February 7, 2011
February 7, 2011
School-leavers may be harming their job prospects by seeking a place at university this summer. Results of a City and Guilds poll of more than 500 employers released today reveal that many would rather take on an apprentice than hire a graduate. Read the full Independent article.
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February 7, 2011
At the start of Apprenticeship Week (7-11 February) the Business Secretary Vince Cable, and Skills Minister John Hayes, urge more employers to drive economic growth by creating a new generation of skilled workers, while underling the government’s commitment to increase the budget for Apprenticeships to over £1,400 million in 2011-12.
Read moreFebruary 3, 2011
February 3, 2011
Who gets the best jobs? Firms can help social mobility which has been declining in Britain since the 1950s. So what can the brightest young people from less privileged backgrounds do to break into the professions? Read the full BBC story.
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February 3, 2011
A Harvard Graduate School of Education report calls for a sea change in business and employer engagement in education, so that every American school student to have access to employer involvement in their education including career counselling, job shadowing, employer-designed school projects and work-based learning to better prepare young people for the twenty-first century labour […]
Read moreFebruary 2, 2011
February 2, 2011
Christian Percy, Operations Director at the Education and Employers Taskforce, is returning to the Department for Education at the end of his secondment to take up a new role as ‘Private Secretary to the Advisers Office’. Christian will be running the team that supports the two Special Advisers and the two Senior Policy Advisers in […]
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February 2, 2011
The OECD’s review of vocational education and training in South Carolina calls on the state to provide high school students with more substantial UK-style work experience while in school, targeting efforts to ensure that students from disadvantaged backgrounds share the opportunities. The review argues that the lack of work experience in South Carolina means fewer […]
Read moreFebruary 1, 2011
February 1, 2011
Year 9 pupils across Devon attend a ‘Women in Construction’ event at Exeter College. The aim was to find out more about the many opportunities available in the construction industry. Read the Mid Devon Star report.
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February 1, 2011
Tens of thousands of London children are “trapped” in homes where no adult has ever worked. New statistics show the number of London homes where no one has ever held down a full-time job has passed the 100,000 mark. The crisis is worst in inner-London where one home in 15 has people who have never […]
Read moreJanuary 31, 2011
January 31, 2011
Science, technology, engineering and maths skills in Wales are not up to scratch, a critical report claims. The report, by the National Assembly’s Enterprise and Learning Committee, calls for “concerted action” by the Assembly Government to improve the skills of young people in the areas. It highlights a lack of high-quality specialist teachers, poor student […]
Read moreJanuary 31, 2011
January 31, 2011
Young unemployed people will get much more help to access extended work experience opportunities to get the best possible start in life, Employment Minister Chris Grayling announced today. Under a new scheme young people will be allowed to do work experience for up to eight weeks so they can get a proper stint in a […]
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