News articles in the Scotland community
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2012-05-11
Scottish graduates resilient
Graduates from Scotland's universities are showing resilience in the jobs market despite real challenges facing all young people, according to a graduate employment briefing released by Universities Scotland.
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2011-11-06
Sir Alex Ferguson's employability audit
Sir Alex Ferguson this week celebrates 25 years as Manchester United manager. To be continually employed for a quarter of a century is quite an achievement, especially in a field where job security is rare. From a careers professional's point of view though, it's interesting to consider what would happen if, perhaps through no fault of his own, Sir Alex had to look for work. Would he readily find another position in the same or another field? Is he still employable?
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2011-10-25
Scottish Government proposals for post-16 education reform
The Scottish Government has set out proposals for wide wide-ranging reform of the full range of Government-funded post-16 education in Scotland. Proposals outlined in Putting Learners at the Centre, the Government’s pre-legislative paper that takes forward the discussion generated by their Green Paper: Building a Smarter Scotland, cover higher education, further education and skills, as well as community learning and development which is delivered by local authorities and the Third Sector.
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2011-10-07
Edinburgh researches widening participation destinations
The University of Edinburgh is among the first HEI to have conducted research to examine what happens to students from under-represented groups after graduation. The aim of a 2008 pilot project was to determine if there were any significant differences in the move from university to employment between so-called 'traditional' students and students who entered university through a widening access route.