Over the last 25 years, people-facing public services have become increasingly bureaucratic, hard to access, and removed from the people and communities they are designed to serve. This has contributed to poor outcomes and spiralling costs as service users continue to develop more acute needs that could have been prevented. With conditions in many of…
Employees Support in Skills: European Social Funding has invested in a programme to support employers within the Solent area, particularly SMEs, to access free higher levels skills training for their workforce. The investment is part of the Solent Growth Programme and has now been extended to March 2019. Employers will receive a Training Needs…
Devon and Somerset (Heart of the South West) 15-18 year olds Not in work, education or training urged to take advantage of £1 million to develop skills and progress onto a range of positive outcomes that include employment, education, apprenticeship’s and traineeships. European Social Funding has invested in a programme of support for young people…
Cornwall 15-24 year olds not in work, education or training urged to take advantage of £1.1 million to develop skills and progress onto a range of positive outcomes that include employment, education, apprenticeship’s and traineeships. European Social Funding has invested in a programme of support for young people in Cornwall and the Isles of…
We can hardly contain our excitement as we gear up for the biggest STEM event in the South West! Next week, Wednesday 27th June, will see The Big Bang Fair South West take over Bristol UWE’s Conference and Events Centre as we host a huge celebration of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM)! We can’t…
The Generation STEM project has now reached its final stage as students are beginning to go out on work experience placements across the South West region. The project’s aim is to evaluate the impact that work experience has on students’ attitudes and engagement with STEM and to develop their understanding of employability skills and provide…
Big Bang @ Exeter welcomed over 1,300+ students during the day from primary and secondary schools as well as home schooled students across Devon and Cornwall. Visitors found out about STEM careers, got hands-on activities and experienced science shows from two fantastic presenters. The @ Event hosted a Big Bang project competition which allowed students…
It has been a busy and successful start to the year for the Work Experience team. Since the beginning of the year the team has co-ordinated four work experience seminars across the South West delivered in a wide range of sectors. A big thank you to Wessex Water for hosting the Bath and Dorset Seminars and to The National Marine Aquarium…
On Saturday 19th March, several of our careers advisors took part in a very busy ‘Apprenticeship Jobs Fair’ at Plymouth Guildhall. The event, organised by Building Plymouth and the Plymouth Manufacturers Group (PMG) attracted more than a 1000 job seekers of all ages. Those who popped along were able to try their hand at taster activities,…
Careers fairs are a great way to meet employers up close and explore a huge array of industries.However, as they can be a bit overwhelming, here are our tips for coming away with useful information and advice – not simply a bag of pens and stickers! You’ll probably only have a few hours to explore before…