iPod winner
We recently ran a competition to win a 2gb iPod shuffle - it was a great response, so thanks everyone for taking part. Congratulations to Murphy, 16, from Penzance - his name was picked at random from the list of entrants. The iPod was posted last week so it should be with you already!
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Customer Questionnaire
Thank you to those of you who have given feedback about the service during December! Over 87% of you said you got the help and support that you wanted from using our service and achieved something positive. Over 93% said you were satisfied with the service you received.
Congratulations to Bethany from Devon who has won £25.00 in vouchers after entering our prize draw this month! If you would like to provide feedback on our service and have a chance to enter our prize draw, please visit www.careerssw.org/survey
Thank you!
Continue reading...Plymouth Apprenticeship Event
On the 7th February between 2.00 and 6.30pm, Careers South West in Plymouth is holding a one off special event in their centre on Union Street to support this year’s National Apprenticeship Week.
Continue reading...The Benefits of Psychometric Assessment
Do you want to know…
- how to find out what you are good at?
- how you can make the most of your skills and aptitudes?
- how you can find out about the sorts of jobs that will use your skills and abilities?
Psychometric assessments will help you answer all of these questions.
Services to Education 2012/13
Schools will, from September 2012, be under a duty to secure and fund access to independent, impartial careers advice and guidance for their students. Our Services to Education brochure details how Careers South West can work with schools and colleges to ensure that the provision they commission will meet the new duties and expectations.
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We would love to hear your views.
http://www.careerssw.org/survey
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Update 17/11/11: we've just launched our Exeter page. Thanks to Danielle and Jo who will be keeping it updated.
Want to keep up to date with the latest job vacancies, events, open days, connex groups, apprenticeships and (occasionally) gossip? ;-)
...Then you should take a look at our Facebook pages!
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Plymouth University
Thursday 13 October
Roland Levinsky Building
Interactive Event for 14-19 Students
Education Opportunities
Higher Education Tours
Information for Parents
Unemployment
Latest figures from the Office of National Statistics has shown that unemployment has seen it’s largest increase since May 2009 and the first since January this year, those now jobless stands at 2.49 million an increase of 38,000.
Continue reading...Age and Gender
A recent TUC Report called ‘Age and Gender’ has looked at how the job market has changed in the past 20 years. It shows that there has been a significant increase in people continuing to work beyond 65 and that young people have become less likely to be in employment, mainly because of the expansion of education, but also as young people have been hit hard by the recession.
Continue reading...What Young People Think
A recent study commissioned Teesside University, which asked 16-24-year-olds about their career prospects, has found that 72% of those polled thought there were not enough quality jobs for young people and just over half (57%) believed that employers discriminated against them because of their age.
Continue reading...Takeover Day 2011
Children's Commissioner's Takeover Day will take place on Friday 11 November 2011.
Takeover Day gives young people the chance to work with adults for the day and be involved in decision-making. Young People benefit from the opportunity to experience the world of work and make their voices heard, while adults and organisations gain a fresh perspective on what they do.
Continue reading...New name, new website.
We have changed our name and our website, but what we do stays the same.
Our new site (www.careerssw.org) still holds the same information you wanted on our old site, but now it is housed in our 13-19 section.
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We are changing our name!
We are changing our name, but what we do is going to stay the same.
Over the next two months we are changing our name from Connexions to Careers South West.
Continue reading...A-level Results Day
We'd like to wish the very best of luck to those of you who are receiving their A-level results today!
We've extended our opening hours for A-level results day! If you wish to talk to us about your results, you can drop in to any of our main centres between 4:30pm and 6:00pm to see an adviser.
Continue reading...Make science go with a BANG!
Over a thousand South West school students (11-18 yr olds) will become scientists for the day on Tuesday 21st June at the University of Exeter. At The Big Bang South West schools from Cheltenham to Cape Cornwall will showcase their best STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) projects and experience the whiz, bang, clunk and gloop of science, maths and engineering.
TV star, chemist and Professor of Public Understanding of Science at the University of Brighton Professor Hal will give explosive chemistry demonstrations. His show includes using carbon dioxide to start a fire, blowing up a dustbin and an exploding ostrich egg.
Continue reading...Complete University Guide
Can you spare a moment to help us shape the future of the service?
Key messages on the future of careers education and guidance
The Education Bill published at the beginning of 2011 sets out a range of changes to the duties of schools and local authorities in relation to careers advice.
Continue reading...Pupils could face careers advice void when schools take charge
An article by Lauren Higgs, on the CYP Now website.
Thousands of pupils could be left with little or no access to careers advice from September, as schools grapple with funding their own services without the support of local Connexions providers.
Continue reading...Taster and open days
Coming up in May: South Devon College have an open evening and Cornwall College Newquay are holding a zoology related taster day!
Continue reading...Connexions Direct
From April the 1st this year Connexions Direct has become part of www.direct.gov.uk continuing to provide online support for young people and bring careers, work and learning advice together in one place. This new home will also provide links to a whole range of other public service websites.
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One in 10 schools are now academies
The government says there are 407 schools with independent status, 371 of which are secondary schools.
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