News From North East April 2008
Inside this issue...
Click on to your chosen topic from here
- Sector Skills Councils
- Gender Report from TUC
- Individual Learning Accounts
- Young Women in Construction
- Careers in Ecology and Environmental Management
- Good University Guide
- Scottish Government Website
- Froth and Bubble
- Contributions
Sector Skills Councils
Profiles have been produced for each Sector Skills Council, which give comprehensive Scottish-specific information on key sectors, employment, recruitment, wages, skills and workforce demographics.
The information includes Key Sectors and Employers (sub-sectors in decline, new and emerging sub-sectors, leading employers and organisations in Scotland); Employer Size; Forecasts (new jobs/growth, replacement demand); Jobs/Occupations (gender breakdown, ethnic breakdown, flexible work patterns, age of the workforce); Recruitment (recruitment methods, recruitment difficulties, information on selection methods); Skills (basic skills, work-based skills, skills levels of workforce, skills gaps, skills shortages); Wages (by sector/sub-sector, by job/occupation).
PDFs of each profile are on the Alliance of Sector Skills Councils website.
Gender Report from TUC
A report Still More (Better Paid) Jobs for the Boys - prepared for the TUC Young Members Forum shows that while more apprenticeship places have opened up for women in general apprenticeships are still strongly divided along gender lines.
Individual Learning Accounts
(Extract from ILA Scotland website)
ILA Scotland is a Scottish Government scheme for anyone 18 or over who lives in Scotland. The amount of funding you receive will depend on how much you earn.
- ILA Scotland £200 offer
If you earn £18,000 a year or less you can apply for an individual learning account that will give you up to £200 a year towards learning something new. There’s a wide range of courses on offer and you can study with any approved ILA Scotland learning provider, including learning centres, local colleges, universities and private training companies. - ILA Scotland £100 offer
If you earn more than £18,000 a year you can now apply for an individual learning account that will give you up to £100 a year to put towards a range of courses. Many of the courses will help you to develop the skills that employers are looking for - you can build your computer skills, or even improve your communication and customer handling skills. You can study with a range of learning providers who are approved by ILA Scotland and all courses approved for £100 funding will lead to a recognised certificate or qualification.
The money is not a loan – so you won’t have to pay it back. For further information call the ILA Scotland helpline free on 0808 100 1090.
Young Women in Construction Conference
This is taking place on the 18 June in Glasgow Caledonian University 9.30am – 3.45pm.
This event, which is being organised by Construction Skills, is aimed at S4, S5 and S6 pupils. It will provide an opportunity for them to meet successful women working in construction, employers from industry and staff and students from Further and Higher Education.
For more details contact Cheryl Lennox, Construction Skills, 0141 810 3044 or visit the b constructive website.
Careers in Ecology and Environmental Management
Find out about the types of jobs available and whether a career in ecology or environmental management is for you. The website of the Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management contains practical advice on the employers, the work and qualifications and qualities needed to get a job combined with career profiles written by people already working in the sector.
Good University Guide
- League Tables ranking UK universities by assessing their performance in nine quality factors
- Subject tables, ranking the universities within individual subjects
- Profiles of universities
- Employment prospects and starting salaries
For further information visit the The GOOD UNIVERSITY Guide website.
Scottish Government Website
| Date | Section | Publication |
|---|---|---|
| 14/04/2008 | Health, well-being and care |
HCS2: A Quick Guide to Help with Health Costs: Includes Charges and Optical Voucher Values 2008/2009[Publication] |
| 15/04/2008 | Education and Skills |
Individual Learning Accounts (ILA) Scotland - Summary of Available Data[Publication] |
Froth and Bubble
Just click on the Magic Gopher. If you figure out how it works please let us know!!
(Thanks to Irene for this)
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
