Jobs & Training

When did the word ‘tradesperson’ become taboo?
Angela Joyce

When did the word ‘tradesperson’ become taboo?

We need more young people to enter skilled trades and to see them as valuable, respected, and ambitious choices

Labour’s apprenticeship reforms aim to train the next generation – but do they go far enough?
Apprenticeships

Labour’s apprenticeship reforms aim to train the next generation – but do they go far enough?

The government has two birds to kill: construction vacancies and youth economic inactivity. Apprenticeship reform, it hopes, is the stone

Wardens get to work tidying e-scooters in Nottingham – with help from Big Issue Recruit
Big Issue Recruit

Wardens get to work tidying e-scooters in Nottingham – with help from Big Issue Recruit

Big Issue Recruit will provide four candidates, people who face barriers to work, to act as wardens for the city’s e-scooter scheme

Can Skills England plug the UK’s skills gap to give Labour the growth it craves?
Work

Can Skills England plug the UK’s skills gap to give Labour the growth it craves?

Big Issue’s recruitment service for people facing barriers to work reports 13% growth in 2024-25
Press Release

Big Issue’s recruitment service for people facing barriers to work reports 13% growth in 2024-25

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How Labour’s new Skills England can save the construction industry and fix the housing crisis
Housing

How Labour’s new Skills England can save the construction industry and fix the housing crisis

I was a drunk and homeless at 19. Volunteering helped me get my life back
Volunteering

I was a drunk and homeless at 19. Volunteering helped me get my life back

I was on benefits and struggling to support my family. Here’s how I turned my life around
Byron O'Connor

I was on benefits and struggling to support my family. Here’s how I turned my life around

I always loved translating for my family. Big Issue Recruit helped me land my ‘dream job’
Big Issue Recruit

I always loved translating for my family. Big Issue Recruit helped me land my ‘dream job’

Job interview but low on cash? Here’s where to get a free smart outfit for a great first impression
Advice

Job interview but low on cash? Here’s where to get a free smart outfit for a great first impression

Considering a new job? Here’s how to retrain in 10 crucial areas desperate to hire
Retrain

Considering a new job? Here’s how to retrain in 10 crucial areas desperate to hire

DWP forcing jobseekers to apply for roles they’re ‘entirely unsuitable for’, research finds
Barriers to work

DWP forcing jobseekers to apply for roles they’re ‘entirely unsuitable for’, research finds

‘I beat addiction. Big Issue Recruit showed me I can help others fight their demons, too’
Barriers to work

‘I beat addiction. Big Issue Recruit showed me I can help others fight their demons, too’

Want to work wherever, whenever? Here’s what the new flexible working law means in practice
Flexible working

Want to work wherever, whenever? Here’s what the new flexible working law means in practice

How to retrain for a new job when you’re over 50
Retrain

How to retrain for a new job when you’re over 50

How to get a job with a criminal record: From applying to sharing your conviction
Jobs advice

How to get a job with a criminal record: From applying to sharing your conviction

The 20 best questions to ask in an interview
Careers advice

The 20 best questions to ask in an interview

6 insider tips from career coaches to boost your job hunt for 2023
Employment

6 insider tips from career coaches to boost your job hunt for 2023

Here’s where to find career advice whatever your situation
Career advice

Here’s where to find career advice whatever your situation

Redundancy rights: Everything you need to know
Redundancy

Redundancy rights: Everything you need to know

What to do if you’ve been made redundant
Employment

What to do if you’ve been made redundant

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Jobs for school leavers: How traineeships and apprenticeships can start your career
Careers advice

Jobs for school leavers: How traineeships and apprenticeships can start your career

Employee rights in the UK 2022: Everything you need to know
Know your rights

Employee rights in the UK 2022: Everything you need to know

What are T Levels and why should I study this new qualification?
Education

What are T Levels and why should I study this new qualification?

What job should I do? How to build a career on your unique strengths
Careers advice

What job should I do? How to build a career on your unique strengths