Esther is 16 years old and lives in south west London. She is in her first year at college studying for A-levels in Politics, Business, Sociology and Psychology. She had a one-week work experience placement with UKCES in February 2015. …
A young person leaving school today is, in some respects, very lucky. The sheer diversity of the opportunities on offer, alongside the growing economy and increasing employment prospects, illustrate this. But in other fundamental respects, the current generation of young …
Marcus Mason is Employment and Skills Manager at the British Chambers of Commerce At the British Chambers of Commerce we’ve been championing the importance of building stronger links between the world of education and the world of business, so that …
Commissioner Paul McKelvie introduces the latest competition in the UKCES Futures Programme, looking at innovation in manufacturing. Innovation could be one of the most important factors you haven’t thought of. The image of innovation is often the inventor in the …
As a UKCES Commissioner and owner of a small business, I often feel somewhat removed from further education and so when the opportunity arose for me to visit Northbrook College in Worthing, I jumped at it. I was given the …
Hello and welcome to the UKCES blog, plumping up the cushions and making ourselves at home in our new place at GOV.UK. We moved our main website to GOV.UK in May 2014 , and we're now taking care of the last piece …
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