Computer services giant Capgemini is looking for 100 new apprentices in the Birmingham and West Midlands region as it seeks to nurture talent from a younger age, rather than battling it out with its fierce rivals for a skilled graduate. ...
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The TangSeng cap, princess hat, rabbit hat... Whose hat most creative? In the first day of 2013, MR. Jiang, the principal of south bank of the roof Kong primary school, like a child, also wore a hat, pasted the white beard, dressing ...
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A new partnership between the National Skills Academy for IT, training provider NITP and telecoms giant BT will create 550 IT apprenticeships in 2013. Some 100 apprentice jobs in small to medium-sized enterprises are already up for grabs, ...
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Prime minister David Cameron and Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer met with five technology apprentices as part of the launch of Microsoft's"Get On"initiative at Downing Street on 7 November. The initiative replaces Microsoft's"Britain ...
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Graduates who have completed a three-month internship are likely to earn£1,500 more in their first year of work than those who have not,a study has found. The research from Inspiring Interns found that graduates who had secured a ...
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December 19, 2012 - The 2007 National Apprenticeship Survey (NAS) is the third survey to collect detailed information on apprentices in Canada, and focuses on the experiences of apprentices before, during and after their training. In ...
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December 27, 2012 - Two national organizations, the Canadian Apprenticeship Forum (CAF-FCA) and Skills/Compétences Canada (S/CC), have partnered to revamp the Careers in Trades website to "ensure Canadian youth have to access ...
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Six London boroughs have agreed to implement the same version of Oracle's Release 12 Enterprise Resourse Planning (ERP) software in a bid to cut costs and improve services. With a combined population of 1.6 million, Lambeth, Lewisham, ...
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Thorn Lighting has announced its year-end results for 2011-12.The company says it has grown by ten per cent against both budget and previous year figures. Thorn has also increased its share of LED sales,outdoor lighting and its latest ...
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The Canadian government followed through on last month's budget promise to streamline environmental reviews of resource projects with a plan for "responsible resource development." Announced Tuesday by Natural Resources Minister Joe ...
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Outsourcing services giant Accenture has launched an apprenticeship programme in Newcastle, offering 40 places on the three-year programme over the next 12 months. The first 20 apprentices will start in February 2013, with another 20 ...
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A team of students at the Fontys Hogeschool in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, has won a challenge set by Atos to create smart mobile applications. The team beat off competition from a team at Warwick University in the UK and one from a ...
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The number of IT contractors expecting growth in public sector job opportunities has doubled since last year, as public sector organisations turn to IT contractors for sudden spikes in workloads. A survey by employment provider Giant ...
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The winner of the Microsoft Apprentice of the Year awards has been chosen from thousands of apprentices and Microsoft partners. David Robertson (pictured centre), from Worthing, was crowned winner of the Microsoft Apprentice of the Year, ...
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The UK government has injected a second round of cash into its pound 25m Higher Apprenticeship Fund. The funding aims to develop 4,230 new Higher Apprenticeships in sectors including low-carbon engineering, space engineering, legal ...