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Housing associations help boost employment
12:00pm Tuesday 8th June 2010
HOUSING associations operating across the South-West are among 63 throughout England signed up to a scheme that is providing jobs for people aged 18 to 24.
More opportunities for adults with learning disabilities
11:20am Thursday 27th May 2010
A NEW partnership is set to provide more adults with learning disabilities with paid work in Somerset.
Retrain in Adult Learners' Week
9:50am Thursday 20th May 2010
IT'S Adult Learners' Week and a Somerset man has added his backing to the cause by saying it is never too late to change your career.
Boost your job prospects with the Home Learning College
8:30am Thursday 13th May 2010
ADULT Learners’ Week - May 15-21 - highlights the benefits of lifelong learning so why not enhance your career by studying for a new vocational qualification with the County Gazette and Home Learning College.
8,000 new jobs heading for Somerset
8:10am Thursday 6th May 2010
MAKING the most of the opportunities presented by nearly 8,000 new jobs being created in Somerset was among the topics for discussion at a conference in the county this week.
Attracting business to Somerset
7:20am Thursday 29th April 2010
AN organisation set up to promote Somerset has reached a milestone in its bid to bring employers to the county.
Using the internet to enhance distance learning
4:57pm Friday 23rd April 2010
Social networking on websites like Facebook and Twitter is without doubt one of the biggest technological and cultural developments of the past decade. This is clearly demonstrated by the fact that Facebook now has 23 million users in the UK alone - around a third of the country’s population – with about 50% logging on every day.
Public sector sickies 'are a myth'
4:03pm Thursday 1st April 2010
A UNION has released a survey which it says smashes the myth that public servants are always on the lookout for an excuse to pull a ‘sickie’.
Study and learn in the same place
8:20am Thursday 25th March 2010
Somerset College in Taunton has set up a scheme where young apprentices can work and study at the college The programme sees participants do one day a week study and four days in the workplace. Three young people have just started their apprenticeship in Business Administration Level 2 at the college. The They are:
Why it’s never too late to learn new skills and change career
3:46pm Monday 22nd March 2010
There is a saying that education is wasted on the young, and while that may be an exaggeration there are certainly clear benefits to learning in later life. In fact, research conducted by Newsquest training partner Home Learning College showed that 40% of Brits think it is easier to feel motivated by a genuine interest in a subject when studying as an adult.
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