£1000 for Working in Museums
The Museum Association have been working hard recently to increase the diversity of staff in museums. They started with their Diversify Scheme – a link to which is in our Resources section under Mentoring. Now they have traineeships on offer which include those with £1000 a month bursary to cover living costs. These traineeships aim to make museum [...]
[Posted on Friday, March 05, 2010]
Windsor Fellowship – Tesco Management Development Programme
The Programme
• A 6 week paid internship (5th July – 13th August 2010) within a Tesco Head Office function or retail store with ongoing mentoring from an experienced Tesco Manager
• Dedicated training in the competencies and skills needed for you to have a successful career in Tesco – delivered via two residential workshops
• An opportunity [...]
[Posted on Tuesday, March 02, 2010]
Training for female film-makers
In association with Skillset, Birds Eye View are offering a range of training for female film-makers at reduced prices. These would be excellent networking and learning opportunities.
LFA presents: Post-production reinvented
NFTS presents: Marketing in the Digital World
BAFTA presents: How Shooting on HD is changing Hair & Make Up
Ravensbourne presents: RED Camera work flows
VET presents: Digital Cinematography [...]
[Posted on Thursday, February 18, 2010]
Former Chief Executive of BP talks about being Gay
In his first major interview since being ‘outed’ by a Sunday newspaper, former BP CEO Lord Browne has spoken about the difficulties that gay men face in business.
In a wide ranging interview with The Sunday Times, the 61 year old spoke openly about his years in the closet and how he has used his experiences [...]
[Posted on Tuesday, February 09, 2010]
Longing for a career in Library and Information Research?
The Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) have launched Encompass, a positive action trainee scheme to encourage black and minority ethnic community members to choose a career in library and information work.
In the UK one person in thirteen comes from an ethnic minority, and among library and information staff it could be as [...]
[Posted on Wednesday, February 03, 2010]
Applications made easy!
If you’re a UK/EU student from a Black And Ethnic Minority Background (BAME) and would like to have the graduate application process demystified then look no further.
You can receive top training with the ADAB trust on interviews, assessment centres and psychometric tests that will coach you to the standard expected
by top city firms on their [...]
[Posted on Friday, January 29, 2010]
IBM Rated most gay-friendly Employer for the 2nd Time
The firm was rated best employer in the charity’s annual Top 100 Employers List.
It was praised for its “investment in diversity” and Stonewall cited its policy of “intensive” diversity training for line managers.
IBM also won the accolade in 2007 and is the first employer to top the list twice.
To see the full article go to [...]
[Posted on Thursday, January 14, 2010]
Experience makes for great teachers!
If you’re considering retraining to be a teacher and are thinking that your age could be a barrier to getting a job out the other end, think again. According to a recent article in the Guardian, applications from mature students wishing to retrain are up 35% for the 2009-2010 year. And this looks set to continue with this demographic [...]
[Posted on Wednesday, January 06, 2010]
Equality and Diversity in UK Medical Schools
Equality and Diversity in UK Medical Schools is a new report published by the BMA that examines the profile of 40,000 medical students in the UK.
[Posted on Tuesday, December 22, 2009]
Media Makes Good
The media sector is perhaps held with some suspician by many in the UK as being the preserve of the white middle classes and mostly male to boot. However Skillset and others in the industry are making huge efforts to change this. There is lots of information on the Skillset website but a few of the [...]
[Posted on Thursday, December 17, 2009]
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