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…
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…
It is time to gear up for British Science Week 2021 British Science Week is a ten-day celebration of the diverse people and careers in science, technology, engineering, and maths that will be running from the 5th to the 14th of March 2021. British Science Week is coordinated by the British Science Association and is funded by the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). British Science Week events can be…
A new year, a new project is getting underway with Health Works for Cornwall Autumn 2020 saw the launch of the new team of CSW Group’s Community Engagement Advisers. CEA’s will ultimately be community based and have been recruited to work specifically with young people aged 16 – 19 who are not engaged in education,…
Inspiring Futures Webinars CSW Group are pleased to present Inspiring Futures, a series of 9 webinars covering different aspects of career development, employability, and how to negotiate the world of work. Taking place from Monday 15th March, each webinar is made freely available to young people in schools, colleges, home education, and those not currently…
The Quality in Careers Standard through Investor in Careers “The Quality in Careers Standard is thorough, demanding and one that takes planning to achieve but with the support of experts it will ensure that all Learning Provider staff, the SLT, governors, parents and, most importantly students, will succeed in seeing the connections between learning, external…
Written by Senior Career Development Consultant, Dr Oliver Jenkin PGCE RCDP The year 2020 has posed unprecedented challenges, both practical and personal, to individuals and businesses globally. No sector has been left untouched by the disruption caused by lockdowns and social distancing measures and, CSW Group, like many other companies in the education and social enterprise…
Written by Sam Ansell, STEM Manager In our last STEM news update we shared that some of our STEM Ambassadors were working on producing short videos to demonstrate what they do for a job and what a typical day looks like. Our first video is now available to watch on our YouTube channel and features…
This autumn saw the launch of our new Community Engagement Adviser team. CEA’s will be community based and will work specifically with young people aged 16 – 19 who are not engaged in education, employment, or training. The new team come from a variety of backgrounds and bring with them a wealth of experience. …
Written for Tristram Hooley, Career Guidance Social Justice David Roe is a manager at CSW Group providing career guidance in the south-west of England. In this post he considers how young people might be making career choices based on their concern for the environment and how, as career guidance professionals, we can (and should!) support…
Written by Sophie Cudsen, Services to Education Team Leader. I joined CSW Group in August 2019 after leaving my previous career in the hospitality sector – 5 years of late nights and weekend work just did not inspire me anymore! I was employed under the role of Project Administrator and given my first task of…
