January 24, 2011
January 24, 2011
More than 4,000 students aged 12 upwards from across the UK are attending the Careers Fest at the Kassam Stadium in Oxford. They will meet local and national employers including BMW, BT, Microsoft and BP. Vikki Gledhill, manager at the Oxfordshire Education Business Partnership, which is helping to organise the event, said: “In the current […]
Read moreJanuary 24, 2011
January 24, 2011
Conference: 9 February 2011 at the TUC, Congress Centre, London Apprenticeships are a major skills priority for the Government and they are also a key priority for unions. Speakers include: John Hayes MP, Minister for Skills, Frances O’Grady, Deputy General Secretary, TUC and Simon Waugh, Executive Chair of the National Apprenticeship Service. Visit the Trade […]
Read moreJanuary 18, 2011
January 18, 2011
Job-hunting graduates need work experience to stand a chance of getting a job with many employers, a recruitment survey says. The High Fliers’ graduate jobs survey was based on 100 leading UK employers. Read the full BBC story.
Read moreJanuary 18, 2011
January 18, 2011
The Department for Education has asked the Taskforce to manage and coordinate a high-level review estimating the returns on investment for different kinds of employer engagement in education and an assessment of the costs and benefits of different delivery options, in order to inform government policy from April 2012 onwards. Please submit any evidence or […]
Read moreJanuary 17, 2011
January 17, 2011
The Point of partnership: the case for employer engagement in education written by the Education and Employers Taskforce has been published in respected international journal Strategic HR Review. The primary audience is senior human resource professionals.
Read moreJanuary 14, 2011
January 14, 2011
Dr Gill Haynes, Graduate School of Education, University of Exeter talks about Work-related learning and employer engagement: findings from the national evaluation of 14-19 Diplomas in our January research seminar audio file. This is the first in a series of research seminars co-sponsored by the Education and Employers Taskforce and the Centre for Education and […]
Read moreJanuary 14, 2011
January 14, 2011
Thanks to the support from the members of the Partnership Board, Trustees, employers and hundreds of volunteers, it has been a successful and productive first year for the charity the Education and Employers Taskforce. We believe that 2010 has marked the start of many new and enduring education and employer partnerships.
Read moreJanuary 6, 2011
January 6, 2011
Despite the cutbacks, railway engineers are still in demand. The business secretary is backing a new skills academy to train more rail workers. Read the full Guardian story.
Read moreJanuary 6, 2011
January 6, 2011
Confederation of British Industry director general and Taskforce Trustee, Richard Lambert, has been named in the New Year’s honours list. Lambert was knighted in recognition for his services to business. Read the full story in Money Marketing.
Read moreDecember 20, 2010
December 20, 2010
The Secretary of State for Education, Michael Gove, has announced the appointment of four new non-executive members to the Department for Education Board, as part of a drive to improve governance across Whitehall. The Board, chaired by the Secretary of State, provides strategic leadership of the Department, focusing on performance and the delivery of DfE’s […]
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