and recruiters, and with the product in beta testing is keen for feedback.
Cutting red tape and introducing funding to introduce apprenticeships to grow talent is crucial to boost UK skills, according to Network Rail.
Professor Alison Wolf, the government’s adviser on reforming vocational education for under 19s, told the Financial Times that public funds should be made available to train young apprentices.
Professional staffing recruiter Barclay Meade, part of the Matchtech Group, has appointed Giles Cameron as head of permanent commerce and industry finance.
The former manager at financial recruiter Walker Dendle will specialise in recruiting permanent senior level roles within the commerce & industry clients.
Umbrella firm Parasol has appointed Rodger Armstrong as commercial director.
Armstrong will be responsible for Parasol’s commercial strategy overseeing sales, marketing and business development activity for the Parasol family of companies, including specialist contractor accountancy firm ClearSky Accounting.
The Interim Management Association (IMA) has appointed managing director at Russam GMS, Jason Atkinson, as chair, with Raj Tulsiani, co-founder and chief executive at Green Park Executive Resourcing, as vice chair for the organisation.
A labour supplier and former community leader, who failed to fully repay a £1.7m confiscation order imposed after he was convicted of tax fraud, has been sentenced to a further four years in jail.
