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Education – further and higher

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.


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    Small business crowned overall winner at National Council for Work Experience Awards

    by Personnel Today 24 Mar 2011
    by Personnel Today 24 Mar 2011

    A student development programme in Crawley, Champions Life Academy, has scooped top prize at the National Council for Work Experience...

    • Employee engagement
    • Early careers
    • ESG

    The value of experience and internships

    by Personnel Today 2 Mar 2011
    by Personnel Today 2 Mar 2011

    With youth unemployment soaring, the cost of attending university set to rocket and employers’ recruitment budgets hit by the recession,...

    • Education - further and higher
    • Graduates
    • Recruitment & retention

    Tuition fee increases easier to stomach if degrees cut to two years

    by Personnel Today 13 Dec 2010
    by Personnel Today 13 Dec 2010

    After MPs voted to increase the limit on tuition fees from £3,920 a year to £9,000 yesterday, a survey by...

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    Employers offering lower graduate salaries

    by Laura Chamberlain 15 Nov 2010
    by Laura Chamberlain 15 Nov 2010

    Starting salaries offered to graduate recruits are 6% lower than in 2009 and are not keeping up with pay rises...

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    • Education - further and higher
    • Learning & development

    UK’s first student-staffed hotel to open in 2012

    by Daniel Thomas 27 Oct 2010
    by Daniel Thomas 27 Oct 2010

    The UK’s first working hotel to be run and staffed by hospitality students is to open in Essex in spring...

    • Education - further and higher
    • Recruitment & retention

    University applications reach record levels, leaving thousands likely to miss out

    by Personnel Today 16 Jul 2010
    by Personnel Today 16 Jul 2010

    Tens of thousands of people could miss out on a university place this year following record numbers of applications.Some 660,953...

    • Education - further and higher
    • Graduates
    • Recruitment & retention

    Graduate tax to be proposed by coalition government

    by Personnel Today 15 Jul 2010
    by Personnel Today 15 Jul 2010

    Business secretary Vince Cable is set to propose a graduate tax in his keynote speech later today about the future...

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    • Education - further and higher

    Public sector cuts could result in loss of more than 200,000 university places

    by Personnel Today 14 Jun 2010
    by Personnel Today 14 Jun 2010

    More than 200,000 students could be rejected from university as institutions are forced to slash the number of places they...

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    • Education - further and higher

    Failing universities should be closed to free up money for better institutions, says CBI chief

    by Personnel Today 9 Jun 2010
    by Personnel Today 9 Jun 2010

    Failing universities should be allowed to close to free up money for elite institutions, the head of the CBI has...

    • Early careers
    • Education - further and higher
    • Graduates

    Milkround rated most widely-used graduate recruitment website for third consecutive year

    by Personnel Today 8 Jun 2010
    by Personnel Today 8 Jun 2010

    New research has confirmed that for the third year running, Milkround.com was the most widely-used graduate recruitment website at the...

    • Early careers
    • Education - further and higher
    • Graduates

    Ucas tariff points and employers

    by Personnel Today 3 Jun 2010
    by Personnel Today 3 Jun 2010

    Ucas is well known for its applications service which supports thousands of students through their journey into higher education each...

    • Early careers
    • Education - further and higher
    • Graduates

    New research sparks fears over careers advice for part-time students

    by Personnel Today 31 May 2010
    by Personnel Today 31 May 2010

    Part-time students are not receiving the impartial support and advice they require to progress their careers, inhibiting their potential to...

    • Education - further and higher
    • Recruitment & retention

    Top universities remain elusive for poorer youngsters

    by Personnel Today 19 May 2010
    by Personnel Today 19 May 2010

    The most sought-after universities are failing to widen intake, leaving talented youngsters from poor backgrounds at a disadvantage, according to...

    • Education - further and higher
    • Graduates
    • Recruitment & retention

    Employers urged to scrap 2.1 degree minimum requirement

    by Personnel Today 29 Apr 2010
    by Personnel Today 29 Apr 2010

    Graduate employers are being urged to scrap their minimum requirement of a 2.1 degree.Of 600 students and graduates polled by...

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    London universities’ staff vote to strike over job cuts

    by Personnel Today 22 Apr 2010
    by Personnel Today 22 Apr 2010

    Staff at two London universities have voted in favour of industrial action in a dispute about funding cuts.Lecturers at University...

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