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?Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs.? Henry Ford (1863?1947)
1 February 2014
A new survey of 2,000 employees released today by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) has found that almost half (42%) of those questioned feel they are further behind in their careers than they would like to be at this stage of their lives. The data goes on to reveal that while individuals are blaming their slow progress on those around them, some have accepted that they have the power to bring about change.
According to the survey, some employees believe that they have been overlooked for promotion or a pay-rise in the last year because their employer doesn?t have the funds available to pay for them to progress (22%). Others go further, claiming that their boss is not fighting their corner enough (9%). However, many respondents admit that they need to get more experience (13%), and that they do not have the right training or qualifications (6%) to advance.
The survey highlights employees? recognition that they need to do more to get ahead in their careers, including working overtime on a regular basis (44%), taking on additional responsibility for no extra money (37%) and studying in their spare time for a professional qualification (45%). Thankfully, just 3% admit they would claim a colleagues? work as their own.
However, despite the fact that nearly a third of those surveyed (29%) believe that a professional qualification helps an individual?s ability to lead people, teams and projects just 4% of those surveyed are currently studying for a professional qualification and only 12% plan to do so ?in the near future?.
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1 February 2014
The proportion of 18 to 24-year-olds in England not in employment, education or training (Neet) has risen to 18.4%. The figure from the Department for Education is the highest for the second quarter since 2006, and is up from 16.3% last year.
Nearly a million (979,000) 16 to 24-year-olds were Neet between April and June this year.
The government said it was boosting apprenticeships and 16 to 18 education.
Neets figures fluctuate during the academic year, peaking in the third quarter as school, college and university courses end.
But this year?s 18 to 24 figures are the highest for the second quarter since comparable data was first published in 2006; the previous was 17.6% in 2008.
The figure is even higher for 19 to 24-year-olds, with 19.1% considered Neet.
The proportion of young people in England aged 16 to 18 who are considered Neet has continued to fall, however, amid a government drive to encourage more young people to stay on in education or training.
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1 February 2014
?All instruction is but a finger pointing to the moon; and those whose gaze is fixed upon the pointer will never see beyond.? Gautama Buddha (c. 563?483 B.C.)
1 February 2014
Now only 15! The complete guide to training and training management
1 February 2014
?I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.? Socrates (c. 469?399 BC)
1 February 2014
?The eternal mystery of the world is its comprehensibility.? Albert Einstein (1879?1955)
1 February 2014
?The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education.? Albert Einstein (1879?1955)
1 February 2014
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