January 18, 2011
January 18, 2011
The Department for Education has asked the Taskforce to manage and coordinate a high-level review estimating the returns on investment for different kinds of employer engagement in education and an assessment of the costs and benefits of different delivery options, in order to inform government policy from April 2012 onwards. Please submit any evidence or […]
Read moreJanuary 17, 2011
January 17, 2011
The Point of partnership: the case for employer engagement in education written by the Education and Employers Taskforce has been published in respected international journal Strategic HR Review. The primary audience is senior human resource professionals.
Read moreJanuary 14, 2011
January 14, 2011
Dr Gill Haynes, Graduate School of Education, University of Exeter talks about Work-related learning and employer engagement: findings from the national evaluation of 14-19 Diplomas in our January research seminar audio file. This is the first in a series of research seminars co-sponsored by the Education and Employers Taskforce and the Centre for Education and […]
Read moreJanuary 14, 2011
January 14, 2011
Thanks to the support from the members of the Partnership Board, Trustees, employers and hundreds of volunteers, it has been a successful and productive first year for the charity the Education and Employers Taskforce. We believe that 2010 has marked the start of many new and enduring education and employer partnerships.
Read moreJanuary 6, 2011
January 6, 2011
Despite the cutbacks, railway engineers are still in demand. The business secretary is backing a new skills academy to train more rail workers. Read the full Guardian story.
Read moreJanuary 6, 2011
January 6, 2011
Confederation of British Industry director general and Taskforce Trustee, Richard Lambert, has been named in the New Year’s honours list. Lambert was knighted in recognition for his services to business. Read the full story in Money Marketing.
Read moreDecember 20, 2010
December 20, 2010
The Secretary of State for Education, Michael Gove, has announced the appointment of four new non-executive members to the Department for Education Board, as part of a drive to improve governance across Whitehall. The Board, chaired by the Secretary of State, provides strategic leadership of the Department, focusing on performance and the delivery of DfE’s […]
Read moreDecember 14, 2010
December 14, 2010
New case studies of successful partnerships between schools and diverse local employers have been added to the Teachers Guide. These include; the Abingdon Diploma Partnership in Oxfordshire, Harris Academy Bermondsey and Gumley House Convent School, a Language Specialist School, in Harlesdon.
Read moreDecember 13, 2010
December 13, 2010
Young business and creative students aged 16-19 headed to London to get a taste of life at two of Britain’s most influential organisations, and to boost their employability skills. A Capital Experience was organised by business-education charity Career Academies UK.
Read moreDecember 10, 2010
December 10, 2010
The assignment to design his own museum was all it took for US student Christopher Thach to start imagining. Read more.
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