http://www.lgcareers.com Find information about working in local government at LGcareers.com Thu, 07 Apr 2011 09:34:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.lgcareers.com/day-in-the-life/video/learning-the-job/ http://www.lgcareers.com/day-in-the-life/video/learning-the-job/#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:07:18 +0000 Liz http://www.lgcareers.com/?p=3590

LGcareers is really pleased to share a great new video from West Sussex County Council about their Apprenticeship scheme… West Sussex County Council is employing 200 Apprentices. In the film, meet Tom, an Apprentice Countryside Ranger and Lucy, an Apprentice Support Worker, as they tell you about their jobs and why Apprenticeships work so well [...] Related entries:

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As part of our Apprenticeship Week celebrations at the beginning of February, we put together some Apprenticeship stories from local government. We spoke to a number of Apprentices working in councils across the country and A-list Apprentices is a collection of their stories about what they do, in their own words. Check out our A-list [...] Related entries:

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The Local Government Challenge 2011 is under way! The first challenge of the year took place in Dorset last week and produced some great outcomes for East Dorset and Christchurch Councils – and some great TV! The Local Government Challenge, now in its second year, is designed to give staff with the drive and determination [...] Related entries:

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The National Apprenticeship Service has recently produced a number of new films from local councils who take on apprentices. The films provide information about the kind of work local government apprentices might do and the skills you can develop through the apprenticeship training. Watch the films: Apprenticeships in Lancashire Apprenticeships in Leeds Apprenticeships in Lincoln [...] Related entries:

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3. Apprenticeships in GreenwichThe National Apprenticeship Service have produced a short film about...

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The London Borough of Tower Hamlets was featured recently on Channel 4′s Undercover Boss programme. Kevan Collins, Chief Executive at the council, needs to make £50million savings over the next three years. The Undercover Boss programme followed Kevan as he went “back to the floor” to find out how the council’s services are really perceived [...] Related entries:

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The fifth challenge: abandoned shops in Essex The LGA Group, in partnership with the Local Government Channel, is looking for the next generation of top executives! The local government challenge is an exciting new competition which seeks out talented individuals and tests their ingenuity, creativity, ability to lead and potential to become top local government [...] Related entries:

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The fourth challenge: park life in Kent The LGA Group, in partnership with the Local Government Channel, is looking for the next generation of top executives! The local government challenge is an exciting new competition which seeks out talented individuals and tests their ingenuity, creativity, ability to lead and potential to become top local government [...] Related entries:

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The third challenge: a night out in Northampton The LGA Group, in partnership with the Local Government Channel, is looking for the next generation of top executives! The local government challenge is an exciting new competition which seeks out talented individuals and tests their ingenuity, creativity, ability to lead and potential to become top local [...] Related entries:

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The LGA Group, in partnership with the Local Government Channel, is looking for the next generation of top executives! The local government challenge is an exciting new competition which seeks out talented individuals and tests their ingenuity, creativity, ability to lead and potential to become top local government executives. Watch the second challenge now on [...] Related entries:

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The LGA Group, in partnership with the Local Government Channel, is looking for the next generation of top executives! The local government challenge is an exciting new competition which seeks out talented individuals and tests their ingenuity, creativity, ability to lead and potential to become top local government executives. The challenges have started – watch [...] Related entries:

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