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Enhanced Learning and Skills Development Consultants
Why Shouldn’t Education Be Free?
Why shouldn’t higher education be free for everyone?Higher education is not a commodity. It is a social good. It’s increasingly necessary to get a good, middle-class job. A more highly educated workforce can be more adaptable and make the country… Read moreWhy Shouldn’t Education Be Free?
Open University Free Courses
UK-Employer-Skills-Survey 2015
Vacancies left unfilled as skills shortage bites
Construction and financial services among sectors worst hit as employers struggle to find suitable candidates for around 25pc of vacancies By Sally Percy UK Telegraph Newspaper 9:27AM GMT 29 Jan 2016 In 2015, nearly a quarter of all job openings… Read moreVacancies left unfilled as skills shortage bites
What degree should you study to become a billionaire?
Prospective university students set on making their millions should sign up for engineering lectures. More than a fifth, or 22pc, of the world’s wealthiest people studied engineering at university, accounting for almost twice as many billionaires’ degrees as the next most… Read moreWhat degree should you study to become a billionaire?
What is Skills Direction?
Skills Direction is about intelligent decision making and research based career planning. How many people in the workforce today are in occupations related to what they studied at college? How many are unhappy and unfulfilled because they followed a career… Read moreWhat is Skills Direction?
The qualification game, what coaching qualifications are really worth
As coaching grows, there are more qualifications than you can shake a piece of paper at. What is the right one? Well it depends on where you start. According to the Association for Coaching, there is now a diverse range of… Read moreThe qualification game, what coaching qualifications are really worth
Erasmus+ EU programme for Education , Training , Youth , and Sport for 2014-2020
Erasmus+ is the new EU programme for Education, Training, Youth and Sport for 2014-2020. “Are you a teacher, youth worker or lecturer? Check out our new cartoon for a quick glimpse into how Erasmus+ can work for you! Erasmussens: “if… Read moreErasmus+ EU programme for Education , Training , Youth , and Sport for 2014-2020
Why 3D is more than a passing fad for jobs
The print anything revolution is real. Crafting your own inventions and designs is getting easier – and soon it could land you a job. Source: Why 3D is more than a passing fad for jobs
If education is the cure for poverty, then how do we make the antidote?
The United Nations recently claimed that the Millennium Development Goal that focused on primary education increased global enrollment from 83%… Source: If education is the cure for poverty, then how do we make the antidote?
The world’s best small universities 2016 | Times Higher Education (THE)
Top 20 best small universities in the world Small rank University Country Total students World University Rankings 2015-2016 1 California Institute of Technology (Caltech) US 2,243 1 2 École Normale Supérieure France 2,400 54 3 École Polytechnique France 2,429 =101… Read moreThe world’s best small universities 2016 | Times Higher Education (THE)
Want to become an Australian? Jump through these hoops
Australia is welcoming students, young professionals and travellers by the thousands. Here’s how a few migrants went from expat to resident in the span of a few years Source: Want to become an Australian? Jump through these hoops
BBC Journalism Trainee Scheme
Video of the BBC’s world class Journalism trainee scheme
Why use Skills Direction?
Do you know where you are headed? Can you afford to waste the most productive working period of your life? Many young adults study courses based on what is currently fashionable and not on future labor market trends. Most jobs are… Read moreWhy use Skills Direction?
Elderly care, caring for disabled course | ALISON
Free online course in Elderly Care and Caring for the Disabled, looking at the aging process and trauma care. Source: Elderly care, caring for disabled course | ALISON
How to create an affiliate income brand in six easy steps
Search for a digital brand/domain name, i.e. one that represents your preferred niche, to find out what’s available. We suggest using w3workplace, which allows you to register a domain name for free (domain name is your digital brand from step… Read moreHow to create an affiliate income brand in six easy steps
Be happier and increase your chances of success at work!
Factors which help improve your work life balance : Identifying what your core life interests are Understanding where your core interests overlap with your employment Developing those parts of your job which align with your core interests Here are some… Read moreBe happier and increase your chances of success at work!
What skills does the ideal version of you possess?
If you can imagine and define clearly what a successful version of yourself looks like, you can achieve your vision…. At skills direction, we believe that you increase your chances of success by creating an ideal vision of yourself, and… Read moreWhat skills does the ideal version of you possess?
Universities offering free education
If you want to study abroad, your parent’s income may not be the decider in the quality of education you receive. There are tuition free universities in European countries such as Norway, Sweden and Germany. Norway International students flock to… Read moreUniversities offering free education
Counselling Skills Training
Recommended viewing for those wishing to learn about the CPCAB Counselling course in the UK…. You can also visit the you tube channel..
Qualifications and Attributes Critical to Employers | Youth.gov
Qualifications and Attributes Critical to Employers What are the key competencies and foundation skills for successful workers? Many skills are necessary for individuals to be successful workers, including academic knowledge, technical expertise, and general, cross-cutting abilities (often called employability skills,… Read moreQualifications and Attributes Critical to Employers | Youth.gov
Microsoft IT Academy
The Microsoft IT or Imagine Academy is a great resource which provides technology skills and certifications students need to succeed in today’s digital world. To get kids interested in Information Technology from an early age check out these items from… Read moreMicrosoft IT Academy
Microsoft in Education
Global skills shortage worsens, say recruiters
The need for good finance professionals is growing around the world. By Business Journalist Tim Cooper. Global demand for accounting professionals is accelerating and adding to a skills shortage, say recruiters. A survey by Robert Half has shown that 50%… Read moreGlobal skills shortage worsens, say recruiters