Archives for August 19th, 2009

CHARITY CALLS FOR RULE CHANGE TO SUPPORT YOUNG PEOPLE

Headlines, PublicNet: 19 August, 2009

With the latest figures showing that the number of young people not in employment, education or training has risen by 1.3 percent compared to the same quarter last year, the charity UK Youth has called for non-formal programmes to be given greater formal accreditation.

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COLLEGE COURSES HELP WITH GETTING JOBS SURVEY SHOWS

Headlines, PublicNet: 19 August, 2009

Further education courses play a significant role in helping people find a job. They also bring a range of benefits including an increase in knowledge, skills and confidence.

A report from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills giving findings of a survey of people who were not in work when they started their courses, found that more than 60 per cent believed that the course helped them get a job. In the two years after the courses were completed, over 40 per cent had secured a job. This figure is up from 34 per cent in the previous year.

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POWER IN PEOPLE’S HANDS

Abstracts, PublicNet: 19 August, 2009

Innovation is seen as the key force for change in public services according to a paper from the Strategy Unity. The paper draws on nearly 50 interviews with leading experts in public service reform from around the world and probes specific elements of service innovation and wider lessons for service management.

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