SMART SKILLS We were delighted to launch SMART SKILLS earlier this month on 7th April. The SMART SKILLS programme, funded by the European Social Fund, has been running for 3 weeks and has already started to make an impact on businesses and people in Devon. SMART SKILLS helps small and medium sized businesses across Devon to upskill their staff and…
Helping your students with LMI in the context of Covid-19 Written by Dr Oliver Jenkin, Senior Career Development Consultant for Indigo Careers Fulfilling Gatsby Benchmark 2 in schools and colleges can be challenging at the best of times. Labour market information (LMI) comes in multivariate forms, some more digestible than others, and different sources of…
South West STEM FEST Things are starting to take shape for our big summer event, South West STEM Fest! Lined up for the 7th – 25th June 2021, the South West STEM Fest is a chance for all of our STEM partners with a base in the south west of England to join us in…
Community Engagement Advisers One of the most important things that a CEA (Community Engagement Adviser) has to do is to identify and dispel any myths, misunderstanding and misconceptions that the young person may have, surrounding education, employment and training. Whilst attempting to re-establish contact with the young people who have previously been unavailable to engage…
SMART SKILLS Launch Devon businesses and residents are urged to take advantage of European Social Funding worth £3.5 million. SMART SKILLS funding will help Devon based small or medium-sized enterprise (SME) businesses and other organisations to identify skills gaps in their existing workforce and provide the skills training they need to become more resilient during this economic…
Inspiring Futures Round-Up During the week 15th-19th March, in conjunction with the Careers and Enterprise Company, CSW Group delivered a series of high-quality careers education webinars aimed at young people in education, including those with special educational needs. This was the third series of webinars that CSW Group has delivered within the past year, partly…