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Weston College opens new Construction Training Centre in Weston-super-Mare to help tackle the growing skills shortage in the construction industry.

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CSW Group announce Flybe as Headline Sponsor for the Big Bang South West Fair 2019.

The largest celebration of STEM, the Big Bang Fair, South West will be held at Westpoint Arena, Exeter on Tuessday 25th June 2019. Experience the awe-inspiring world of STEM with interactive exhibits, exciting science shows and student competitions.

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Launched during National Apprenticeship Week 2018, the Young Apprenticeship Ambassador Network (YAAN) in the South West region has gone from strength to strength with the promise of much more to come.

Parents, business leaders and community champions are wanted to help the lives of thousands of children at Clevedon Learning Trust .

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The Give an hour campaign invites you to give an hour and make a difference to the future career choices that a young person makes.

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The latest edition of the WOW Show is helping to dispel the myths and preconceptions surrounding the construction industry and to promote the vast array of construction apprenticeship roles available to students today.

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Teams from local schools competing in this year’s Young Enterprise competition, recently set up shop in The Orchard Centre, Taunton to sell their products and tell shoppers about their businesses. Three very different companies took part in the day, making good use of the space kindly donated by The Orchard Centre.

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Skill Up is a project to support the community and businesses in West Somerset with their skills and Apprenticeship journey.
The service can be accessed via an online portal, www.skillupws.org.uk , which introduces Skill Up and provides information on Apprenticeships, Traineeships and Skills.  The site signposts to opportunities, vacancies and information that may be of benefit. The portal also introduces the Skill Up team, who are there to help, and gives details of how to contact them.
Skill Up is not just a website, it is a service.

PWC have developed the #TechSheCan charter to change the tide and inspire more girls to think about technology careers in a different light. The #TechWeCan program is based on interviews with 2000 A’ level Students which found that whereas 62% of males would consider a career in tech, only 27 % of females had. Furthermore only 16% of females had technology suggested to them as a career compared to 33% of males.

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Are you an employer who is interested in helping local schools, want to have a positive impact on outcomes for your future workforce AND would like to receive free training and development for your staff?

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According to research commissioned by the Association of Accounting Technicians employers have revealed that the experience gained in an apprenticeship is more important than qualifications.

'No Isolation' AV1 Robots have been used in South Somerset to help young people who are struggling with long-term illness or mental health issues to keep engaged with school life and their learning, and help maintain friendships.

The launch event for the Heart of the South West (HotSW) Careers Hub and Enterprise Advisor Network took place on Thursday 17th January 2019 at Sandy Park, Exeter.

The Access to Employment and Learning Fund has been created to help residents of West Somerset to overcome some of the barriers they face in accessing learning and employment opportunities.

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