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Adult Learners’ Week
NEXT month will see Adult Learners Week run from May 15 - 21. The campaign is the largest and longest running in the UK and encourages thousands of adults whatever age or background, to give learning a go.
Last updated 28 April 2010
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TAILORED TO 21ST CENTURY LEARNING
SUPERVISORS, administrators and managers from the private and public sectors are putting their heads together to win a career-boosting qualification.
Last updated 15 April 2010
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Gateway to learning
STEPHANIE Marshall is swapping tax codes for computer codes to gain a career-boosting degree. The 22-year-old tax office adviser of Wastwater Avenue, Workington, is the latest recruit to the University of Cumbria’s BSc in IT solutions.
Last updated 15 April 2010
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Looking back with pride and to the future with excitement
HOW time flies. It doesn’t seem 12 months since we first moved in to the new ENERGUS facility, but Tuesday marked our anniversary. And it doesn’t seem like it’s almost three years since I first started on the project that was to become ENERGUS, but it is.
Last updated 15 April 2010
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Bank of young talent is primed and ready to go
RWP Training Limited maintains a bank of highly motivated and enthusiastic young people aged 16 to18, all of whom have been through an initial assessment and Interview process and are all waiting to secure work placements in their chosen occupation.
Last updated 24 February 2010
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From being an apprentice to ambassador for Alcan
ONLY one year after completing his advanced apprenticeship in flexographic print at Salterbeck’s Alcan Packaging Cumbria, Jonathan Straughton is now an ‘ambassador’ for the company.
Last updated 24 February 2010
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The quest is on for our best teaching talent
THE search is on for the North’s best new teaching talent. The Training and Development Agency for Schools is holding a two-day event in Manchester on February 26 and 27 to search for new teaching talent.
Last updated 24 February 2010
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Advice from the best on which profession to join
AROUND 150 teenagers descended on Energus, Lillyhall this month for one of the biggest careers conventions in West Cumbria.
Last updated 24 February 2010
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From eyesore to icon?
A MAJOR revamp of St Kevin’s Hall, Cleator Moor, is under way to develop it into high-quality office accommodation creating new business and training opportunities for the town.
Last updated 27 January 2010
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Why hairstylist Lisa is a snip off the old block...
LISA Pervizaj has always been interested in hairdressing, which is hardly surprising since it runs in the family.
Last updated 27 January 2010
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Kick-start your career
JHP Training and JHP Employability have a range of training and employment opportunities to suit you – whether you are looking to start work straight away or need a bit of support to get ready.
Last updated 27 January 2010
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support to help get you back into work
A NEW learning centre has been opened in Workington’s Trades Hall to help people improve their skills.
Last updated 18 November 2009
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Glorious Good Wood!
IT WAS while visiting a Lakeland boating museum that Steve Beresford found the inspiration to make a life-changing decision. He had thought long and hard about taking the bold move to change career.
Last updated 18 November 2009
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Agency toasts 21 years of offering business support
ONE of West Cumbria’s only business support agencies, the West Cumbria Development Agency, is celebrating 21 years in business.
Last updated 18 November 2009
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Making soundwaves with a love of music
FOR most young people in West Cumbria getting involved in music will probably mean getting involved in a SoundWave project.
Last updated 18 November 2009
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Businesswomen discover networking secrets
SELF-EMPLOYED businesswomen met up recently to celebrate a decade of women’s networking.
Last updated 28 October 2009
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First steps towards employment
UNEMPLOYED youngsters in Cumbria will experience an up-turn in their fortunes thanks to a programme of work placements.
Last updated 21 October 2009
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Relaunch of group will inspire new connections
THE Rural Women’s countywide networking event last month also saw the re-launch of a West Cumbria networking group.
Last updated 21 October 2009
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Pride and groom – Morag’s pet project
DOG lover Morag Inglis had always struggled to find a reliable dog groomer to spruce up her beloved little Martini. So she embarked on a research exercise to find the perfect course which would mean she could the Lhasa Apso herself.
Last updated 23 September 2009
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Going the extra mile for the utmost in childcare
FARMER’S daughter Claire Sharpe started her career opening a fashion shop in Cockermouth after selling her pedigree sheep to fund the venture.
Last updated 23 September 2009
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