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Hi there, I am looking for a teaching assistant/nursery assistant apprenticeship and hoping to begin around September 2013. I am also studying counseling alongside in the evening one day a week, I was wondering whether you could help....... Read More- need help to find apprenticeship
Im looking for and Apprenticship. Im in 6th form at the moment, but want to leave asap as im really not enjoying it. I want to look for an apprenticship in either interior design or buying and merchandising. I cant seem to find anything....... Read More - Apprenticeships for adults.
Hi. Im 28 years old and have been unemployed since coming back from 2 year working holiday in Australia. I have no qualifications and would like to do an apprenticeship, preferably in business admin or IT. I have applied for a few....... Read More - Left school after GCSE's a year ago, not sure what to do next.
Hi, I'm 17 years old and completed my GCSE's last July. I went into Sixth Form until January 2013 but really didn't enjoy it, so I left and got a part-time job that I love in retail. I'm not looking to go to Uni, but I do want to get....... Read More
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ONE WEEK TO GO FOR ENTRIES TO DESIGN NEW APPRENTICESHIP FACEBOOK APP TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE
17th May 2013, 11:42Following the launch of a unique challenge for young budding creatives to design and develop a brand new app or game for the National Apprenticeship Service, there’s just one week to go to submit entries. The challenge, which will culminate in a prototype Facebook app or game being launched in August, offers the chance for developers aged 16-24 to receive up to £13,000 of funding to turn their ideas into reality. The ‘Can you hack it as an apprentice’...
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ANOTHER NEW ‘ALL-STAR’ GIVEN A JOB WITH WORTON KELLY ESTATE AGENTS
17th May 2013, 11:38Next generation property recruiters, Estate Agency All-Stars, have successfully placed yet another ‘All-Star’ candidate, this time with West Bromwich-based estate agency group, Worton Kelly. Having sailed through the extensive All-Stars application process, which includes a psychometric test, presenting a 60-second video ‘elevator pitch’ and an interview with co-founder, Alex Worton, Damien Bracey, 22, was immediately offered the role of Senior...
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ALL-STAR’ PLACED WITH GIBBS GILLESPIE
16th May 2013, 13:44Innovative new property recruiter, Estate Agency All-Stars, is pleased to announce the successful placement of ‘All-Star’ Charlotte Delph with multi award winning estate agents Gibbs Gillespie. Having successfully negotiated the All-Stars application process, which included a psychometric test, presenting a 60-second video ‘elevator pitch’ and an interview with owner Paul Gillespie, Charlotte Delph, 20 was offered the role of Trainee Lettings...
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Student Academic Experience Survey results raise questions
16th May 2013, 11:27The 2013 Student Academic Experience Survey, produced by the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) and Which? Magazine, raises questions over university standards and whether students are being pushed hard enough. Some students, the survey finds, are studying for forty hours or more each week, while others are only working for half that time. On average, student workload totals thirty hours a week, which is 25% less than the time specified by official university guidelines....
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Last day to enter Work Experience of a Lifetime competition
16th May 2013, 11:25The LifeSkills Work Experience of a Lifetime competition closes today. It offers 14 to 19 year olds the chance to win work experience prizes such as: A trip to Facebook HQ in California Shadowing the manager of a Barclays Premier League football club Working with "Apprentice" star Karren Brady Learning how to become a broadcast presenter with Jameela Jamil Developing business skills and confidence with Nails Inc founder Thea Green Producing a broadcast...
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Apprentices working over and above contracted hours
16th May 2013, 11:02The National Apprenticeship Service is looking into claims of apprentices working "over and above their contracted hours". According to UnionLearn, the learning and skills organisation of the Trades Union Congress, apprenticeship contracts are being broken by apprentices who do their contracted hours in the workplace and then do their studying on top of those hours, unpaid. It was mainly with thirty-hour contract apprenticeships according to a UnionLearn spokesperson....
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TWO NEW ‘ALL-STARS’ GIVEN JOBS WITH STREETS AHEAD ESTATE AGENTS
16th May 2013, 10:00London, 8 March 2013 -- Innovative new property recruiter, Estate Agency All-Stars, is pleased to announce the successful placement of two more ‘All-Stars’, this time with Croydon-based estate agency group, Streets Ahead. Having successfully negotiated the All-Stars application process, which included a psychometric test, presenting a 60-second video ‘elevator pitch’ and an interview with owner, Bob Hay, Navin Sauboorah, 25, and Givoanni Lark,...
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FIRST ‘ALL-STAR’ OFFERED JOB WITH LAWRENCE RAND ESTATE AGENTS
16th May 2013, 09:57London, 1 March 2013 – Innovative new property recruiter, Estate Agency All-Stars, is pleased to announce the successful placement of its first ‘All-Star’ with Ruislip-based estate agents, Lawrence Rand. Having successfully negotiated the All-Stars application process, which included a psychometric test, presenting a 60-second video ‘elevator pitch’ and an interview with owner, Peter Lawrence, Marco Moloudi, 22, was offered the role of...
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CILEx and IPS disappointed at Will Writing decision
16th May 2013, 09:43The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx) and its regulatory body ILEX Professional Standards (IPS) have today expressed disappointment at the Government’s decision to not accept the recommendation of the Legal Services Board (LSB) to include Will Writing within the scope of regulation. The decision failed to recognise both the evidence provided by the LSB in support of the application, and the attempts over the last decade to voluntarily regulate will writers...
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Britain’s Got Talent!
16th May 2013, 09:22Hundreds of youngsters are making a name for themselves having joined an apprenticeship scheme from school as former classmates struggle to find work despite earning a degree. More UK engineering and manufacturing firms are growing their own talent, which is creating opportunities for young people to get on and progress quickly up the career ladder. And a recent Government survey found an Apprenticeship makes a young person ‘more employable’ than those with...
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Wanted: creative and digital media skills
14th May 2013, 11:24By Claire Sully, on May 9, 2013 I run a digital marketing agency based in Bristol and Somerset and finding new recruits with the right skills, talent and attitude is challenging. In fact it is widely accepted amongst many digital media businesses in this region that recruitment is a nightmare. Creating a platform for new talent to emerge, to be inspired, learn industry skills is the first step to solving a big problem. With industry colleagues from Icon Films and supported...
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PMA graduate achieves her dream editorship
14th May 2013, 01:17Farzana Ali was in the PMA class of 2005. She emailed this week to tell us she has reached the giddy heights of editing a top IPC title. She is the Lifestyle Specials Editor at NOW Magazine. She is so grateful for the faith we had in her all those years ago that she would make it to the top. She writes: "Thank you for all your help and encouraging me that PMA was the right place for me! I remember Keith saying to me that one day he could see me as an editor and that's...
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JOURNALISM OPEN DAY 13 JUNE AT THE PRESS ASSOCIATION
14th May 2013, 00:01Find out about how to build a career in the media without having to take a univeristy degree first. This autumn PMA is launching a new fast-track Post A-level diploma course based on its award-winning postgraduate programme. The course leads to a guaranteed apprenticeship with a magazine or website.... so long as you pass. We're based at The Press Association, the UK's leading press agency and multimedia content provider. You will learn alongside some of the UK's...
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Traineeships launched at last
13th May 2013, 15:40Eleven months after Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg announced that details on the new traineeship scheme would be launched "soon", Skills Minister Matthew Hancock yesterday revealed their framework. Originally, traineeships were proposed to help people aged between 16 and 24 acquire the skills and attitudes to help get them into work. In the past eleven months, though, things have changed: traineeships will be rolled out this August, but only for people...
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BBC LAUNCHES NEW TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING APPRENTICESHIP TO ADDRESS SKILLS SHORTAGE IN THE BROADCAST SECTOR
13th May 2013, 10:56The BBC today announced a new technology and engineering apprentice scheme, the BBC Technology Apprenticeship, to address a critical technology skills shortage in the broadcast sector. Funded by BBC Technology and the government’s Employer Ownership Skills Pilot, the scheme, with the participation of a number of industry partners, aims to produce 100 highly skilled, experienced and employable graduate level apprentices over eight years to meet growing industry demand....
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BBC TECHNOLOGY APPRENTICES WILL QUALIFY WITH A BEng IN BROADCAST ENGINEERING
13th May 2013, 10:55The 20 bright young people who gain a place on the first salaried BBC Technology Apprenticeship, as opposed to taking the student loan university student route, will qualify as a Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) in Broadcast Engineering at the end of the innovative programme. This will set them up to compete for jobs at the BBC or across the industry. The BBC announced today that the academic award for the Apprenticeship has now been formally approved. All apprentices...
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Social media apprenticeships now on offer
10th May 2013, 13:26With over half the UK's population on Facebook, businesses have always been looking for ways to make an online connection with them - and, they hope, turn them into customers. Social media is now an important driving force for modern business, so one company - Manchester-based Tangerine PR - is now offering apprenticeships in the use of social media for business purposes. The "Juice Academy" apprenticeship scheme offers students the chance to develop the...
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The Institution of Engineering and Technology Launches New Awards to Recognise Apprentices and Technicians Three young engineers to win £1,000 each
8th May 2013, 11:22The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has launched a new awards scheme to recognise the best and the brightest apprentices and technicians. The scheme will see an apprentice, a technician and an Armed Forces technician walk away with £1,000 each, two years free membership of the IET and payment of their professional registration fees. The new awards aim to raise the profile of the good work that apprentices and technicians contribute to engineering...
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NAS launches apprenticeship application app contest
8th May 2013, 09:09The National Apprenticeship Services (NAS) has launched a UK-wide competition for the best app or game to be launched in real life this August. The "Can you hack it as an apprentice" challenge looks to help raise awareness of apprenticeships in general and help improve the quality of young peoples' apprenticeship applications. The competition offers developers between the ages of 16 and 24 the chance to compete for up to £13,000 of funding, in the...
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Capgemini have just opened their Higher Apprentice programme in a wider number of locations!
3rd May 2013, 16:57Capgemini have just opened their Higher Apprentice programme in a wider number of locations providing students with a fantastic opportunity to obtain a degree whilst developing their business skills. The Capgemini Higher Apprentice Sponsored Degree Programme combines the best of both worlds by combining technical training and work-based learning with a sound understanding of the key concepts and theory behind Software Engineering. In the first 3 months in Capgemini, you...
