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Making Work Better: How apprenticeships can futureproof your workforce

14th September 2023

Perceptions of apprenticeships are changing. Once dismissed by the public as the poor vocational cousin to the university degree, they’re now seen by many as a genuine, often highly competitive alternative entry path to some of the most sought-after careers. Ahead of our Make Work Better conference, we’re taking a look at why so many now believe apprenticeships are the best way to address the UK’s skills shortage.

Making work better: creating a family-friendly workplace

5th September 2023

Ahead of our Make Work Better conference in September, we explore Steven Bartlett’s views on leadership, how to create a great workplace culture and empowering employees.

Making work better: Steven Bartlett on leadership best practice

21st August 2023

Ahead of our Make Work Better conference in September, we explore Steven Bartlett’s views on leadership, how to create a great workplace culture and empowering employees.

Apprenticeships can hold the key to a successful future for our students

17th August 2023

Article Summary Investors in People invest in their people, their community, and the thousands of employees within this collective group. Supporting apprenticeships is of great

Making Work Better: putting the employee experience at the heart of your organisation

14th August 2023

Ahead of our Make Work Better conference in September, we investigate employee experience and turn to the expertise of leading authority, Ben Whitter to explain why it’s so integral to an organisation’s success

Making Work Better: AI and its impact on the employee experience

10th August 2023

Ahead of our Make Work Better conference in September, we’ve spoken to Gethin Nadin, the award-winning psychologist and author, about what greater use of technology means for employee wellbeing and, indeed, what it means for the future of our jobs themselves.

Making Work Better: the future of HR

1st August 2023

Our Make Work Better conference in September has so many sessions focused on what the workplace of the future will look like, including a dedicated session looking at the role of the people whose job it will be to help employers and employees navigate their way through these unchartered waters: HR. What does the future hold for this sector? And how can we make sure we’re ready for what’s coming?

Banishing the Sunday Night Blues: Advice for Employers and Employees

15th June 2023

Last year, Investors in People teamed up with the University of Exeter and Channel 4 to get some hard data on how much of a problem the Sunday Night Blues is for the UK workforce. The preliminary research was published earlier this year, and just recently Exeter University’s Exeter Expertise podcast Investors in People CEO, Paul Devoy, Professor Ilke Inceoglu, of the University of Exeter Business School , and Channel 4’s People Director, Kirstin Furber to find out more on the subject.

Connecting Professionals: How to develop a truly successful apprenticeship programme

26th May 2023

Our “Connecting Professionals from the World of Apprenticeships” event saw over hundred people from a variety of industries come together to discuss and celebrate their efforts to #MakeWorkBetter for their apprentices. Read our summary of the event and what key speakers, Zii Nithiyananthan from Burberry and Anne Ashworth from Pearson had to share about their apprentice strategy.

How to Improve your Apprenticeship Programme

12th May 2023

Improving your apprenticeship programme can help you attract more apprentices and more effectively support them on their journey so that everyone involved can get the most out of the apprenticeship scheme. But how do you do that? In this post, we’ll look at what changes you can make to enhance your apprenticeship scheme so that you can get better results from it and your apprentices.

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Making Work Better: How apprenticeships can futureproof your workforce

Making work better: creating a family-friendly workplace

Making work better: Steven Bartlett on leadership best practice

Apprenticeships can hold the key to a successful future for our students

Making Work Better: putting the employee experience at the heart of your organisation

Making Work Better: AI and its impact on the employee experience

Making Work Better: the future of HR

Banishing the Sunday Night Blues: Advice for Employers and Employees

Connecting Professionals: How to develop a truly successful apprenticeship programme

How to Improve your Apprenticeship Programme

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