May 18, 2012 
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City College Brighton and Hove open events for access courses and business qualifications
During Adult Learners Week (12 – 18 May) which celebrates lifelong learning throughout the UK, City College Brighton and Hove is hosting Open Events aimed at adults who either wish to return to education or gain professional qualifications that will assist their advancement in the workplace. Firstly, the College will be holding an Access Open [...]
Brighton graduate credits The Open University with career success
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Over 350 graduates in the South East received their degree awards from The Open University (OU) at a ceremony in Brighton on Saturday 28 April 2012. Amongst them was 41-year-old Jake Smith from Brighton, a Senior Marketing Manager at Hove-based Legal & General who has graduated with a BA 1st Class Honours Open degree. All [...]
Caroline Lucas MP launches innovative ‘City Skills & Jobs’ shop
Caroline Lucas MP was the guest of honour recently at the official launch of an innovative new ‘skills shop’ in Brighton, City Skills & Jobs. The shop has been established by City College Brighton and Hove to be a vibrant and welcoming ‘one stop shop’ to facilitate connections between employers and their potential employees while providing information and support [...]
City College Brighton and Hove highlights free full-time course entitlement for under 19s
City College Brighton and Hove has begun an awareness-raising campaign regarding the often overlooked fact that, providing that they are still under 19 on 31 August this year, young people are entitled to free full-time education at the College. “There are going to be many cases where a student may feel that they’ve had their full entitlement [...]
Calling all employers to invest in young Brighton and Hove
This week, a new campaign has been launched in partnership with Brighton & Hove City Employment and Skills Plan (CESP) and BrightonandHoveJobs.com. The campaign is an online survey: Investing in Young Brighton & Hove. The survey focuses on encouraging Brighton and Hove’s employers to support young unemployed people by giving them an insight into their [...]
Brighton opinion: The Budget by David Pegler, Divisional Director of Brewin Dolphin Brighton
In the article below, Divisional Director of Brewin Dolphin, Brighton, David Pegler, offers his opinion on the Budget 2012, as announced by Chancellor George Osborne yesterday (21 March 2012), and how people in Brighton and Hove and other parts of Sussex will be affected. The good news for people and businesses in Sussex is that [...]
Cllr. Penny Gilbey: “There is a clear link between facility time and workplace performance and greater efficiency”
Penny Gilbey, Labour & Co-Operative Councillor in Brighton & Hove, has stressed that there is a clear link between facility time and workplace performance and greater efficiency. Cllr. Gilbey has been a member of UNISON for many years, serving on both local and national committees, representing members and negotiating for fair treatment and a safer working [...]
Brighton event: Moving On employment, careers and advice fair @ City College Brighton and Hove 18 April 2012
City College Brighton and Hove is joining forces with BrightonandHoveJobs.com at an event that will feature around 30 local employers who are currently recruiting staff. ‘Moving On – Employment, Careers and Advice Fair’ will incorporate a free ‘skills shop’ where visitors can get advice on their CV, upload their CV to brightonandhovejobs.com and speak to the [...]
Carole Hanson: “It has been a difficult and challenging year for everyone in the public sector”
The Annual General Meeting of UNISON’s branch at the University of Brighton took place on Wednesday 7 March 2012 in the University’s Moulsecoomb campus. The agenda of this year’s AGM included the elections of branch officers, stewards and Health and Safety representatives, annual reports, including ratification of financial return, a speech given by Mrs. Diana [...]
Brighton’s FDM Group Celebrates International Women’s Day at the University of Nottingham
The UK’s largest IT graduate employer, FDM Group, has been invited to the University of Nottingham as a panel member in order to raise the profile of successful women in the corporate world in honour of International Women’s Day. FDM, which is based in Brighton, is openly dedicated to encouraging more women to pursue a [...]
Simon Kirby MP backs new immigration rules
Simon Kirby, the Conservative MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, has backed new Home Office rules which mean unskilled immigrants will no longer have an automatic right to settle in the United Kingdom. Until now someone who had lived in the United Kingdom for five years was virtually guaranteed to be allowed to settle here [...]
Brighton MP Simon Kirby welcomes second year of National Citizen Service
Simon Kirby the Conservative MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven welcomed the launch of the second year of National Citizen Service. The National Citizen Service is a scheme for 16-year-olds, which brings together 16-year-olds from different backgrounds in the summer after they have taken their GCSEs to work together and give something back to their [...]
City College Brighton and Hove offering ‘WorkShop’ boost for young jobseekers
At a time when youth unemployment in Brighton is at worrying levels, City College Brighton and Hove is offering WorkShop, a free course for young people who want to find a job, apprenticeship or further training. The course covers job searching, employment skills, interview preparation, confidence-building and personal presentation and also includes a work placement. [...]
Brighton lifeguard course makes a splash
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Swim UK based at Brighton Swimming Centre in Brighton are offering a free RLSS Pool Lifeguard course to those seeking employment within the leisure industry. The first five day course has finished with all the learners qualifying as lifeguards. Four have already received job offers from swimming pools across the city. Some of those on [...]
Youth Opportunities Fair 2012
The Youth Opportunities Fair 2012 will take place on 1 March at Hove Town Hall from 2pm to 7pm and it will showcase the wealth of work and learning on offer for 16-18 year olds in the city. The main aim of this event is to highlight post-16 opportunities available to young people who are [...]
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