Skills for Employment 2018-2020 - additional £600k confirmed
When the Skills for Employment programme was introduced in early 2015, £2.4 million was available to fund activity until the end of the 2017/18 academic year. All of that funding was allocated by the end of 2017 and will be spent by August 2018.
In February 2018, Warwickshire County Council (WCC) confirmed an additional £600,000 would be available for Skills for Employment from April 2018 to August 2020. The programme specification for the 2018/19 academic year is available on our website. It includes information on a new Capability & Capacity match-funded grant to help enable schools and colleges to meet the requirements of the new national careers strategy. Details and the application form for the grant are also available in the Latest News area of our website here:
https://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/growing-your-business/skills-for-employment
Careers Strategy development day - 4th July
As part of the new Careers Support Framework (see here for the programme specification) we’re providing a development day for Careers leaders from schools and colleges.
Taking place on 4th July 2018 at Chesford Grange Hotel just off the A46 near Kenilworth, the day will be led by David Andrews OBE who works as a policy adviser for the Career Development Institute. He is also a former teacher and school inspector. David will explore the requirements of the new national careers strategy and the practical implications for schools and colleges. He will also highlight sources of support being made available.
The afternoon session will enable careers leaders to discuss their approaches and challenges with each other.
To book your free place or request further details, please e-mail skillsforemployment@warwickshire.gov.uk
Balfour Beatty free Employability activity in your school or college
Balfour Beatty is the council’s main contractor for highways maintenance. As a major multi-national organisation it has a wealth of expertise in engineering and related disciplines. The company is offering a menu of employability support it will provide to schools and colleges in July. The menu is on the Skills for Employment website in Latest News here:
https://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/sfelatestnews
To express an interest in discussing with Balfour Beatty what it could provide on which dates, please e-mail glennrobinson@warwickshire.gov.uk and we’ll put you in touch with the company.