June 22, 2010
June 22, 2010
The Education and Employers Taskforce has completed its first year of operation – here is our Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2010. Click here to view the 2010 accounts
Read moreJune 16, 2010
June 16, 2010
On 16 June the Education and Employers Taskforce hosted an event for our charity Trustees, education and business leaders. The event was hosted by Sir Martin Sorrell CEO, WPP and speakers included Chris Keates, General Secretary of NASUWT, Robert Peston, BBC business editor and Sir Martin Rake, Chairman of BT and UKCES. On 16 June […]
Read moreJune 9, 2010
June 9, 2010
The Visit our Schools website has just gone ‘live’ and you can now register online to take part in Visit our Schools week. Participating is completely free (for school/colleges and employers of all sectors and sizes) and only requires 1 or 2 hours of your time in the week of 18-22 October to visit a […]
Read moreMay 26, 2010
May 26, 2010
The first Enterprise Education Unconference will take place 12-13 May 2010 in Gijón, Spain. It is an open event to engage in a fruitful conversation about the present and future of enterprise education in Europe. The event is backed up with a simple user-led online platform that follows the recommendations of the High Level Reflection […]
Read moreMay 20, 2010
May 20, 2010
The demand for skilled people will intensify during the recovery, and employers’ top recruitment priorities are employability skills such as problem solving and team working, above exam results, a new survey reveals. The CBI believes that business has a key role to play in the education system. The new CBI report, called Ready to grow […]
Read moreMay 19, 2010
May 19, 2010
There is a call for tenders to evaluate the effectiveness of the National Centre for Languages (CILT) language learning programme during the current funding period. This is a national programme that supports and inspires businesses and schools to work together through language learning. Tenders must be submitted by 4 June 2010. Visit Invitation for Tender […]
Read moreMay 5, 2010
May 5, 2010
The Education and Employers Taskforce is sponsoring its first research conference to bring together leading academics and analysts from the fields of education policy and human resource management to share their work and so build the evidence base for what works in education-employer engagement. The conference will be held at the University of Warwick on […]
Read moreMay 4, 2010
May 4, 2010
The date for the Education and Employers Taskforce Visit our Schools campaign has been confirmed as the week of 18 – 22 October 2010. To sign up for campaign bulletins or register interest in taking part please email: carol.glover@educationandemployers.org
Read moreMay 4, 2010
May 4, 2010
The date for the Education and Employers Taskforce Visit our Schools campaign has been confirmed as the week of 18 – 22 October 2010. To sign up for campaign bulletins or register interest in taking part please email: carol.glover@educationandemployers.org
Read moreApril 28, 2010
April 28, 2010
The Taskforce welcomes two recent European level developments in education- employer engagement. European Entrepreneurship Education report unveiled The final report and evaluation of the pilot High Level Reflection Panels on Entrepreneurship Education has been published at: http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/sme/promoting-entrepreneurship/education-training-entrepreneurship/reflection-panels/files/entr_education_panel_en.pdf This pilot was launched by the European Commission to facilitate the exchange of experiences between national policy makers […]
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