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…
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…