This year, Somerset’s careers fair has gone virtual, offering a free online event open from 8.30am – 7.00pm on 10th November! The event will provide a great opportunity for young people to broaden their career thinking and talk to experts from over 40 exhibitors. Throughout the virtual fair, attendees will be able to download a variety of information, and take part in webinar sessions.
To find out more, or register for the event, click HERE.
Bae Systems have published an article on employment and skills in the North, which includes comments from MtW’s very own North-West lead, Simon Beckman. Simon spoke to The Times about unemployment in the North-West, in particular the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic. Alongside this article, MtW’s CEO Sam Olsen took part in an online event titled ‘Powering The North’, discussing training and retaining young people in the North with other CEOs and Directors.
Click HERE to watch the panel and read the full article.
From 9th-15th November, Mencap will be leading 2020’s Learning Disability Work Week 2020, celebrating what great employees people with a learning disability can make. The week offers a chance to demonstrate how employers #ThinkDifferently to bring people with a learning disability into their workforce and to show the benefits of this.
Click here to find out more, and how to get involved.
BiTC has published a new online toolkit to support employers in offering high quality work placements. The toolkit includes: how to ensure quality work placements; how to create virtual work placements; and a list of organisations that can help.
To find out more, or download the toolkit, click HERE.
During lockdown, The Careers and Enterprises Company have been working hard with employers across the country to provide guidance on how to ensure “their encounters with young people are meaningful, and how to support schools and colleges”. This work has resulted in two brand new resources for employers:
Please visit The Careers and Enterprises Company’s Resource Directory here.
On 21st October, 2020, The British Army was named as the best apprenticeship employer in the country. During 2019/20, the Army helped over 8,000 apprentices gain new skills and progress, with apprenticeships in engineering, telecommunications, logistics, construction, health and IT. Alongside military training, these apprentices work towards a qualification that will be valued by civilian employers.
On 12th November, the Army will be hosting a virtual work experience between 10:30 – 14:30. The programme includes: first hand accounts from serving soldiers about the skills they’ve developed; demonstrations; and exploring the latest Army kit and equipment.
For more information or to register for the event, please contact Tom at Thomas.Hicken100@mod.gov.uk.
Movement to Work (MtW) is happy to announce that nominations for the 2021 MtW Social Mobility Awards are now open! These awards seek to highlight partners who have been particularly extraordinary despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, and shine a light on the heroes in our network who have made a difference.
For more information, and to get nominating, click HERE!
The Institute of Grocery Distribution (IGD) is hosting a Work Experience Week from the 9th-13th November, and is a great opportunity for those 18-25 who are not currently in employment, education or training. The industry-wide programme will enable attendees to interact with from a wide range of companies, and develop their understanding of job opportunities and skills shortages in an industry that is actively recruiting despite the current climate.
For more information, or to register for the week, click HERE.
National Care Leavers’ Week 2020 is taking place from 26 October – 1 November 2020, and provides an opportunity to showcase and celebrate the successes of care leavers from across the UK, and to inspire them to achieve their full potential. The focus of this year’s National Care Leavers’ Week is ‘Care leavers with careers’. Throughout the week, IMO will be sharing first-hand experiences of care leavers who have taken a variety of different career paths, to show what’s possible for care leavers.
For more information on National Care Leavers’ Week, click HERE.
Young people in and around the Royal Docks can now apply for our pioneering internship programme, through which aspiring professionals can break into new industries.
The Royal Docks is emerging as a bustling hub for business, and we want to make sure that local young people have every opportunity to develop their talents and fulfil their potential.
In a groundbreaking, large-scale collaboration with local businesses and Newham Council, we are launching the Royal Docks’ Internship Programme, where those aged 18-30 can learn the ropes at a business that might otherwise have been out of reach.
This area is home to a broad range of companies; you can find employers from technology, manufacturing and food production to industrial development, transportation and the creative industries. Working with local businesses in these sectors, we will be offering up to 20 internships. The participants, all of whom will be paid a London Living Wage, will start a twelve-month long programme of full-time work in January 2021.
Successful interns will:
Find out more and apply now HERE