The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) in England introduced the Inspiration Agenda initiative in September 2013[1]. It is currently sponsored by the Department for Education (DfE) and funded through the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) until the contract formally ends on 30th September 2018. This evaluation draws on evidence-based research, using both…
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LMI for All is an online data portal, which connects and standardises existing sources of high quality, reliable labour market information (LMI) with the aim of informing careers decisions. This data is made freely available via an Application Programming Interface (API) for use in websites and applications. LMI for All data can be used to…
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New research has found that 480,000 16- to 24-year-olds are missing out on both benefits and advice – no less than 60 per cent of the official total of young jobless. The Deputy Political Editor of The Independent (Rob Merrick) says “many of them have good job prospects, boasting impressive GCSE qualifications and having continued…
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It’s estimated that around 80,000 job opportunities will become available in Northern Ireland every year for the next ten years, with around 29,000 of these jobs needing to be filled by people leaving education or training. *Ulster University’s Northern Ireland 2017 Skills Barometer “Skills in Demand” report With Brexit looming, and predictions of stronger immigration controls,…
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Skills Northern Ireland 2017 built on the success of Northern Ireland’s first major careers and skills event held previously in 2016 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3ZRF_MHr24  This 2017  major was designed to be a highly innovative, interactive and inspiring two day event,  which took place at the Titanic Exhibition Centre, Belfast. in 2017. The event was aimed at 14-19…
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Education Committee to question Apprenticeships and Skills Minister Anne Milton on quality of apprenticeships and skills training – Tuesday 15 May at 9.45am The Education Committee is to question Minister for Apprenticeships and Skills Anne Milton MP as part of the inquiry into the quality of apprenticeships and skills training. Members of the Committee are likely to ask about what…
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The Education Committee is to question the Chief Executive and Chair of the Careers & Enterprise Company (CEC) on the organisation’s role in coordinating careers and enterprise support and the delivery of the Government’s careers strategy – https://www.careersandenterprise.co.uk/ The CEC was established as an independent social enterprise in 2015 with the aim of supporting schools and colleges in improving their…
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John Swinney, Scotland’s Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills announced today: Firstly, we need better advice. We need to do more to ensure that there is a clear connection between the advice and guidance young people receive on subject choices and on longer term career options. They are often making annual…
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In March 2018, the Scottish Government published this summary report. As part of phase one of the Learner Journey Review a series of five analytical papers were produced to help facilitate discussion and set the scene around current education and training provision for 15 to 24 year olds in Scotland during this first stage. The…
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The Institute for Apprenticeships remains a “work in progress” a year on from its inception, says its chief executive Sir Gerry Berragan.  Visit: https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/ The Institute did not get off to a flying start and was not fully  functioning until last October 2017. It has only had a permanent chief executive in post for less…
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