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Work Experience Wednesday - Clinton Johnson
As well as our longer-term Apprentices and graduate internship programmes, UKCES hosts a range of work experience placements for those at all stages of education - from school and sixth-forms as well as college and university. Over the last few weeks, …
Our goal: learning from innovative manufacturing
I’m pleased to announce today the chosen projects for the latest UK Futures Programme competition, focusing on increasing the skills required for innovation in the manufacturing sector. Judging the applications has been a rewarding process in itself, and I …
One Minute Monday - work experience and recruitment
Welcome to the first in our new strand of blog posts, One Minute Monday. The aim of these short posts is to highlight a single statistic or fact on the labour market, skills, or employment that you can take in …
Work Experience Wednesday - Charlie Berry
As well as our longer-term Apprentices and graduate internship programmes, UKCES hosts a range of work experience placements for those at all stages of education - from school and sixth-forms as well as college and university. Over the next few …
Work Experience Wednesday - Megan Blaney
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Adam Raistrick, Posted on:
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Career development, Work experience, Youth employment
As well as our longer-term Apprentices and graduate internships programmes, UKCES hosts a range of work experience placements for those at all stages of education - from schools up to college and throughout university. Over the next few weeks, we'll …
Settle for a job or aim for a career? How LMI for All can help you
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Paul McKelvie, Posted on:
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Career development, Career guidance, Employer surveys, LMI, Research, Research and surveys, Youth employment
Is a ‘career’ a string of jobs which we retrospectively say were all part of a masterplan? I don’t think so, certainly not for most of us. For me, the key element which makes a string of jobs a career …
The future of skills and global value chains: what lessons can we learn from Singapore?
When will robots replace our jobs? How can new technologies help to reskill and upskill workers? What are the challenges in managing a dispersed global workforce? These were just some of the issues raised at the International Risk and Horizon …
Work Experience Wednesday - Tom Deakin
As well as our longer-term Apprentices and graduate internships programmes, UKCES hosts school- and college-age students and others on work experience placements. Over the next few weeks, we'll use the UKCES blog to highlight thoughts and reflections from some of the …
The captains' view: how to develop world-class leaders and managers post-recession
Between December 2014 and April 2015, Ipsos MORI surveyed 100 Captains of Industry and followed up with 20 in-depth interviews on behalf of UKCES, focusing on management and leadership skills. Captains are executive board-level directors and chairs from the top …
UKCES Masterclass: Does education do enough to make young people vote?
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Dr Jan Germen Janmaat, Posted on:
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Career development, Career guidance, Research, Skills and training, Youth employment
In our latest guest blog, Dr Jan Germen Janmaat, reader in Comparative Social Science at University College London Institute of Education, discusses the key points from his latest UKCES Masterclass on the influence of educational pathways on active citizenship. You can …
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