Zenos are now recruiting 16 to 18 year old learners for the February intake at our IT Academies!
Around 90% of our Academy graduates secure full-time employment within 4 months. In just 5 months; learners achieve the same levels of qualification that many colleges take up to 2 years to complete and from February 2010 we will pay all our learners £100 a week whilst they are studying.
Who are Zenos?
Zenos is the UK’s leading provider of IT Professional training for young people aged 16 to 18 and we are the largest Microsoft Academy in Europe.
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In this edition of the notgoingtouni.co.uk newsletter, we are going to provide you with an insight into our Kaplan Accountancy Scholarships and how to apply.
What is the Kaplan Accountancy Scholarship?
Each year Kaplan Financial offers their prestigious and aptly named Kaplan Scholarship to students with high aspirations of a career in Accounting. The scholarship is worth over £15,000 & you may be in with a chance of winning it! Read more to find out how to apply.
As the largest national provider of AAT in the UK, we are really proud to offer all year 11 and 13 students the opportunity to apply for a place on our Accountancy Scholarship programme.
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Today marks the launch of the national Apprenticeship Awards 2010 and applications are now open! It’s the 7th annual Apprenticeship Awards which look to congratulate, honour & celebrate the very best of British apprenticeship talent as well as the employers that make it happen.
The Apprenticeship Awards nominations are open to businesses & employers of all sizes and they can also nominate their apprentices. The prizes are judged across the 9 Apprenticeship Award regions before a national ceremony in July 2010.
Apprenticeship Awards 2010 – apprentice categories
There are 2 apprentice categories at the Apprenticeship Awards;
- Apprentice of the Year
- Advanced Apprentice of the Year
Apprentices must be working towards, or have completed, an Apprenticeship or an Advanced Apprenticeship and must have been in funded learning in April 2007 or started their apprenticeship since that date.
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Harvey Nash Group today unveiled its five-point action plan to encourage government, industry and academia to stop the youth unemployment juggernaut and avoid a ‘generation lost to work.’
The recommendations stem from Harvey Nash’s inaugural Generation-Y roundtable event on 25th November, which saw leading policy, business and Gen-Y stakeholders debate pragmatic solutions to the youth unemployment crisis, which is nearing the one million mark, according to the latest ONS statistics. The overriding sentiment was that while widespread economic recovery will have a considerable bearing on Gen-Y’s prospects, the current narrative must also evolve – from scaremongering to encouragement; from problem identification to problem-solving – to motivate stakeholders, including Gen-Y itself, to be the change they wish to see.
The roundtable debate, which attracted participants from the CBI, Intellect and the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES), amongst others, identified the following calls to action for UK government, businesses, educators and members of Generation Y who have yet to find work:
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The search is on from DediPower, e-skills UK and the Sunday Telegraph to reward the best new Internet-based business idea
The search commences today, to find Britain’s new young digital entrepreneur, with the launch of the DediPower Digital Awards 2010, in association with e-skills UK and The Sunday Telegraph.
DediPower, one of the UK’s leading managed hosting specialists, is looking to reward and develop Britain’s best young digital talent, with a first prize award worth over £50,000.
Craig Martin, CEO, DediPower says: “We are looking to find the young entrepreneur with Britain’s best new Internet-based business idea and reward their innovative spirit. Equally, we are keen to recognise the development of Britain’s digital industry and ensure graduates, students and people with great ideas are attracted to get involved with Digital Britain.
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