October 18, 2010
October 18, 2010
Visit our Schools and Colleges week starts with a visit today by John Hayes MP, Minister of State for Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning and David Cruickshank, chairman of Deloitte to Lambeth College in Vauxhall, central London. It is part of a national campaign led by the Education and Employers taskforce charity. Tesco’s CEO […]
Read moreOctober 14, 2010
October 14, 2010
The What is to be gained through partnership? report pulls together robust evidence about the benefits of education and employer engagement to young people, schools and employers, including recent research: Exploring the link between social mobility and employer engagement supporting the achievement, aspiration and progress of young people into further study and/ or work Demonstrating that the […]
Read moreOctober 8, 2010
October 8, 2010
Deloitte, the business advisory firm, has launched a report, commissioned by charity The Education and Employers Taskforce, examining how employers can contribute to improving careers education through inspiring and better informing young people. The dynamic labour market and the vast range of career options available can leave young people feeling bewildered and uninformed. The research […]
Read moreOctober 6, 2010
October 6, 2010
The Guidance for the first national Visit our Schools and Colleges week has been published today. Guidance for school and college visits
Read moreSeptember 30, 2010
September 30, 2010
From Vocational Education to Career-Technical Education: A Capsule History and Summary of Research, from the University of California, Berkeley looks at the evolution of what was once know as vocational and careers education. Leading researchers analyse the major studies on different models of career and technical education. Visit Edutopia for the full report.
Read moreSeptember 24, 2010
September 24, 2010
This Media Release unveils the names of some of the 80-plus high profile visitors, including CEOs and Chairs of FTSE 100 companies, participating in the first national Visit our Schools and Colleges week. Press release 24 09 2010
Read moreSeptember 23, 2010
September 23, 2010
The Personal Finance Society (PFS) has awarded Tony Cohen of Nsure the prestigious award of Volunteer of the Year at this year’s PFS conference. The award, now in its second consecutive year, sponsored and presented by NS&I, is an award that is judged on nominations received by members. The award honours an individual who has […]
Read moreSeptember 21, 2010
September 21, 2010
New on the Taskforce research pages, a longitudinal study of the US careers academies programme showing young people enrol in the initiative where they work closely with employers over the last two years of school study receive a significant and sustained boost into the labour market, earning 11% more than a control group at age […]
Read moreSeptember 15, 2010
September 15, 2010
The Work Inspiration campaign has achieved major success in its first year. Sir Stuart Rose, chairman of Business in the Community (BITC) and Chairman of M&S announced the results to business leaders and young people at an event held in London. Results highlighted by Sir Stuart include 70, 000 new Work Inspiration placements across the UK […]
Read moreSeptember 15, 2010
September 15, 2010
University of Warwick, 15 October 2010 Bringing together for the first time leading researchers in the field together with policy-makers and practitioners, The Point of Partnership: Understanding Employer Engagement in Education conference will address all aspects of employer engagement in education. The conference will cover questions such as: What happens when employers work with schools […]
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