Our experience of a virtual careers fair This week saw CSW take part in the first Inspiring Careers event with the LiketoBe platform. The event was aimed at schools, colleges, young people and their families across Plymouth and Devon, with a daytime and evening session. It was great to be part of such a large…
Introduction to Investor in Careers My name is Steph Moore, I am the Services to Education Manager for CSW Group, and I manage Investor in Careers. I always welcome any opportunity to write or talk about Investor in Careers as I am passionate about careers excellent and raising standards wherever possible. I am incredibly proud…
Meet our SMART Partner, Petroc College of Further and Higher Education “We are very excited for the launch of the SMART SKILLS HUB. The offer across the partnership is a fantastic opportunity to support Devon-based SMEs in identifying skills gaps in their existing workforce. Petroc has a core offer of ESF funded short courses available…
Employer Good News Story Daisy Wholesale is an award-winning telecoms and IT services provider, serving over 1,000 partners across the UK channel with a local office in Eastleigh. As part of the Daisy Group Ltd., the business has established relationships with carriers and networks throughout the industry, enabling the business to offer services and products…
It doesn’t matter who you were, you can always be somebody else Moving to a new town can be a daunting task for anyone and for one #Focus5 young person it created quite a bit of disharmony. By her own admission, our young person isn’t the most sociable but that didn’t stop relocating from a…
What career advice would you give your 14/15 year old self? For National Careers Week, we asked our staff and board of directors what career advice would you give your 14/15 year old self? We love their honest and real answers which we hope will inspire young people to think about their future but not…
Why we love working in Careers For National Careers Week, we asked our Careers Development Consultants why they love working in Careers. Scroll down to see what Barnaby, Judy, Yasmin and Sue said about their roles. Barnaby Ridge “I have worked in careers guidance for the last 17 years and there are many reasons why…
NCW Give a Career Insight – Jo Canfield Written by Jo Canfield, Careers Employability Adviser for Health Works for Cornwall. So after being asked to write an article for National Careers Week, my initial reaction was “Great no problem….” Then, next came the reflection and looking back at how my career never was a straight line but…
How to get a job on Mars? Just ASK. Written by: Mike Shail, Senior Careers Development Consultant, CSW Group It is a known thing in careers world that a career is a journey. A decent way of checking on someone’s career journey is to see what has happened and is happening. Even the best Careers…