June 13, 2013
June 13, 2013
Following a public consultation in 2012 on extending access to careers guidance, all further education (FE) colleges and sixth-form colleges will be subject to a new requirement to secure access to independent careers guidance from September 2013. Our free Inspiring the Future programme is highlighted as part of this culture change in careers. Read the […]
Read moreJune 11, 2013
June 11, 2013
The European Union Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth, Androulla Vassiliou, will address Cedefop’s conference on tackling skill mismatch through work-based learning and apprenticeships (12-13 June 2013 in Greece). They will talk about the latest European initiatives to alleviate youth unemployment and refocus education and training. Read the full story.
Read moreJune 11, 2013
June 11, 2013
A new London Assembly report calls for careers services to be improved in the capital as it reveals one in six jobs in London is unfilled because there is no-one with the right expertise to do the job. Read the full report.
Read moreJune 5, 2013
June 5, 2013
A major report An Aspirational Nation: a culture change in careers provision will be launched on the 5th June by the National Careers Council. One of the main recommendations is that the National Careers Service should significantly expand its work with schools, young people and parents. Nick Chambers, Director of the Education and Employers Taskforce […]
Read moreJune 4, 2013
June 4, 2013
The job will involve working in close association with the Inspiring the Future Programme Director and the Inspiring the Future team. The Schools Liaison Assistant is responsible for working closely with schools teachers and careers advisors, and helping them to utilise the system to invite signed up volunteers to attend a schools event to speak […]
Read moreJune 4, 2013
June 4, 2013
Women’s Business Council says we need to broaden girls’ aspirations and job choices before the start of their working lives by creating a partnership between schools, business and parents. Chair of the Women’s Business Council and chief executive of MITIE, Ruby McGregor-Smith CBE said: “Our recommendations are for both Government and the business community, and […]
Read moreMay 24, 2013
May 24, 2013
Companies should ignore unpaid internships and degree classifications during the recruitment process to create a “level playing field”. The study by the Association of Graduate Recruiters and Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services found that employers may be discriminating against disadvantaged applicants. Read the full story.
Read moreMay 23, 2013
May 23, 2013
Free tickets for Inspiring the Future schools to London’s biggest digital day trip on 12 July packed full of interactive workshops and exhibitors at Digital Summer Camp based at Hackney Community College. Please book your groups in by going to their tickets page and entering the discount voucher ‘InspiringTheFuture’. Digital Summer Camp students will learn […]
Read moreMay 21, 2013
May 21, 2013
A group advising Labour is calling for a tougher line on teaching standards in further education colleges. Chuka Umunna, shadow business secretary, emphasised the need to integrate colleges with the “world of work, business and industry”. He backed calls for further education teachers to carry out their own form of work experience each year, “gaining […]
Read moreMay 16, 2013
May 16, 2013
There’s only one word for a trade, profession or career in German. That covers everything from car mechanic to brain surgeon. That word is Beruf. Its root “rufen” – to call, the same word also implies vocation or calling, in fact it applies to any job. Head of teaching union ASCL, Brian Lightman, draws on […]
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