Apprenticeship Recruitment Event
The event is aimed at students who are keen to enter the world of work after leaving college and would like to find out about local employment opportunities.
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Employment & Skills
North Devon Technology Awards – for students 13-19 yrs
An opportunity for school and college students (aged 13-19) to showcase their technology project and win an industry award.
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Careers Hub & Enterprise Adviser Launch
NDMA was pleased to be invited and attend the launch event for the Heart of the South West (HotSW) Careers Hub and Enterprise Adviser Network on Thursday 17 January at Sandy Park, Exeter.
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Fully Funded short courses for SME’s
The Strategic Employer Engagement in Devon (SEED) project is funded by the European Social Fund and is being facilitated by the Shaping Futures Project team at Petroc, Barnstaple. Strategic Employer Engagement in Devon works with SME’s to strengthen higher level vocational education and training. These opportunities are fully funded. The definition of SME’s that the
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Petroc ranked no. 1 college in 2018 FE league table
Petroc is celebrating success once again this week, by ranking top in the prestigious NICDEX league table published by FE Week. The NICDEX rates all 183 FE colleges across the country in four categories – learner satisfaction, employer satisfaction, 16-to-18 positive progression and adults into employment – to create a score out of 40. Based on this criteria,
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Employer Toolkit: Settlement scheme for EU citizens
The Home Office is in beta testing of the settlement scheme for EU citizens. Not unlike much of the UK, Northern Devon’s manufacturing industry benefits at all levels from the skills and labour of people from around the world, many of whom have settled here from Europe. With Brexit looming, this has naturally caused uncertainty
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Harrison Pneumatics opens a South West division in North Devon
The Surrey-based pneumatics manufacturer is due to open a division in Bratton-Fleming in July NDMA welcomes the arrival of another world-class manufacturer to the rich network of companies in the area, and with it, employment and apprenticeship opportunities within engineering. In particular, the company’s structure reflects encouragingly on women in engineering and a positive approach
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Great Torrington School Plane Project
STEM ambassadors from EATON aerospace engaged with Great Torrington School on a very special project During the Spring term two STEM ambassadors from the South Molton plant attended Great Torrington School (GTS) to help a class of pupils with a very ambitious project that the school has been struggling to resource technically for the last
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Power Supply Manufacturer Provides Students Insight into How Industry Works
Ref: LA010545 TDK Corporation (TSE 6762) is pleased to announce that TDK-Lambda UK’s involvement with the Year in Industry (YINI) scheme is proving a success for the company. YINI schemes coordinate paid career development work placements for students completing A-levels/Scottish Highers/equivalent qualifications or as part of a university sandwich year. Nathan Singh, studying Mechanical Engineering
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Apprenticeships – #itworksforus says Accord
During National Apprenticeship Week (5-9th March) Accord celebrates its apprentices and the work they do at its factory in Barnstaple Barnstaple, 6th March 2018 In celebration of National Apprenticeship Week (5th to 9th March) Accord is celebrating its ten year commitment to apprenticeships, and the work of apprentices at its factory in Barnstaple by championing
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