Go Train – New Provision Available

Go Train in Chippenham are running the below courses – For course descriptions visit the Go Train website. Eligibility Criteria:• Unemployed – claiming Benefits or Earning less than £15,800 per […]
Apprenticeship Case Study – Level 3 Electrical

Callum, 18, is an apprentice electrician at Devizes based Aster Group; a landlord and developer of new homes. Aster Group build homes for open market sale and shared ownership, and […]
Women in Engineering – Vacancies and STEM returners
Women’s Engineering Society eNewsletter shared various vacancies and STEM returners opportunities is their latest newsletter. Software & Electronics EngineerClosing date: 9th July 2019Location: Bristol Mechanical EngineerClosing date: 9th July 2019Location: […]
Swindon and Wiltshire businesses to benefit from £2.02m skills training fund.

Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in Swindon and Wiltshire are being urged to take advantage of a £2.02 million skills training fund to upskill their workforce. The training is […]
Amazing Apprenticeships – June 2019

June’s Parents Pack Tips are shared for parents to support their children when adjusting from School to paid employment. Explanation of the 20% off the job training. National Careers Service […]
Further providers selected to deliver T Levels from 2021

On the 18th June 2019 Education & Skills Funding Agency released a new list of providers who have been selected to deliver T-Levels in academic year 2021 – 2022. This […]
International Women in Engineering Day Case Study

With International Women in Engineering Day approaching tomorrow (23rd June 2019), we spoke to one of Wiltshire Council’s women Engineers to find out more about her job and what her […]
Apprenticeship Perceptions Survey

Thank you to all the schools who completed the survey in 2018 . The aim of this survey is to gain a deeper understanding of why and how young people […]
What skills are needed for the future?

A People Management article highlights – skills of the future are ‘empathy, teamwork and resilience’, says Matthew Taylor. The article went on to highlight our need to record soft skills […]
Adults in work ‘neglected’ by education spend, government review finds

People Management reported on 31st May that the state of post-18 education calls for a learning loan system to help workers study or reskill. The report went onto to say […]