Indian IT services giant Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is taking on 60 UK interns this year as part of the UK-India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI). The wider Tata group will take on a further 42 students for work experience. ...
Tags: IT, Computer Products, TCS, UK Students
Welcome Break Group, which runs UK motorway service stations and hotels, is starting a project to deploy SuccessFactors, the cloud-based human resources (HR) system from SAP. The SuccessFactors Business Execution (BizX) Suite will provide ...
Colleges and universities are moving swiftly to create advanced degree programs in analytics to manage big data. The schools have all seen the McKinsey Co. report warning of a mega shortage in analytical talent of as many as 190,000 ...
Tags: colleges, universities, analytics, big data, academic opportunities
O2 and Bauer Media have pledged to commit £5 million towards developing skills in young people through work experience, in a joint scheme called GoThinkBig. Over the next three years, the scheme will offer 30,000 work experience ...
Tags: O2 and Bauer Media, Gothinkbig Scheme, social action project, Ronan Dunne
Sandra Pickering faced her audience and saw them slumped on their seats. She continued with her pitch -- how a career in information technology is rewarding and empowering. At the end of the presentation, the audience, 14 to 16 year old ...
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Dell has jumped feet first into the Windows 8 era of computing with a redesigned portfolio of business and consumer PCs. Built to best optimise Windows 8, Dell has delivered designs that make touch computing available to more customers than ...
UK-Training centre Backstage Academy reports a successful exhibit at its second annual PLASA Show,where it celebrated a year of growth with several initiatives. The Academy took many enquiries for its Foundation Degree in Live Events ...
The National Wooden Pallet and Container Association (NWPCA) announced today that Brent J. McClendon, CAE, executive vice president (EVP) of the International Wood Products Association (IWPA), has been selected as the new president and CEO ...
Tags: wooden pallet, container, hardwoods, softwoods
December 10, 2012 - A new Federal Skilled Trades Program is being launched January 2, 2013, said Jason Kenney, citizenship, immigration and multiculturalism minister, to address Canada's growing demand for skilled tradespersons. Eligible ...
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Benson Group, UK's privately owned carton printers, partnered with the young designers at P4CK, the UK-based packaging innovators to create innovative pack design CarryBar. The CarryBar, P4CK's new drinks carrier, was launched during the ...
Tags: carton printers, designers, packaging innovators, drinks carrier, patent
CIO-Data scientist jobs are hot in the era of big data.These professionals are responsible for manipulating petabytes of data into better decision-making,new streams of revenue and ultimately more business.A study by McKinsey Global ...
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PowerStream has donated one of its bucket trucks to Conestoga College in Ingersoll, Ont., "in recognition of the need to assist in the education and training of future Powerline Technicians for Ontario's electricity industry". Students at ...
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November 21, 2012 - Manitoba says it will “build on its success in increasing apprenticeship and trades opportunities” and expand its skilled workforce through a new program called Skill Build, which will upgrade and equip more ...
The minister for employment,Mark Hoban,is meeting the food manufacturing industry's top players today(November 12)–including Mars,Cranswick and Associated British Foods(ABF)–to offer them cash incentives for employing young ...
Tags: ABF, cash incentive, youth unemployment, Mars
Job prospects for IT graduates have improved for the first time since the start of the recession. A report from the Higher Education Careers Services Unit (HECSU) shows IT graduates are more likely to be employed six months after leaving ...
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