Ireland’s ESB Networks is making a strategic €6.5 million investment in its National Training Centre to address critical workforce shortages. The move supports 156 new electrical apprentices as part of a massive €13.4 billion grid modernization program targeting net-zero by 2040.
Junior Wall Street professionals could gain management experience years earlier by overseeing teams of AI bots rather than human colleagues. Banking executives predict this shift will transform traditional career trajectories while creating new learning opportunities for early-career employees in high finance.
Wall Street’s most junior employees may soon find themselves managing teams much earlier in their careers, though their initial direct reports will be digital rather than human, according to reports from banking executives speaking at the Evident AI Symposium in New York.
The UK government has announced plans for a new vocational “V-level” qualification targeting 16-19 year olds in England and Wales. The initiative aims to streamline the confusing landscape of vocational education while addressing persistent skills gaps in key industries. Education leaders welcome the new pathway but caution that implementation challenges remain.
The UK government has unveiled plans for a new vocational “V-level” qualification for 16-19 year olds in England and Wales, according to reports. Ministers indicate the initiative aims to reduce the number of young people not in work or training while addressing long-term skills shortages that have hampered economic growth.
