I reported earlier, the Government has published Skills for Jobs: Lifelong Learning for Opportunity and Growth, along with the interim conclusions of the Post-18 Education and Funding Review: Pioneering reforms to boost skills and jobs – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) Closer scrutiny of the paper indicates there are some policy announcements, including the appointment of Sir John Holman as an Independent Strategic…
Read more
Today’s new Further Education White Paper sets out planned reforms to the further education and technical training system. Subject to parliamentary approval, it is the Government’s intention that many of these reforms will be implemented through future primary legislation. Disappointingly, the paper is ‘very light on careers support for young people and adults across England.…
Read more
Hosted by Dr Deirdre Hughes – dmh associates To view the recording of this webinar click HERE Presentation slides are available upon request : Email [email protected] Presenters: Dr. Deirdre Pickerell, CPHR, GCDF-I, Dean of Student Success at Yorkville University/Toronto Film School and Vice-President, Life Strategies Ltd & Dr. Roberta Borgen (Neault), CCC, CCDP, GCDF-I, President, Life…
Read more
BBC report: Employers are cutting hundreds of thousands of jobs as Covid-19 continues to hit the economy. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-52660591 FE News Headline: Weak labour market figures driven by continued fall in hiring and spare capacity https://www.fenews.co.uk/fevoices/58266-uk-labour-market-november-2020?utm_source=FE+News&utm_campaign=60f0d4c47b- In a BBC report today The most recent unemployment rate – for July to September – was 4.8%, according to…
Read more
How can we tell if young people are likely to be benefit from the career guidance and development that they engage in? Now, more than ever as the Covid healthcare emergency morphs into an employment crisis, it is important to reflect on what works and why? The only sure fire way to know is to…
Read more
Sometimes in life you meet someone for the first time and you’re super impressed by this person’s fantastic talent and skills. This is exactly what happened earlier this year when I attended an online virtual conference, organised by Learn by Design. I met Jon Chase – a highly accomplished yet humble person – one of…
Read more
https://www.facebook.com/IAEVG
It’s not often we have four Ministers from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland available during these very challenging times. My sincere thanks to Ministers and government officials for prioritising this during their busy schedules. These short videos offer insight to priorities and plans in the coming year. You may find the videos helpful in…
Read more
The Association of Colleges (AOC) in England highlight the Treasury has released an early taster of some of its Comprehensive Spending Review commitments in advance of tomorrow’s full announcement. “It includes a number of things that have already been trailed previously, and things that we (AOC) will be working with officials for more details on,…
Read more
The Sutton Trust has published a report showing that school closures will significantly impact the social mobility of the “covid generation” unless “significant efforts are made to address the impact on learning.” Its key findings were as follows: The report found that the long-term impact of school closures on future earnings is more than three times higher for pupils from less-well off homes…
Read more