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News From North East May 2008

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Green Jobs 

Representing the biggest change to the workplace of the last 30 years, green jobs come in many forms. From jobs in the renewables industry that never existed ten years ago, such as wave power engineers, to traditional trades, such as electricians and plumbers, that now provide services to green energy initiatives.

The Path is Green (tp:g) is a new initiative from Careers Scotland that aims to help people explore a wide range of green jobs and provide assistance to help them learn more about the skills and qualifications for getting started in their chosen career.

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UCAS: Course Search 2009

The UCAS website now has a search facility available for courses starting in 2009.

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SAAS

Use their institutions map to find out about the funding which Scottish institutions may offer.

(the text only version is actually easier to navigate…)

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Careers in the Retail Sector

Read about a recent survey of careers influencers.

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News from the University of Dundee

School of Accounting and Finance Undergraduate Programmes

For academic session 2008/09, in addition to the BAcc/BAcc (Honours) - Bachelor of Accountancy and the BFin/BFin (Honours) - Bachelor of Finance, the School of Accounting and Finance will be offering two exciting new programmes, the Bachelor of International Accountancy and the Bachelor of International Finance.

The Bachelor in International Finance, will focus on the role of modern business organisations, financial institutions and markets in the global economy. The programme is intended for students wishing to embark on a career in the financial sector and is particularly suited for students wishing to pursue a career in banking, fund management, investment analysis, treasury management and academic finance. For more information about the programme, please contact Dr Lotfi Boulkeroua – m.l.boulkeroua@dundee.ac.uk

The Bachelor in International Accountancy will equip students with a high standard of knowledge in the principles, theoretical framework and practice of international accounting. The programme will also expose students to contextual issues in the wider business and financial environment. International accounting is a rapidly expanding field and its importance has grown in conjunction with the trend towards globalisation. The programme will equip students with the technical skills necessary to complete accounting tasks and also appreciate the impact of social, political, economic, natural and cultural factors on accounting. For more information about the programme, please contact Dr Rania Kamla – r.kamla@dundee.ac.uk

For more details, please visit the Dundee University website.

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Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education

HMIE has responsibilities to evaluate pre-school education, primary and secondary schools, teacher education, community learning and development, further education and local authorities.

All of their inspection reports are published on the HMIE website.

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MySQA Service Launches

(extract from SQA website)

"MySQA is your direct link with SQA. It lets you view information on all your SQA qualifications and if you're sitting exams you can get your results sent by text and email."

"Go to MySQA website to register for the new service that lets you sign up to get your exam results by e-mail or text on Tuesday 5 August 2008."

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Scottish Government Website

Date Section Publication
14/04/2008 Health, well-being and care
HCS1: Are you entitled to help with health costs? [Publication] Publication in relation to certain health charges and help with health charges for certain groups of people.
29/04/2008  Education and Skills  Independent School Census, September 2007 [Publication] Annual census of independent schools in Scotland. The results relate to September 2007.
16/05/2008  People, Communities and Living  High Level Summary of Statistics: Key Trends for Scotland 2008 [Publication] Presents key trends for Scotland across all areas of government activity. 

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Froth and Bubble

We were all sad to hear of the passing of Dick Martin. For the benefit of my young friend Vic and others who missed the programme…on account of not having been born…

Rowan and Martin's Laugh In website

MBC Rowan and Martin's Laugh In website

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Contributions

If you would like to contribute an item to the newsletter we would be delighted to hear from you.  Contributions can be emailed to info.ne@careers-scotland.org.uk or faxed to 01592 623199