May 16, 2012
May 16, 2012
The Independent Taskforce on Student Finance Information has launched part-time student finance materials to coincide with Adult Learners’ Week (12-18 May). Part-time guide Part-Time Student Guide Part-time video featuring Martin Lewis A student finance calculator that will enable prospective part-time students to work out what they will actually pay back, as opposed to the widely quoted […]
Read moreMay 10, 2012
May 10, 2012
Skills Minister John Hayes has appointed Dr Deirdre Hughes OBE as the Chair of the new National Council for Careers. The council will be a driving force in careers guidance and will provide independent, expert advice to the Government on the future development of the National Careers Service which was launched at the beginning of […]
Read moreMay 9, 2012
May 9, 2012
The latest issue of Taskforce News is out today covering the Inspiring the Future switch-on in London, Manchester/Salford, Birmingham and Surrey prior to full national launch 2 July, Speakers for Schools update and new social mobility research. Read the full Taskforce news May 2012
Read moreMay 3, 2012
May 3, 2012
The health sector embraces employee volunteering in education programme Inspiring the Future. Anyone from apprentices to CEOs can give free Career Insight Talks to young people aged 11 – 19. Read the Nursing Standard magazine cover story
Read moreMay 1, 2012
May 1, 2012
Hotel chain Malmaison and Hotel du Vin has joined the growing list of employers warning that UK job applicants are unemployable because they lack basic skills, with most of its jobs taken up by foreign workers. Read the full story.
Read moreApril 27, 2012
April 27, 2012
The long held view of grammar schools as agents of social mobility has been put into question by new data. Read the full story.
Read moreApril 27, 2012
April 27, 2012
A’ levels in a string of subjects don’t give teenagers the maths skills fit for the workplace or higher education according to new reports. Read the full story.
Read moreApril 25, 2012
April 25, 2012
Alan Milburn calls for social background checks on university students during the admission process to help social mobility. Read the full story.
Read moreApril 25, 2012
April 25, 2012
International Nurses Day is coming up on 12 May and to celebrate and help promote this global event NHS Employers has produced a free Toolkit for promoting the nursing profession. The Taskforce’s Inspiring the Future is recommended as a free and effective means to reach young people aged 11-19. See the toolkit: http://www.nhscareers.nhs.uk/PDFs/international-nurses-day-toolkit.pdf
Read moreApril 19, 2012
April 19, 2012
The quality of teenagers’ work experience is strongly linked to future careers but must rely on more than just their parents’ connections, a heads and employers report by the Education and Employer Taskforce says. Read the full Work Experience report Our research report received extensive media coverage, including the following: Financial Times. BBC News. Watch […]
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