New free ‘Elevate’ course for 16 to 19 year olds not in employment, education or training

Posted on February 27, 2015 by ether

A new free course is being launched by CXK with the aim of supporting 16 to 19 year olds who are currently not in employment, education or training. ‘Elevate’ is a fifteen week course which has been specifically designed, as a result of feedback from local employers, to give participants work-ready skills and experience. The fifteen […]

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Miliband in ‘apprenticeship guarantee’ for school leavers

Posted on February 19, 2015 by ether

Labour would guarantee apprenticeships for every school leaver in England who “gets the grades” by 2020, Ed Miliband has said. The pledge comes as Mr Miliband set out his party’s business policies for the general election, he argued better training and higher wages were key to boosting productivity. Labour are talking about an extra 80,000 […]

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Apprenticeships: A Slice of History

Posted on February 13, 2015 by ether

Apprenticeships are big news right now, with planned reforms to how they operate and the government putting their support behind getting people trained up and ready to work. It may seem that apprenticeships are a new thing, or at least something that has come to the fore in recent years, but actually, apprenticeships have been […]

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Teenage drop-outs failed by poor careers advice

Posted on February 4, 2015 by ether

Too many teenagers in England are dropping out of school or college or failing to pass their courses, because of poor advice, say councillors. A report for the LGA suggests the teenage dropout rate costs the country £814m a year. Researchers have said 92,000 students withdrew from schools, primarily from AS and A-levels; 24,200 did not […]

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