Education and Employers

Tailor-made: Improving adult careers services in London

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 deteriorating, MPs warn

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…

New National Careers Service published

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…

CBI director general knighted for services to business

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….

‘The challenges facing young women in apprenticeships’

…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…

Partnerships Engagement Coordinator

…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…

10,000 volunteers signed up for mock interviews

…cases could significantly impact on their futures. We have lots of free online resources for our volunteers and schools, on how best to develop and deliver a mock interview to…

Inspiring the Future in Ireland

…offices. The SDCP approached our charity in June of this year to learn more about our Inspiring the Future online platform, the advanced technology behind it and the day to…

Research for Practice: Papers from the 2016 International Conference on Employer Engagement in Education and Training

…BBC’s Education Online editor, Sean Coughlan, Andreas explores issues of skills mismatch, the limitations of qualifications and the importance of careers education. The OECD’s Director of Education and Skills argues…

Careers guidance and access for education and training providers: Statutory guidance for governing bodies, school leaders and school staff

…guidance must be presented in an impartial manner, include information on the range of education or training options (including apprenticeship and vocational options) and must take into consideration the best…