Career opportunities highlighted within the Sector Skills Councils (SSC)

In Career Guidance Today Volume 18.3 July 2010 Helen Barrett, Careers Executive, GoSkills, makes a strong case for considering passenger transport as a potential career area to research and reflect upon especially as there may be exciting opportunities for young people in such varied field as
designing transport systems, engineering high speed trains, or directing aircraft.
 The sector is already getting ready to move million of people expected to visit the UK for the 2012 Olympics.  Customer service is key to the sector! The sector continually invests in improvement to services, infrastucture and training.


Retention rates in many of its occupational areas are strong and promotion from entry level roles to those of supervisors, managers and directors, is commonplace.

Lesson Idea


As a short lesson ask the class to consider how many different job roles are involved in getting a flight off the ground at Aldergrove airport


Resources

Labour market information from all Sector Skills Councils (SSCs) is available on the Advice Resources website
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and for more information on passenger transport specifically go to read more

Over half a million new engineers needed

In order for the UK economy to recover, the manufacturing sector will need to recruit over half a million (587, 000) engineering and manufacturing workers with state-of the-art-skills by 2017, according to a report launched by EngineeringUK, the independent organisation that promotes the vital contribution of engineers, engineering and technology in our society.

STEM in Northern Ireland

A report from the Department for Employment and Learning and Department of Education in Northern Ireland reveals that there is a need for their economy to have a workforce which has science, technology, engineering and mathematics qualifications.

 It also states however that young people are not choosing these subjects in school, college and university. For your copy of the report read more

womenintechnology.co.uk - new blog

womenintechnology.co.uk, a leading career and networking organisation for female technologists, has just launched its brand new blog integrated into its main website.

As well as being able to search and apply for jobs online, access career advice and sign up for training courses and networking events, users of the website will now be able to engage more actively with the womenintechnology team and will have the opportunity to feature as guest bloggers themselves.


To visit the new blog read more