The Value of Volunteering
…schools felt that they made a difference to young people. Methodology The research draws on three sources: an online volunteer survey, volunteer case studies and a review of empirical research….
…schools felt that they made a difference to young people. Methodology The research draws on three sources: an online volunteer survey, volunteer case studies and a review of empirical research….
…Employers tend to see their involvement as charitable (or to recruit young people as employees and, notably, potential customers for services). Teachers tend not to relate WX to the broader…
…the National Apprenticeship Service funded ‘Apprenticeships Support and Knowledge for Schools project’ and allow the opportunity to explore the following learning outcomes: Understand the latest updates around apprenticeships including higher…
Three Birmingham MPs attended the Inspiring the Future and National Apprenticeship Service (NAS) apprenticeships careers fair at Birmingham Metropolitan College today. MPs Liam Byrne, Shabana Mahmood and Jack Droney gave…
A new London Assembly report calls for careers services to be improved in the capital as it reveals one in six jobs in London is unfilled because there is no-one…
Careers services for young people in England show a “worrying deterioration”, MPs are warning. Good careers guidance has been highlighted as important to social mobility and to tackling youth unemployment…
The department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) strategy for the new National Careers Service has been published today. The Taskforce’s employee volunteering in education initiative Inspiring the Future and…
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….
…Apprenticeships, the authors present figures from 2010/11, showing the majority of Apprentices have become women. This reflects a change in the UK from manufacturing industries towards a service-based economy. Women…
…customer service, school engagement or school-based role Experience in successful relationship management – ability to engage confidently and sensitively with schools/colleges and at a range of levels of seniority up…