The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and Tánaiste have published the text of a deal to restore devolved government in Northern Ireland, exactly three years after the Assembly collapsed. The time has come for the N.I Assembly to re-establish itself and focus on the issue that really matter to N.Ireland citizens. A NEW DECADE,…
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JOINT STATEMENT OF OECD, ILO, UNESCO, THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION AND ITS AGENCIES ETF AND CEDEFOP Four international organisations, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), International Labour Organization (ILO), the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and the European Commission, and two agencies (European Training Foundation (ETF) and the European Centre for…
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NEW RESEARCH REPORT LAUNCHED Skills Northern Ireland 2019: Education and Business Breakfast Meeting Wednesday 20th November 2019 at the Titanic Quarter Campus of Belfast Metropolitan College Sponsored by the Edge Foundation, a major Education and Business Breakfast Meeting took place on 20/11/19 bringing together leading educationalists, employers and policymakers from across N.Ireland to explore how best to reduce Northern…
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Report: National Survey of School Leaders and Careers Professionals by Dr Deirdre Hughes on behalf of Careers England in association with NAHT and Jules White, Headteacher Tanbridge House School and Leader of the Worthless? campaign. National Survey of school leaders and careers professionals On the 12th November 2019 at the national Careers England Summit, London…
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BBC Teach: Teacher Support Ballysally Primary school is in an area of social deprivation and this has an impact on students’ aspirations. This short film shows how careers can be linked to areas of the curriculum even in primary education. https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/teacher-support/how-can-we-encourage-children-to-raise-their-career-aspirations-from-as-early-as-5/zvwfhbk Headteacher Geoff Dunn MBE tells us this is easy to do…
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The definition of ‘Careers Advancement’ is contested, but it involves people having access and support to career development activities on a lifelong basis. Some interesting articles here: https://www.learningandwork.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Healthy-Wealthy-and-Wise-implications-for-workforce-development.pdf Careers Advancement services for people of all-age should be tailored to their specific needs, with emphasis on equipping people to develop resilience, adaptability and career management skills. The…
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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE Career Development: Identity, Innovation and Impact It is our great pleasure to update you on the very latest conference plans. If you haven’t registered yet, we cordially invite you to join inspirational and international colleagues at our dmh associates conference 2019. This will be held at Birmingham’s ‘hidden gem’– Fazeley Studios – central…
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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE Career Development: Identity, Innovation and Impact It is our great pleasure to update you on the very latest conference plans. If you haven’t registered yet, we cordially invite you to join inspirational and international colleagues at our dmh associates conference 2019. This will be held at Birmingham’s ‘hidden gem’– Fazeley Studios – central…
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Today (5th September 2019) DFE published an interim evaluation of the Career Learning Pilots which were established to test innovative approaches to lifelong learning and inform the design of the National Retraining Scheme. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cost-and-outreach-pilot-evaluation-interim-findings In England, the Cost and Outreach Pilots are running in five areas, led by the Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) or Combined Authority:…
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Using evidence from a rapid evidence assessment (REA), carried out by CFE Research and dmh associates this report commissioned by Nesta’s Digital Frontrunners identifies what motivates working adults to take part in and complete training in digital and digital-complementary skills. https://www.nesta.org.uk/report/what-motivates-adults-learn/ Nesta have commissioned this rapid, systematic review of evidence (REA) to identify what motivates working adults to…
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