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/news/north-dorset-apprentice/ http://www.lgcareers.com/news/north-dorset-apprentice/#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2011 09:33:42 +0000 Liz http://www.lgcareers.com/?p=3596

A young refuse collector in North Dorset has benefitted from an innovative apprenticeship which has helped him secure full time employment. In March 2009 Danny Watts was a student at Yeovil College undertaking a life skills course. As part of the curriculum he was required to gain work experience and he requested a volunteer placement [...] Related entries:

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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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The second Local Government Challenge of this year took place in Birmingham on 17 and 18 February. It was a great couple of days and the challenge really tested the contestants to the full! Many thanks to Birmingham City Council and The Chamberlain Forum who hosted the challenge. The teams were asked to work with [...] Related entries:

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]]> http://www.lgcareers.com/news/lgchallenge-update/feed/ 0 http://www.lgcareers.com/featured/apprenticeship-week-2011/ http://www.lgcareers.com/featured/apprenticeship-week-2011/#comments Mon, 31 Jan 2011 10:11:37 +0000 Liz http://www.lgcareers.com/?p=3564

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 Guardian and Target Jobs have recently published their UK300 – the list of the 300 most popular graduate employers as voted for by students and graduates. Students are asked which career sectors interest them the most and which organisations within those sectors they most want to work for.  The survey ranks the 300 best [...] Related entries:

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11-17 October 2010, is European Local Democracy Week. This week local councils all over Europe will be celebrating local democracy and encouraging participation in the democractic process. European Local Democracy Week is an annual event organised by participating local authorities in Council of Europe member states and aims to foster the knowledge of local democracy [...] Related entries:

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Next Step is a free adult careers service for everyone aged 19 and over in England, whatever your skills, qualifications or employment status. At the new Next Step website, you can find integrated advice and help on building your CV, gaining new skills and progressing in your career. The site covers career planning, finding a [...] No related posts.]]> http://www.lgcareers.com/news/next-step/feed/ 0 http://www.lgcareers.com/featured/new-app-vids/ http://www.lgcareers.com/featured/new-app-vids/#comments Thu, 07 Oct 2010 11:30:06 +0000 Liz http://www.lgcareers.com/?p=3527

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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The National Apprenticeship Service have produced a short film about working as an Apprentice at North Yorkshire County Council. Watch more local government careers videos including more Apprenticeship videos Find out more about Apprenticeships in local government on our Apprenticeship pages Check out the National Apprenticeship Service YouTube channel for more videos about Apprenticeships Related [...] Related entries:

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