Tag: Employability
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UPDATE ON T-LEVEL QUALIFICATIONS IN ENGLAND, 31 MAY 2108
The Government published its response to the T level consultation on Friday 25 May 2018. This is a very comprehensive document and does pick up on many of the issues that were thought by many in the sector to be missing in the consultation. there is recognition that work needs to be done on the…
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WEST MIDLANDS COMBINED AUTHORITY: VISION FOR A REGIONAL ALL-AGE CAREERS STRATEGY
Deirdre Hughes has been commissioned by the West Midlands Combined Authority to work with colleagues on the design and development of an all-age careers strategy in the West Midlands region of England. This builds on models of good and interesting policies and practices at an international, national and regional level. Preliminary work began in late…
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NEARLY HALF A MILLION ‘HIDDEN’ YOUNG PEOPLE LEFT WITHOUT STATE HELP TO SURVIVE AND FIND WORK
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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INSTITUTE FOR APPRENTICESHIPS (IFA) REFORMS
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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EMPLOYID APPROACH: EMPOWERING CHANGE IN PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
Enabling employees to shape change and develop solution-focused approaches in European Public Employment Services (PES) is at the heart of this major EU Framework 7 funded four-year programme (2014 -2018). I’ve had the privilege to work closely with a truly dynamic and innovative European multi-disciplinary research and development team. We began our joint work in…