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Fast-forward your career with an apprenticeship
27th May 2010, 14:50If you are keen to get out there and start earning money but you still have career aspirations and need training to work in your chosen profession, then Paragon Skills for Industry can help you. If you are aged between 16 and 18 you can enrol on one of Paragon Skills many apprenticeship courses, allowing you to get the best of both worlds, earning money from an employer and spending time training in that career. With training centres in Dorset, Hampshire, Somerset and Berkshire,...
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Top Gear, Top Career - Your passion for cars could be your future
27th May 2010, 14:45I'm one of those rare people who after three years can honestly say that each morning as I wake up I really look forward to going to work. Wow how many people can say that about their job? But that's what automotive apprentice, Michael Chryssos says about the apprenticeship which he took with VT Group at a Volkswagen retailer. If you're someone who's interested in technology, engineering and all things automotive, then an apprenticeship can turn a hobby into a superb career. ...
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How to get a job for normal people!
27th May 2010, 09:05If you go on to the internet you are inundated with advice on how to get work, what to say at interview, what your CV should look like, and even what you should look like! All of this is really helpful but each site says something slightly different and does not seem to allow for human nature and our natural laziness when it comes to looking after our careers. If we put as much effort into managing our careers as we did managing our home lives or our hobbies it certainly would...
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Train to teach with Montessori - Enrolling now for September
27th May 2010, 09:00Want a qualification that definitely leads to job satisfaction? Montessori teacher training has just launched their first foundation degree in Early Childhood Practice. Work with children who love to learn from birth to seven. Great career opportunities await. What is Montessori? Montessori was inspired by Dr Maria Montessori in the early 1900s and is now the world's largest global education movement. It is used and acclaimed in 600 UK schools & 22,000 worldwide and continues...
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Attend one of Kaplan's FREE Summer schools
25th May 2010, 08:53To find out what it's like to do an Apprenticeship with Kaplan. If you're unsure about choosing a career to go into then don't worry, Kaplan is here to help! As part of our commitment to young people Kaplan are proud to host FREE Summer Schools held at our centres throughout the UK. This programme is aimed at year 11 and 12 students and is specifically designed to help you make the right step in your career. What happens on one of Kaplan's Summer School? The Summer Schools...
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Interested in a career in fashion?
25th May 2010, 08:50The Fashion Retail Academy located in a fantastic state of the art building just off Londons Oxford Street is still accepting applications for full-time courses commencing in September 2010. Two exciting new courses have just been added: National Diploma in Art & Design Fashion Clothing the BTEC National Diploma is an exciting and highly practical two-year course ideal for students aiming to progress towards Higher Education and careers in the fashion industry. Higher...
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Fancy a career in Estate Agency?
25th May 2010, 08:45PropertyJobsDirect.com is the on-line job board DIRECTLY connecting Employers and Job Seekers totally dedicated to the UK Residential Sales and Lettings industry and many companies advertising on the site are looking for trainees periodically. Most employers would want you to be a car driver, be of smart appearance and willing to work long hours in a career that can be extremely rewarding. In Estate Agency there is a clear career path from Trainee to Managing Director and most...
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The Junior Apprentice
21st May 2010, 12:04The Junior Apprentice- week 1 The Junior Apprentice has kicked off with Lord Alan Sugar back in the board room but this time with young people competing for the title of the first ever Junior Apprentice. The six-week Junior Apprentice competition has the candidates, all aged between 16 and 17 fighting it out through a series of tasks all in the hope of being awarded access to a fund worth £25,000 to kick-start their career and development in the business world. Each week the...
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Robert Engineering Officer
13th May 2010, 12:58I have always wanted to be an engineer but living in the North East with so much manufacturing industry in trouble, it seemed unlikely that I would be able to start training with a company that would still be there when I was due to finish! Going to university was a possibility because I had the right A - Levels for a place - Maths, Physics and Technology - but I wasn't sure I would get a qualification that would be in demand and thus guarantee me a job. So I was running out...
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Sophie Eager Celebrity News Wire Reporter
13th May 2010, 12:54The twenty year-old girl who, for years, stockpiled hundreds of celebrity magazines in her bedroom in order to pore over the lives of the stars, has landed a dream job at the world's leading entertainment agency. And she did not go to university. It's not just any old job, it's an exciting one. Sophie Eager is a news wire reporter for Splash, the news and picture agency which specialises in celebrity stories, videos and photos. "I didn't want to go to uni when I left school,...
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Construction case study
13th May 2010, 10:05Running a company worth £1.8 billion, entrepreneur Sir Anthony Bamford stormed into the City & Guilds Vocational Rich List this year. Bamford, who leads JCB, the family run construction equipment group, has an estimated personal wealth of £1.95 million. This amazing career began with a two-year vocational apprenticeship at Massey Ferguson in France before Bamford went on to work at JCB's Rochester headquarters in 1964. In his role at the top of the family business, Bamford...
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Jon Hutchinson Automotive Apprentice
12th May 2010, 15:06Jon has been training as an automotive paint and bodywork apprentice since April. After leaving school the 18-year-old spent seven months in the Army, but finding it wasn't for him he decided to look for a job. He said: "I was out of work and looking for something to do, but jobs are hard to come by at the moment. I didn't fancy going to college, because there's no guarantee that there'd be a job at the end of it. "So when I saw the advert for an apprenticeship, I jumped at...
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Accountancy Apprentice Emma Murray
12th May 2010, 14:36Emma joined the programme-led apprenticeship course in September 2007, after leaving college after a year. Emma was one of the first learners to be placed into a company under the pilot programme on October 30 2007. After a three-month trial, she secured employment in the taxation section of the company and now has her own client base. After achieving her AAT level 2 Apprenticeship in February 2008 and more recently her Advanced Apprenticeship level 3 in AAT Accounts. Emma...
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Safi - Early Childhood Studies
12th May 2010, 14:12How did you hear about Montessori? My country of origin, Sri Lanka, is highly influenced by Montessori. I attended a Montessori nursery as a child and there are lots of Montessori schools on the island. Many of my family members are Montessori teachers and own their own schools. What is Montessori and why do you think it is the best way of educating children? Montessori is the worlds largest global education system. There are over 600 UK nurseries and 22,000 worldwide. It is...
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MICHAEL CHRYSSOS
10th May 2010, 09:51Programme: Motor Technician Apprenticeship Qualifications to date: NVQs Level 2 & 3 Training provider: Babcock Employer: Morden Volkswagen Age: 22 Michael Chryssos planned on studying Law at university, but a temporary summer job changed his mind; he wanted to get straight into work. Talking to an apprentice motor technician friend, he realised that a hobby could also be a career. I have always been interested in motor mechanics he says, so a motor technician apprenticeship...
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Babcock International Group PLC
10th May 2010, 09:35Who We Are Babcock International Group (formerly VT Group) is the UK's leading and largest work-based learning provider delivering learning programmes to over 22,000 learners nationwide and working with over 8,000 employer sites. Through high quality delivery of training and working in partnership with learners, employers, government and industry bodies, Babcock aims to improve the work skills of all young people and adults across the UK. Babcock works in partnership with some...
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Jockey Apprentice!
7th May 2010, 11:53I have no family background in racing; in fact there isn't anyone in my family who has any connections to horses. My ambition is to be a jump jockey. My inspiration is champion jockey A.P. McCoy. I grew up just in Chester, just yards from the stables where Lisa Williamson trains a string of racehorses. I was fortunate enough to be allowed to visit one Saturday morning and I was hooked. A year later and I was working there every weekend. Despite having very limited riding experience...
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Fashion Retail Academy - case study...
7th May 2010, 11:24I was attending Chelsea School of Art studying fashion design after leaving school when I realised that I wasn't going to be a good enough designer to make a name for myself, but I still wanted to pursue a career within the fashion industry. I heard about FRA through a close friend, I liked the fact that FRA offered an intense one-year course covering all the areas I was interested in concerning fashion. All of the staff at the FRA have a variety of different work experience...
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Want to work in the advertising industry?
5th May 2010, 16:02School of Communication Arts doesnÃÂt look like a traditional school, it looks more like the creative hub of a swish advertising agency.ÃÂ When students arenÃÂt brainstorming, researching or pitching, they will probably be hard at work in the SchoolÃÂs state-of-the-art studio. Set up by the advertising industry to discover and prepare the next generation of creative talent, the school offers an 18 month course...
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Management opportunities in France!
5th May 2010, 11:22Whether you want a working Gap Year or a great job there are progressive management opportunities in Paris, Bordeaux and Toulouse! FrogPubs (www.frogpubs.com) is a group of 7 micro brewery bars & restaurants in France which are popular venues for sporting enthusiasts, international students, and a young professional party crowd alike. We sell 250,000 meals and about one million pints of our own original beer every year and we are looking for ambitious, self-motivated, bilingual...
