Bristol businesses judge top talent
01/10/2009
Students from City of Bristol College have wowed judges from the local business community. Over 450 students took part in 'The Plunge' event creating over 75 exciting business ideas.
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Search for Bristol's business dragons
08/09/09
City of Bristol College is seeking local entrepreneurs to judge its Take the Plunge competitions, where students can put forward their business ideas.
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Enterprise Training works! For staff too.
31/07/09
In a great news story Doncaster College reports that more than 500 staff members have undertaken a qualification to make them more enterprising. Staff have taken the NCFE Award in Enterprising Capabilities which encourages staff to take on the role of Enterprising Tutors urging learners to develop a more innovative approach to their work.
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NEET figures rise; need for more relevant education options.
19/06/09
Figures released on the 16th June showed that the number of 16- to 19-year-olds not in employment, education or training – so-called "NEETS" – by the end of last year had risen from 9.7% to 10.3% ‘due to recession.’
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Abingdon & Whitney College Take the Plunge
29 June
Abingdon & Whitney College tutors chose to 'Take the Plunge' in response to student representatives requests for group bonding and employer links.
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Gateshead College Make a Splash
09/06/09
The Make a Splash programme comes to Gateshead College on 9th June 2009. Eighty AS Level students from Gateshead College and a local school, together with 12 local employers, will take part.
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Ride the Wave - now for NEETs!
29/05/09
Having worked successfully with their full time students, we have now been asked by a number of colleges to design and deliver programmes for NEETs they are working with.
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Lakes College - 24th College to Ride the Wave
22/04/09
On 12th May 2009 150 students from Lakes College West Cumbria, together with 12 local employers, will take part in Make a Splash. Lakes College are using this one day pilot programme to develop the enterprise and employability skills of their students and expose them to the world of work.
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