Employers commonly bemoan the further and higher education system's failure to prepare young people with the skills and attributes they need to succeed in the world of work. Work experience is one of the best ways for young people further and higher education, such as university students, to prepare for the challenges that starting work will bring.
New statistics from the Department for Education (DfE) show that the number of young people not in education, employment or...
The British Chambers of Commerce has argued that the Government places too much emphasis on exams. OOP’s COO Betsy Kendall...
Recent headlines have focused on the ethical controversy surrounding internships; not only the nepotism involved in obtaining an internship in...
On 12 May 2011, the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) claimed its first victory in its “cashback for interns” campaign...
A student development programme in Crawley, Champions Life Academy, has scooped top prize at the National Council for Work Experience...
With youth unemployment soaring, the cost of attending university set to rocket and employers’ recruitment budgets hit by the recession,...
After MPs voted to increase the limit on tuition fees from £3,920 a year to £9,000 yesterday, a survey by...
Starting salaries offered to graduate recruits are 6% lower than in 2009 and are not keeping up with pay rises...
The UK’s first working hotel to be run and staffed by hospitality students is to open in Essex in spring...
Tens of thousands of people could miss out on a university place this year following record numbers of applications.Some 660,953...
Business secretary Vince Cable is set to propose a graduate tax in his keynote speech later today about the future...
More than 200,000 students could be rejected from university as institutions are forced to slash the number of places they...
Failing universities should be allowed to close to free up money for elite institutions, the head of the CBI has...
New research has confirmed that for the third year running, Milkround.com was the most widely-used graduate recruitment website at the...
Ucas is well known for its applications service which supports thousands of students through their journey into higher education each...
