City of Bristol College Plunge into Work Skills Qualifications
02/10/10
The ideal way to deliver Work Skills Qualifications is to engage employers in the process. And there is no better way to engage employers than using a large event programme like THE PLUNGE to kick-start a relationship with a new employer.
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Weston College Make a Splash with work skills qualifications
23/09/10
16 employers local to Weston College spent a day in the company of 120 Construction Students last week.
Not unusual you might say?
However in this case the employers were largely Environmental specialists from organisations identified by the college as strategically significant to support the establishment of the Colleges new centre of excellence in Enviro-tech for the construction industry.
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Youth unemployment is costing the economy £10m a day in lost pro
13/07/10
The Guardian reported this month that an ‘aspect of the worrying trend in youth unemployment is that there are thousands of young people who don’t have the skills, confidence or qualifications to find their first job. They may have struggled at school or grown up thinking no one cared, and they are being driven further from the job market, as they struggle to compete with a backlog of graduates.’
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Expanding FE Employability and Enterprise Skills Provision
12/05/10
Working Knowledge has entered the Barclays “Take One Small Step” business competition (https://www.takeonesmallstep.co.uk/Entry/View/2474/) which is a national business competition with regional prizes of £50,000 in cash. £50,000 would enable us to build capacity to deliver events to 5,000 more students and 1,000 employers this year and then enable those colleges to continue to provide the same every year thereafter.
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Prizes galore at 'The Mix'
06/05/10
You've been labelled as a 'NEET'. You are one of 895,000 16-24 year olds in the same situation. You don't do 'education' or 'training' and you haven't got a job. Pretty depressing, probably. That's where 'The Mix' comes in - a programme designed to help young people appreciate their talents, improve their skills and build their confidence. How does it work? The approach is not complicated; give young people something unexpected to do, watch curiosity overcome reluctance, help them with technical support when they need it and let their natural talents emerge.
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Delivering on the Challenge of Apprenticeships
23/04/10
With greater focus from Government on the provision and delivery of apprenticeships for students, it has become clear that colleges often face challenges in engaging sufficient employers to meet the increasing demand from students to take them up.
By running a VSC from Working Knowledge we believe we can assist colleges with addressing these challenges while engaging students and strengthening employer relations.
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Consumers more likely to buy from companies with apprentices
23/04/10
UK consumers are more likely to purchase from a company that offers apprenticeships than those that don’t, according to a survey by the National Apprenticeships Service.
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Foundation Learning - The Basics
21/04/10
Foundation Learning is the new range of flexible learning programmes for young people and adults at Entry Level and Level 1.
It consists of units and qualifications from the Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) and is one of the four qualifications suites for 14–19 year old learners alongside General Qualifications, Diplomas and Apprenticeships
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