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 […]
One-stop shop for skills and jobs
An employment and skills event at Melksham Library has been hailed a success after 50 people attended and could now be repeated at other places in Wiltshire. Wiltshire Council staged […]
Careers Hub to provide top quality advice to young people in Swindon and Wiltshire
Pupils at a further five school settings across Swindon, plus an additional seven from Wiltshire, will be able to access top quality careers advice to help prepare them for the […]
ESF Community Grants now available in Swindon and Wiltshire
The Swindon and Wiltshire Community Training Grants support those furthest from the labour market, targeting the economically inactive. Successful applicants will move individuals either into employment, or establish a route […]