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Andy Gardner Careers Adviser Helping people apply for a range of jobs and apprenticeships, whether working for schools or universities, a CV is often required, and many people try to apply for roles using them. Whatever the role, be it an advanced apprenticeship or a part-time job, I can’t think of any circumstances, where a general CV will do. Perhaps …
I trained to be a Careers Officer (now called Careers Adviser) in 1985 at Newcastle Polytechnic, during times of unemployment not seen since before the second world war, and in an area that was massively affected by deindustrialisation. Many people are predicting that in 2021 we will be facing an even worse period of unemployment, especially youth unemployment, than in …
Written by Liz Reece The difference between children’s career aspirations from age seven to 17 are marginal, and too often based on gender stereotypes, socio-economic backgrounds and influenced by TV, film and radio. This is the summary provided by charity Education and Employers on 19th January 2018 in its report Drawing the Future. Their research in partnership with Tes, the …
Opinion from Andy Gardner It looks like we are going to be chucking a whole load of money at T Levels, the latest attempt to solve the well documented skills gap and give us a new answer to providing an alternative to A Levels in the Technical/Vocational space. The courses will be run by Further Education Colleges who are currently …
