Be_Inspired_Newsletter 2

West
Midlands
Newsletter 3rd
Edition
-‐
October
2015
Welcome...
•
Happy
Birthday
Inspiration
•
National
Careers
Service
and
the

Careers
Enterprise
Company
•
Engaging
Employers
•
The
Skills
Show
2015
•
Insight
into
the
Creative
Sector
•
Employer
engagement
workshops
•
Upcoming
events
•
Labour
Market
Information
•Events
Calendar
In
this
edition:
Welcome
to
the
“Be
Inspired”
newsleBer
for
schools
and
colleges
from
the
NaEonal

Careers
Service
West
Midlands,
which
compliments
our
monthly
e-‐bulleEns.

On
1
October
2015
the
Inspira7on
Agenda
celebrated
its
ﬁrst
birthday
and
part
of
the

day
was
spent
in
a
Birmingham
school
with
a
group
of
students,
teachers
and
an

employer
that
has
supported
inspira7onal
ac7vi7es
from
the
beginning.

It
was
a
great

way
to
celebrate
our
anniversary.

You
can
read
all
about
it
in
this
edi7on.
Be
Inspired
will
keep
you
up
to
date
with
what
is
happening
with
the
Na7onal
Careers

Service
‘Inspira7on
Agenda’
and
include
job
gains,
losses,
trends
and
future

developments
in
the
West
Midlands
labour
market.

The
Inspira7on
Agenda
is
a
government
ini7a7ve
aimed
at
brokering
rela7onships

between
employers,
schools
and
colleges;
and
unemployed
adults
in
the
community

and
in
custody
to
deliver
inspiring
ac7vi7es
that
provide
up-‐to-‐date
career,
job,
sector

knowledge
and
informa7on
to
mo7vate
and
inspire
the
current
and
future

genera7on.

The
Na7onal
Careers
Service
Inspira7on
Team
in
the
West
Midlands
co-‐
ordinate
and
broker
the
ac7vi7es.
Gloria
Smith
Partnership
Manager
Be
Inspired

Happy
Birthday
inspiraEon
Nines7les
School,
an
Academy
in
Birmingham
was
the
venue
for
the
Inspira7on
Agenda’s
first
birthday

celebra7ons
on
1
October
2015.

The
event
was
marked
with
birthday
cake,
balloons
and
presenta7ons
to
the

school
and
employer.
Nines7les
was
chosen
because
the
school
has
welcomed
employer
brokerage
work
co-‐ordinated
by
the

Inspira7on
Team,
and
has
shared
its
exemplary
employment
engagement
ethos
with
schools
and
careers

professionals.
Principal
Gaetamo
Ferrante
was
present
at
the
event
along
with
young
people,
teachers
and
employees
from

TSB
bank.
Mr
Gaetamo
expressed
his
pleasure
at
the
school
being
chosen
for
the
celebra7ons
and
praised

Work
Related
Learning
Co-‐ordinator
Jayne
Talbot
for
her
efforts
to
bring
employers
into
the
school
to
bring
the

world
of
work
alive.
Jayne,
along
with
the
Principal,
Jenny
Gibbons
and
Adam
Guest
from
TSB,
five
Year
10
students
who
had
been

involved
in
employer
brokerage
work
at
the
school,
joined
Meera
Kotak
(Partnership
Careers
Adviser)
and

Partnership
Manager,
Gloria
Smith
in
the
celebra7ons
to
mark
the
first
year
of
the
Inspira7on
Agenda
in
which

nearly
500
employers
have
been
engaged
and
over
3,000
young
people
involved
in
ac7vi7es.
The
school
and
employer
were
presented
with
cer7ficates
for
their
involvement
and
organisa7on
of
inspiring

ac7vi7es
for
young
people.
Jayne Talbot from Ninestiles School and Jenny Gibbons from
TSB receive certificates from the National Careers Service

National
Careers
Service
and
the

Careers
and
Enterprise
Company
A
representa7ve
from
the
Careers
and
Enterprise
Company
(CEC)
will
contribute
to

the
Na7onal
Careers
Service
ﬁrst
anniversary
event
in
Wolverhampton
on
5

November
2015.

The
free
event
is
aimed
at
stakeholders
from
schools
and
colleges,

local
authori7es,
training
providers,
in-‐custody
providers,
employers,
sub-‐contractors

and
other
partners
and
will
take
place
at
the
Molineux
Stadium
between
10.00am
–

1.00pm
and
include
a
networking
lunch.
The
programme
will
include
contribu7ons
from
the
Combined
Authority
and

Inspira7on
Team
and
include
real
stories
of
customers
supported
by
Na7onal
Careers

Service
Advisers
and
an
update
on
progress
a
year
on.

The
CEC
website
is
now
up
and
running
and
packed
with
informa7on.
The
homepage

declares
‘We
will
work
as
an
umbrella
organisa7on,
in
partnership
with
others,
and
aim
to

be
evidence-‐based
in
everything
that
we
do’.
h_p://www.careersandenterprise.co.uk/
Places
are
limited.
To
secure
a
place
contact
Karen
Sellars,

Karen.sellars@prospects.co.uk
Chamber
of
Commerce
to
deliver
careers
events
Chambers
of
Commerce
across
the
West
Midlands
intends
to
put
young
people

directly
in
touch
with
local
businesses
to
help
improve
work
readiness.
They
will
be
contac7ng
local
schools
to
involve
students
in
the
‘Your
Future’

programme
of
career
events.
Three
events
or
more
will
take
place
in
each
local

authority
area.

Plans
are
underway
in
Worcestershire
working
in
partnership
with
the

local
authority;
the
Black
Country,
Coventry
and
Warwickshire
and
Greater

Birmingham
and
Solihull.

Any
school
wishing
to
par7cipate
in
the
Birmingham
events

please
contact
the
Inspira7on
Team
and
we
will
put
you
in
touch
with
the
Chamber

contact.

Up
to
70,000
young
people
across
the
country
will
meet
poten7al
employers
who
will

showcase
the
range
of
career
op7ons
open
to
them
to
help
students
plan
their
future

and
take
advantage
of
these
opportuni7es.

The
events
will
give
businesses
the

pladorm
to
meet
the
employees
of
tomorrow
and
to
talk
about
the
skills
and
quali7es

they
look
for
when
recrui7ng.

The
Chambers
of
Commerce
network,
which
covers
the
whole
of
the
country,
will
run

250
career
events
na7onally,
bringing
together
thousands
of
young
people,

businesses,
schools,
colleges
and
training
providers.
The
ini7a7ve
is
funded
by
the

Skills
Funding
Agency
and
will
run
from
September
2015
through
to
March
2016.
Soldiers
for
Schools

Programme
Do
you
know
about
the

‘Soldiers
for
Schools

programme’?

As
part
of
the

Army’s
commemora7ons
of

the
centenary
of
the
First

World
War,
a
programme
has

been
developed
to
support

schools.
It
has
two
major

elements:

-‐
First
World
War
learning

resources
aimed
at
secondary

school
learners

-‐
Soldiers
to
Schools
-‐
the

op7on
for
secondary
schools

to
request
a
soldier
to
support

teaching
ac7vi7es
within
the

classroom
Full
details
and
how
to
request

a
soldier
can
be
found
here

h_p://www.army.mod.uk/
training_educa7on/
25813.aspx
Welcome
Sue
TImms
Sue
Timms
has
joined
the

Inspira7on
team
as
Employer

Engagement
Co-‐ordinator.

Sue
is
married
with
two
grown

up
daughters.

She
has
worked

in
the
world
of
IAG
and

educa7on
for
many
years
in
a

variety
of
roles
and

organisa7ons.

Outside
of
work
she
enjoys

researching
her
family
history

and
watching
most
sports,

especially
Formula
1.

Employers
are
vital
to
the
con7nued
success
of
the
Inspira7on
Agenda
which
relies
on

the
posi7ve
engagement
and
experiences
of
employers
across
the
West
Midlands
from

as
many
sectors
as
possible.
Through
the
generosity
of
employers,
we
now
have

approximately
500
companies
on
our
database.

So
how
do
we
raise
the
profile
of
the
Inspira7on
Agenda
to
ensure
we
meet
all
your

requests
for
support?
Tradi7onal
methods
of
contact
such
as
face
to
face,
phones
calls

and
networking
s7ll
have
a
valid
place
but
we
have
also
embraced
newer
methods,
one

of
these
being
Twi_er.
We
have
discovered
that
geographical
areas
in
the
West

Midlands
hold
a
business
tweet
at
the
same
7me
each
week.

In
Birmingham
the

‘Business
Hour’
takes
places
on
Wednesdays
between
8.00pm
-‐
9.00pm.
The
team
has

tweeted
at
this
7me
on
a
regular
basis
and
the
re-‐tweets
have
been
really
good.
Over

the
next
few
weeks
the
team
will
branch
out
into
the
other
areas
spreading
the
word

across
the
West
Midlands
and
encouraging
more
businesses
to
get
involved

#MidlandsHour.
Here
are
some
recent
examples
of
linking
employers
with
schools
making
requests
to

the
Inspira7on
Team:
Five
employers
secured
for
Cardinal
Newman
School’s
careers
fair;
two
inspira7onal

speakers
from
construc7on
and
banking
linked
up
with
Lynghall
School;
seven

employers
secured
for
George
Dixon
Academy
for
mock
interviews
and
an
inspira7onal

speaker
for
EBN
Academy.
Many
thanks
to
all
the
employers
that
have
supported
the
team
since
the
start
of
the

Inspira7on
Agenda
and
Na7onal
Careers
Service
contract
in
the
West
Midlands.

Engaging
Employers
Students from Lynghall School in Coventry take part in an
inspiring activity from Wilmott Dixon
Free
Sector
Flyers
A
set
of
six
sector
flyers
are
being

made
available
to
schools
and

colleges
each
month
through
our

e-‐bulleLns
and
newsleMers.
A
flyer
on
the
Retail
and

Hospitality
sector
will
be
made

available
to
download
in
future

ediLons
of

our
monthly
e-‐
bulleLns.

National

Apprenticeship

Week
2016

announced
The
date
for
next
year’s
NaLonal

ApprenLceship
Week
has
been

announced,
which
will
run
from

14
to
18
March
2016.

The
week
will
include
hundreds
of

events
and
activities
across

England
to
showcase
apprentices

and
apprentice
employers.

Apprenticeships
are
thriving
in

England
and
National

Apprenticeship
Week
will

celebrate
the
positive
impact
that

both
apprenticeships
and

traineeships
have
on
individuals,

businesses
and
the
wider

economy.

Employers,
apprenLces,
business

support
organisaLons,
colleges,

training
organisaLons
and
schools

across
the
country
will
be

encouraged
to
support
the
week

by
hosLng
acLviLes
to
showcase

the
achievements
and
benefits
of

apprenLceships.

You
can
find
out
more

information
about
National

Apprenticeship
Week
by
visiting

the
.GOV
website.

Are
you
ready
for
the
Skills
Show?
The
Skills
Show
2015
is
just
around
the

corner.

It
is
the
UK’s
largest
skills
and

careers
event
and
the
place
for

students
to
have
hands
on
experience

of
a
wide
range
of
careers
and

understand
the
skills
needed
whilst

also
learning
about
Appren7ceships

and
further
educa7on.
Find
a
Future,
the
organisa7on
behind

the
event,
has
provided
a
fantas7c

opportunity
to
inspire
the
next

genera7on
and
support
them
in
taking

responsibility
for
their
own
futures.

The
show
offers
students
a
voyage
of

discovery
into
their
future
and
is
a

great
opportunity
to
be
seized
with

purpose
and
intent.

What
its
not

however,
is
a
place
for
students
to

wonder
around
aimlessly
picking
up

freebies
and
pieces
of
paper
and

discarding
them
on
the
show
floor
With
this
in
mind
the
following

informa7on
aims
to
help
you
help
your

students
make
the
most
of
this

wonderful
experience
and
provide

focus
as
they
walk
the
equivalent
of
12

football
pitches
around
the
show.

It

focuses
on
briefing
and
debriefing
of

students
to
make
the
most
of
their

op7ons
beyond
school
and
is
intended

to
enhance,
not
replace,
informa7on

you
will
receive
about
the
show.
19-‐21
November,
the
NEC,
Birmingham

-‐
the
journey
starts
here
What
teachers

should
know
There
is
a
specific
page
for

teachers
on
the
Skills
Show

website
h_p://
www.findafuture.org.uk/the-‐
skills-‐show/for-‐teachers

Teachers
can:
-‐
Book
a
free
place
as
an

individual
or
leader
of
a
group
-‐
Book
travel
bursaries
that
are

available
on
a
first
come
first

served
basis.

Early
booking
is

advisable!
-‐
Download
resources
including

the
‘Top
Trades’
Game
to
help

students
find
out
about
careers

and
sectors
at
the
show.
h_p://
www.findafuture.org.uk/
downloads-‐for-‐the-‐skills-‐show
There
is
a
dedicated
space

called
the
Staff
Room
aimed
at

teachers,
careers
professions

and
parents/carers,
offering

help,
advice
and
resources.

This

one-‐stop
shop
will
provide:
-‐
Seminar
programmes

registra7on
details
can
be
found

via
the
website.

-‐
Free
resources
to
help
deliver

the
careers
educa7on

programme
-‐
Careers
exhibi7on
What
students
should
know
There
are
five
skill
areas
at
the
show
covering

five
industry
sectors:
!
The
Studio
–
crea7ve
careers
!
The
Business
–
business
and
IT

!
The
Works-‐
engineering
and
manufacturing
!
The
Building
–
construc7on

!
The
Street
–
retail,
beauty
and
cooking
In
each
skill
area
students
will
find
the
following
features
that
will
inspire
their
own

planning:
! Have
a
go
–
try
out
something
new
and
have
a
go
at
different
skills
across
a
huge

range
of
careers.

! Compe77ons
-‐
watch
the
na7onal
finals
World
Skills
UK
Skills
Compe77ons.
! Expert
Careers
Advice
-‐
meet
careers
experts
and
get
one
to
one
guidance
on

routes
into
jobs
and
careers
and
visit
the
Your
Next
Step
area
for
opportuni7es

to
apply
for
work
experience,
appren7ceships,
jobs
and
placements

! Showcase
-‐
see
students
reveal
their

talents
and
showcase
their
skills
! Spotlight
–
hear
real
stories
from
real
people
in
real
jobs
–
some
famous,
some

not
so
famous
but
each
sharing
their
working
lives.

There
is
an
interac7ve
tool
that
helps
students
make
the
most
of
the
show.

Students

wan7ng
to
get
a
head
start
should
use
h_p://www.findafuture.org.uk/the-‐skills-‐show/
plan-‐your-‐visit
to:
! Create
their
own
personal
i7nerary

! View
the
en7re
show
content

! See
how
careers
might
look
in
the
future
! Find
out
what
they
can
see,
do
and
try

! View
a
schedule
of
events
! Find
out
about
opening
7mes
and
travel
informa7on
including
25%
discount
on

Virgin
trains

Step
1
-‐
A
great
place
to
start
is
for

students
to
consider
their
opLons
a[er

school.

The
‘Aged
13-‐19’
tab
on
the

NaLonal
Careers
Service
website
will

help:
hMps://
naLonalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk/
youngpeople/Pages/Youngpeople.aspx
Step
2
-‐
Get
students
thinking
about

themselves
and
careers.

The
Plotr

website
hMps://www.plotr.co.uk/advice/
arLcles/ask-‐yourself-‐these-‐quesLons-‐
when-‐thinking-‐about-‐careers/#3

has

some
great
quesLons
and
advice
which

will
help
them
to
think
about
which
skills

area
and
industry
sector
to
visit
at
the

show.

Most
of
these
are
obvious

quesLons
that
Skills
Show
exhibitors
may

ask
students
too:
! Think
of
a
dream
career.

What

do
you
like
about
it?

! What’s
your
favourite
class?
! What
things
do
you
feel
you
do

well?
! What
do
people
who
know
you

think
you
should
do?
! What
accomplishments
are
you

most
proud
of?
Step
3
-‐
The
government

has
given
a
commitment
to

create
three
million

ApprenLceships
by
2020.

There
will
be
lots
of

ApprenLceship
and

traineeship
providers
at

the
show.

Students
can

find
out
about
these
learn

while
they
earn
opLons
on
the

NaLonal
Careers
Service
website
but

they
can
find
out
more
at
hMp://
www.apprenLceships.gov.uk/
the_apprenLces

See
the
QuesLons!

QuesLons!
QuesLons!
Handout
for

prepared
quesLons
students
can
use
at

the
show.
Step
4
–
Some
students
may
want
to
find

out
about
further
educaLon
study
at

sixth
forms
or
colleges.

There
will
be

many
colleges
at
the
show
for
students

to
talk
to.

See
the
QuesLons!
QuesLons!

QuesLons!
Handout
for
quesLons

students
can
ask
at
the
show.
Step
5
–
Reassure
students
that
if
they
do

all
this
research
and
they
sLll
come
up

empty
they
can
get
help
from
careers

experts
at
the
show.

Students
should

head
towards
the
pink
Careers
Advice

totems
where
they
will
find
Careers

Advisers
to
speak
to.

They
can
also
get

advice
from
other
specialists
here

offering
advice
on
ApprenLceships,

benefits
and
on-‐line
help
offered
through

the
NaLonal
Careers
Service.

Your
Next

Step
hubs,
new
to
the
show
this
year,
are

located
off
the
Careers
Advice
hub
areas.
Step
6
-‐
Finally,
the
Skills
Show
website
is

the
go
to
place
to
find
out
and
plan
for

the
show
hMp://www.findafuture.org.uk/
the-‐skills-‐show

Refer
students
to
the

interacLve
tool.

hMp://
www.findafuture.org.uk/the-‐skills-‐show/
plan-‐your-‐visit

following
Steps
1
to
4

should
help
students
create
a
personal

iLnerary
that
will
keep
them
focussed

and
avoid
aimless
wondering.

The

QuesLons!
QuesLons!

QuesLons!

Handout
is
also
a
good
aide-‐memoire
to

help
ignite
conversaLons
as
students

move
around
the
show.
Are you on
Twitter? Follow
@SkillsShow
These
basic
ques7ons
can
form
the
basis
of
a

debriefing
session
with
students
either
in
a
group

ac7vity
or
if
pushed
for
7me
as
a
reflec7ve
piece

of
individual
work.
Spending
7me
on
this
ac7vity

will
pay
dividends
for
students
and
teachers.

Students
will
reflect
on
what
they
know/don’t

know
and
can
target
ac7on/research

appropriately;
teachers
will
have
informa7on
to

influence
further
career
s
work
and
the
careers

educa7on
curriculum.
-‐
What
did
you
learn
that
you
didn’t
know
before
-‐ What
part
of
the
show
did
you
enjoy
the
most?

Why?
-‐ What
part
of
the
show
did
you
least
enjoy?

Why?
-‐ How
will
you
take
what
you’ve
learnt
forward?
The
final
ques7on
should
inform
you
whether

efforts
spent
in
preparing
students
for
the
show

has
been
worthwhile
or
not
and
deserves

repea7ng
in
the
future.

-‐ Prepara7on
would
have
made
no
difference
at

all
to
my
experience
of
the
show
-‐
Yes?
No?

Why?
TIPS
FOR
DEBRIEFING
STUDENTS
AFTER
THE
SHOW
Tips
for
preparing
students
for
the

Skills
Show

Students
may
find
these

ques7ons
useful
to
help
them

strike
up
a
conversa7on
with

people
they
meet
to
get
more

out
of
the
Skills
Show

experience.

These
can
also
help
students
to

develop
their
own
ques7ons.

QuesEons
to
ask
people
about

their
job
or
career

! What
is
your
job
like?

What
are
the
du7es

and
responsibili7es
of

your
job?

! How
did
you
get
your

job?
! How
do
most
people

enter
this
job?

! What
is
a
typical
day?
! How
many
hours
do

you
work
in
a
typical

week?
! What
do
you
like/not

like
about
doing
your

job?
! Do
you
find
your
job

exci7ng
or
boring?
! What
is
a
typical

career
path
in
this

field?
! What
is
the
best
way

to
enter
this

occupa7on?
! What
are
the
main

qualifica7ons
needed?
! What
skills
and
talents

are
essen7al
to
be

effec7ve
in
your
job?

! Is
your
field
of
work

growing
or

declining?
! Are
there
too
many

or
too
few
people

entering
the
industry?
! What
salary
can
I

expect
as
a
new

employee
and
what

does
an
experienced

employee
earn?
! What
advice
or

warning
would
you

give
someone

interested
in
your
field

of
work?
! What
kind
of

experience,
paid
or

unpaid
would
you

encourage?

! Is
there
anything
else

you
think
I
need
to

know?
You can
download these
questions via
this link
Questions!
Questions!
Questions!
QuesEons
to
ask
about

ApprenEceships
and

traineeships
-‐
What
is
an
Appren7ceship?
-‐
What
types
of
Appren7ceships

are
there?
-‐
What
does
an
Appren7ceship

involve?
-‐
How
long
does
it
take
to

complete
an
Appren7ceship?
-‐
Do
Appren7ceships
lead
into

full-‐7me
work?
-‐
What
are
the
advantages
of

doing
an
Appren7ceship?
-‐
What
is
a
Traineeship?
-‐
What
is
the
difference
between

an
Appren7ceship
and

Traineeship?

-‐
Is
there
anything
else
you
think

I
need
to
know?
Questions
to
ask

colleges
! What’s
the
difference

between
college
and

sixth
form?
! Is
it
best
to
study
at

school
or
at
college?
! How
do
I
apply
for
a

college
course?
! What
is
the
best
Lme

to
apply?
! What
opLons
do
I
have

a[er
colleges?

! Is
there
anything
else

you
think
I
need
to

know?

Insight
into
the
Creative
Sector
The
Inspira7on
team,
in
partnership
with
Crea7ve
Alliance,
organised
a
visits
to
the
crea7ve
quarters
in
Birmingham.

Over
24
delegates
from
a
number
of
schools
in
the
West
Midlands
a_ended
the
event.

Par7cipants
toured
Birmingham’s
crea7ve
quarter
and
were
given
insights
into
the
sector
by
inspira7onal
speakers.

Delegates
learnt
more
about
the
sector
and
networked
with
inspira7onal
speakers
able
to
oﬀer
support
in
promo7ng

the
sector
to
students.
Feedback
from
delegates
indicated
that
they
thought
a
similar
visit
for
students
would
be

beneﬁcial
whilst
one
delegate
summed
up
comments
from
others
“Extremely
useful
morning
learnt
lots
and
made

useful
contacts
for
the
future”.

Learn
more
about
Crea7ve
Alliance
h_p://www.crea7vealliance.org.uk/
Special
thanks
to
Kate
Green,

who
has
provided
us
with
these

images.
You
can
visit
Kate’s

website
via

kategreenphotog.com

Employer
Engagement
Workshops
The
Inspira7on
Team
delivered
two
workshops
at
the
annual
Aimhigher
conference
in
partnership
with
a
Birmingham

school
and
two
employers
that
have
supported
the
Inspira7on
ini7a7ve.
The
conference
heard
that
schools
and
colleges
believe
that
employer
engagement
is
difficult
and
employer

commitment
hard
to
achieve.
The
invita7on
by
Aimhigher
was
a
welcome
opportunity
to
show
school
par7cipants

that
there
are
employers
out
there
who
are
keen
and
willing
to
help
schools
bring
the
world
of
work
closer
to
young

people
The
Coventry
Building
Society
and
CITB
have
supported
inspira7on
events
organised
by
the
team
and
on
the
day

acted
as
employer
ambassadors.
CITB
introduced
a
new
resource
for
schools
called
goconstruct.
Following
the

workshop,
one
of
the
employers
commented
‘It
was
a
pleasure
to
support
the
team.

I
just
hope
the
message
gets

out
that
there
are
businesses
willing
to
help
in
schools’.

Michelle
Homer
from
Hall
Green
School
included
in
her

discussion
how
employer
engagements
ac7vi7es
posi7vely
impacts
on
young
people
as
well
as
staff.
National
Careers
Service
news
for
schools
and
colleges
A
new
flyer
has
been
produced
by
the
Na7onal
Contact
Centre
to
showcase
what’s
on
offer
to
schools
and
colleges.

See
it
here.

The
new
and
improved
Na7onal
Careers
Service
e-‐pack
contains
ac7vi7es,
presenta7ons
and
interac7ve
lesson
plans

to
support
careers
delivery.
The
addi7on
of
regional
e-‐packs
includes
area-‐specific
informa7on
to
inspire
students

and
encourage
links
with
employers.
A
central
theme
is
the
career
journey,
through
which
pupils
develop
self-‐
awareness
and
explora7on
using
tools
accessible
both
at
home
and
in
school.
The
new
e-‐pack,
produced
by
the

Na7onal
Contact
Centre,
was
due
to
be
launched
at
the
end
of
September
and
can
be
accessed
via
this
link.

The
links
below
give
interes7ng
informa7on
about
the
labour
market
that
has
been
added
to
the
Na7onal
Careers

Service
website:
h_ps://na7onalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk/aboutus/newsar7cles/Pages/News-‐WorkingFutures.aspx
h_ps://na7onalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk/aboutus/newsar7cles/Pages/Spotlight-‐Jobsoxhefuture.aspx

Visit
to
WillmoB
Dixon
4Life
Academy
–
WaiEng
list
only
25
November
2015
10.00am
–
2.00pm
–
WillmoB
Dixon
4Life
Academy
This
involves
a
look
at
key
areas
of
the
construc7on
industry
(bricklaying,

plumbing,
rooﬁng
and
electrical
installa7on)
and
will
include
talks
from

industry
professionals
and
appren7ces,
and
a
tour
of
the
training
site.
The

event
includes
lunch.
The
Academy
is
located
at
Junc7on
6
Industrial
Park,

Electric
Avenue,
Birmingham
B6
7JJ.

Labour
Market
InformaEon
training
event
–
30
places
available
27
January
2016
–
9.30am
–
1.00pm
Aston
University

How
do
you
deliver
informa7on
about
the
labour
market
in
class?

Want
some
more
ideas?

Want
to
improve
your

knowledge
on
what’s
happening
na7onally,
regionally
and
locally?

Why
not
come
along
to
this
free
training
session

being
delivered
by
Michele
Squire.

Michele
will
be
known
to
many
of
you
as
she
has
delivered
training
in
this
area

for
many
years.

She
plans
to:
•
Update
you
on
the
na7onal,
regional
and
local
labour
market

•
Give
you
the
opportunity
to
have
hands
on
research
with
websites
that
are
par7cularly
useful
for
LMI;
and

•
Share
resource
ideas
and
innova7ve
ways
in
which
to
deliver
LMI
in
a
classroom
seyng.
Careers
day
at
NaEonal
Grid
–
30
places
available
22
January
2016
and
14
March
2016
-‐
9:00am
–
3.00pm
Na7onal
Grid
connects
consumers
to
energy
sources
through
its
networks.

The
day
will
involve
talks
from
industrial
professionals;
a
look
at
various

careers
within
Na7onal
Grid;
a
tour
around
their
facili7es;
opportunity
to

take
part
in
a
prac7cal
ac7vity
and
par7cipa7on
in
a
Q&A
session.
The
day

is
aimed
at
career
professionals
and
will
provide
an
insight
into
an

interna7onal
company
based
in
the
UK.
Students
visit
to
NaEonal
Grid
–
20
places
available
-‐
11
December
2015
09.30am
-‐
2.30pm

Bring
your
Year
9
students
to
an
inspira7onal
event
at
Na7onal
Grid,
Na7onal
Grid
House,
Warwick
Technology
Park,

Gallows
Hill,
Warwick,
CV34
6DA.

The
day
will
give
students
a
chance
to
take
part
in
a
prac7cal
ac7vity;
visit
the
gas

control
room;
tour
the
site
and
put
ques7ons
to
industry
professionals.

To
avoid
disappointment
book
early
and
reserve
places
for
these
events,
email

inspiringwestmidlandsNCS@prospects.co.uk

Upcoming
Events
Fancy
a
visit?
Is
there
a
sector
or
employer
that
you
would
like
to
visit?

Tell
us
about
it
and
we
will
try
and
organise
it.
Let
us
know

by
e-‐mailing
your
request
to

West
Midlands

Labour
Market
Information
West
Midlands
• Royal
Mail
is
to
recruit
more
than
1,000
seasonal
workers
in
the
West
Midlands.
Their
main
Aston
site
is

looking
for
430
extra
staff
and
a
parcel
sor7ng
centre
in
Wolverhampton
will
take
on
640.
Another
175

temporary
jobs
will
also
be
created
at
the
postal
giant’s
sor7ng
office
in
Wolverhampton.
The
temporary

shixs
will
be
available
between
mid-‐November
through
to
early
January
2015.
Source:
Birmingham
Post
• Parcelforce
Worldwide,
is
also
recrui7ng
around
2,600
extra
drivers
and
sor7ng
staff
throughout
the
UK.

Source:
Birmingham
Post
• Almost
1,200
jobs
are
set
to
be
created
in
the
Midlands
in
the
run
up
to
Christmas
by
parcel
delivery
firm

Yodel.
The
company
said
it
planned
to
recruit
1,187
full-‐
and
part-‐7me
staff
in
Sandwell,
Lichfield
and

Leamington
Spa
along
with
other
loca7ons
in
the
region.
The
carrier
is
looking
for
directly
employed
drivers

and
owner
drivers
who
will
be
required
to
provide
their
own
vans,
both
of
whom
will
be
based
at
their
local

service
centres.
It
is
also
looking
to
recruit
couriers.
Yodel
said
that,
while
these
roles
were
ini7ally
seasonal

posi7ons
for
the
peak
period,
many
of
them
were
expected
to
become
permanent
because
of
the
number
of

new
retailers
joining
Yodel
and
the
con7nued
growth
in
parcel
volumes
Source:
Birmingham
Post

Black
Country
• BT
are
looking
to
take
on
36
people
to
work
at
offices
in
Providence
Place,
West
Bromwich.
All
of
the

posi7ons
have
been
created
at
the
office's
customer
services
department.
A
banner
has
been
put
up
outside

the
firm
adver7sing
the
new
posts
and
urging
people
interested
in
applying
for
one
of
the
posts
to
get
in

touch.
Source:
Express
and
Star
• Department
store
TJ
Hughes
has
opened
in
Walsall,
crea7ng
up
to
50
jobs.
Source:
Express
and
Star

• It
has
been
confirmed
that
330
jobs
will
go
as
Goodyear
Wolverhampton
closes,
with
the
first
redundancies

at
the
end
of
2016
and
the
final
closure
to
be
in
2017.
Source:
Heart
100.7

Coventry
and
Warwickshire
• North
Warwickshire
and
Hinckley
College
is
looking
for
a
full
merger
with
its
Leicestershire
educa7on
partner
in

the
face
of
“unprecedented
cuts
in
funding”.
It
is
thought
around
60
jobs
were
lost
over
the
summer
and
further

redundancies
have
not
been
ruled
out.
Source:
Hinckley
Times

• Nearly
one
in
four
households
in
Coventry
is
jobless.
That
adds
up
to
25,000
households
where
nobody
aged
16
to

64
works.
The
single
biggest
reason
for
adults
below
re7rement
age
not
working
is
being
too
ill
or
too
severely

disabled
to
work.
Next
on
the
list
is
being
unemployed.
Source:
Coventry
Telegraph

Greater
Birmingham
and
Solihull

• MORE
than
one
million
people
have
flooded
into
Birmingham’s
new
Grand
Central
shopping
centre
in
the
first
two

weeks
of
its
opening.
The
deluge
surpasses
all
predic7ons
on
how
popular
the
centre
might
be.

Some
retailers
are

already
repor7ng
that
they
must
recruit
new
staff
to
cope
with
demand.

Source:
Business
Desk

• Birmingham
Airport
says
it
can
bring
thousands
of
jobs
and
hundreds
of
millions
of
pounds
to
the
West
Midlands

in
the
next
few
years
thanks
to
HS2
and
the
growth
of
long-‐haul
flights.
Source:
Express
and
Star

• The
Alchemist
plans
to
open
its
first
venue
in
Birmingham
at
the
landmark
Colmore
Row
development.
It
is
set
to

be
joined
by
Italian
restaurant
Gusto.
However,
owner
Hortons’
Estate
says
there
is
no
prospect
of
either
opening

before
Christmas,
with
work
on
the
units
set
to
over
run
into
next
year.
Source
Birmingham
Post

The
Marches
• Shrewsbury-‐based
developer
Redstart
Construc7on
Limited
has
been
developing
land
at
the
Tern
Valley
Business

Park
in
Market
Drayton.
Shropshire
Council
said
about
40
people
would
be
employed
for
up
to
three
years
on
the

development,
dependent
on
demand
for
business
units.
But
once
complete,
the
second
phase
development
of
the

business
park
will
create
about
600
jobs.
Source:
Shropshire
Star

• TGI
Friday’s
is
to
open
its
first
Shropshire
restaurant
as
part
of
the
Southern
Quarter
development
at
Telford

Shopping
Centre,
along
with
Italian
restaurant
Prezzo
and
the
Handmade
Burger
Company
–
although
the

restaurants
are
not
set
to
open
un7l
Christmas
2016.
Further
announcements
about
the
development
are
due
to

be
made
in
the
coming
months.
The
plans
for
phase
two,
the
70,000
sq
x
Northern
Quarter
will
create
up
to
seven

new
stores
in
a
redevelopment
of
the
old
Asda
supermarket
facing
Red
Oak
car
park.
There
will
be
two
more

stores
looking
out
onto
Ash
Grey
car
park
beside
the
exis7ng
entrances
to
Primark
and
BHS.
Source:
Shropshire

Star

Worcester
• PROPOSALS
for
a
new
Waitrose-‐led
development
for
Bromsgrove’s
former
Market
Hall
site
went
on
display
.
They

showed
the
plans
for
the
two-‐storey
£1.4million
Li_le
Waitrose
store,
which
will
be
built
on
the
Junc7on
of

Hannover
Street,
Kidderminster
Road
and
St
John’s
Street.
It
will
bring
up
to
60
jobs
to
the
town.
Source:

Bromsgrove
Standard

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information

about
local
events
and

initiatives,
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visit

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Careers

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Inspiring
Events
Calendar
For
more
information

about
local
events
and

initiatives,
please
visit

the
National
Careers

Service
website.

If
you
would
like

support
for
an
event,

please
contact

CS@prospects.co.uk

12
Yardley
Schools
-‐

Birmingham
and
Solihull
Careers
Fair
and
Mock

Interviews
1
Barrs
Court
Special
School

-‐
Hereford
and
Worcester
Inspiring
talks
22
Careers
day
at
National

Grid
9.00am
-‐
3.00pm.
There

are
30
places
available
at

this
event.

Inspiring
Events
Calendar
For
more
information

about
local
events
and

initiatives,
please
visit

the
National
Careers

Service
website.

If
you
would
like

support
for
an
event,

please
contact

CS@prospects.co.uk

12
George
Slater
Academy
-‐

Black
Country
Discussion
around
CVs,
CV

writing
and
checking

sessions.
8
King
Edward
VI

Handsworth
School
for

Girls
-‐
Birmingham
and

Solihull
Careers
Fair
27
Labour
market
training

event
9.30am
-‐
1.00pm
at
Aston

University.
There
are
30

places
available
for
this

event.

Inspiring
Events
Calendar
For
more
information

about
local
events
and

initiatives,
please
visit

the
National
Careers

Service
website.

If
you
would
like

support
for
an
event,

please
contact

CS@prospects.co.uk

17
Foxford
Community
Arts

College
-‐
Coventry
and

Warwickshire
Careers
Fair
18
Willenhall
E-‐ACT
Academy

-‐
Black
Country
Banking
and
Finance
talks
Inspiring
Events
Calendar
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more
information

about
local
events
and

initiatives,
please
visit

the
National
Careers

Service
website.

If
you
would
like

support
for
an
event,

please
contact

CS@prospects.co.uk

30
EBN
Academy
-‐

Birmingham
CV
writing
sessions

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