Skills London 2008 – The UK’s biggest careers event for 14 - 19 year olds from creative to healthcare, construction to retail and engineering to hospitality will be at ExCeL London on 20 – 22 November 2008. Click here to book a young person or group of young people to attend the event and to find out further information.
Job Information Sheets - November's edition has now been uploaded onto the CLC website. Check out what jobs are available for young people.
Give it a GO! Try before you decide - Lewisham college are holding a taster day so that young people can see what they like before they decide what they want to do. They can taste Construction, Catering, Drama, Dance, Sports and more. To read more and for contact details click here.
Courses at Lambeth College – There are still spaces available on the Entry to Childcare, Entry to Care and Entry to Building Crafts Courses at Lambeth College. If you also want to work towards Maths and English you can enrol onto a Drop-in session. Additionally the College has started to enrol people on to the Skills Challenge and Prince’s Trust Programmes that start in January 2009. If anyone is interested in any of theses courses, please contact Leanne Allen or Gemma Walton on 020 7501 5784 / 020 7501 5324.
City of Westminster College still has spaces on a number of courses at their Queens Park Centre. To view more information please
click here or for more information please contact the college direct on 020 7258 2812.
New Fashion Design Course – Newham College, in association with the Fashion & Textile Museum, is launching two brand new fashion design courses. For further information or to enrol, please call 020 8257 4000 or email admissions@newham.ac.uk
Moderated Chat Room on Connexions Direct – The new chat room on Connexions Direct is really easy to use, you just need to log on to connexions-direct.com, click on the chat room icon then fill out a registration form. When the room is open, you can chat with other young people as well as a CXD expert on the topic of the day. The one-hour live chats cover a wide range of topics and there will be many taking place over the next few months. Have a look at the website to find out more.
Future Morph – The Science Council has produced a web-based resource that aims to encourage more young people to study STEM subjects that will enable them to take up careers, not only in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine but also in diverse fields such as finance, fashion and food.
Events course – The Skills for Jobs training programme runs over a six week period and involves training in all different areas of the events industry, including customer care, understanding the industry, communication techniques and interpersonal skills. Call 0845 650 42 44 quoting Skills for Jobs or email info@cipsonline.com, for more information.
The young woman’s guide to pregnancy – Tommy’s the baby charity has produced a new free booklet specifically for pregnant teenagers. It provides sound advice to help young mums-to-be keep their unborn babies as healthy as possible and features real life experiences and common questions asked of midwives. Order your copy
online.
Photo competition from the British Youth Council – SnapShot 60 is a brand new photo competition from the British Youth Council. It is open to anyone in the UK aged 26 and under and is their chance to be heard through photography. The top prize is the opportunity to visit or take up a work experience placement with one of the UK’s biggest style magazines.