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College funding cuts will deepen skills shortfall, warn businesses ahead of Westminster march
Read more: College funding cuts will deepen skills shortfall, warn businesses ahead of Westminster marchBusinesses warn of skills shortfall as thousands set to march on Parliament to protest post-16 funding cuts. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/uk-colleges-funding-cuts-skills-gap-westminster-march-aoc-education-unions-a8586521.html The UK risks being left behind if the Government does not address the skills gap through education, business leaders from 500 small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have warned. More than half (51 per cent) of SMEs are experiencing difficulty finding……
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STATE SCHOOL STUDENTS UNDERREPRESENTED IN TOP UK GRADUATE SCHEMES
Read more: STATE SCHOOL STUDENTS UNDERREPRESENTED IN TOP UK GRADUATE SCHEMESYoung people educated in state schools are under-represented in Britain’s top graduate schemes, according to the Institute of Student Employers (ISE) as reported in FE News, 24th September 2018. https://www.fenews.co.uk/press-releases/20111-top-graduate-jobs-soar-yet-state-schooled-graduates-are-vastly-underrepresented Only 57 per cent of graduates hired by companies had a state-school education – compared to 91 per cent across the population, according to a survey from……
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VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE – DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION WRITTEN QUESTION – ANSWERED ON 5TH DECEMBER 2018.
Read more: VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE – DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION WRITTEN QUESTION – ANSWERED ON 5TH DECEMBER 2018.In response to a written question asked by the Labour Lord Murphy of Torfaen :- “To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the Careers Strategy: making the most of everyone’s skills and talents, published on 4 December 2017.” https://www.theyworkforyou.com/wrans/?id=2018-11-23.HL11756.h&s=careers+education#gHL11756.r0 The following responses were submitted by the Conservative Lord Agnew of Oulton :-……
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FINLAND BUILDING A ROBOT TO SUPPORT CAREER DEVELOPMENT
Read more: FINLAND BUILDING A ROBOT TO SUPPORT CAREER DEVELOPMENTFinland is building a robot that will help you get a job The new tool will warn you when your skills are becoming outdated THIS IS AN EXTRACT TAKEN FROM APOLITICAL Talk of robots in the labour market usually focuses on their job-destroying capabilities (or lack of them). But in Finland, the government is building a bot……
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ENSURING YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE THE ‘BEST POSSIBLE’ CAREERS ADVICE
Read more: ENSURING YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE THE ‘BEST POSSIBLE’ CAREERS ADVICEAnne Milton, Minister for Skills and Apprenticeships has published a new article in FE Week “As the Department for Education announces plans to take action against schools that aren’t complying with the ‘Baker clause’, Anne Milton urges providers to contact her directly with their experiences, and outlines what else the government is doing to ensure young……
