News for students and graduates
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10 May 2008
Students urged to become engineers
More students need to pursue a career in the engineering and manufacturing sector, it has been suggested.
Managing Director of EMS Sigma, Roy Davies, has suggested that the current skills gap will not be improved if more young people continue to shun the industry, Online Recruitment magazine reports.
'With not enough young people undertaking engineering degrees or HNDs, there are, quite simply, insufficient qualified engineers coming through the ranks - and problems will increase as manufacturing continues to grow,' he warned. -
9 May 2008
Government backs national hospitality academy
Plans for a national hospitality academy have been approved by the Government after People 1st, the sector skills council for hospitality, leisure, travel and tourism, organised a bid for funding for the project.
The Government is to provide £100m to establish the new National Skills Academy for Hospitality.
Minister for skills, David Lammy, said that ensuring the future of the hospitality industry is crucial to the 'success' of the UK economy. -
8 May 2008
Gap-year students urged to consult guidebooks
Students about to embark on a year of globetrotting may want to consider using a number of guidebooks to navigate their travels, one expert has suggested.
According to a spokesperson for the Association of British Travel Agents, Sean Tipton, before there was a wide range of guidebooks available, travelling around the world could be 'very daunting.'
However, travel books are now a great help to gap-year students, he said.
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Foreign countries attract career-minded Brits
8 May 2008
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Government blamed for junior-doctor crisis
8 May 2008
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Popular gap-year destinations revealed
7 May 2008
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Small bonuses mean 'lifestyle changes for bankers'
7 May 2008
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Female graduates urged to promote jobs in IT
7 May 2008
