It has been less than two months, yet Cumbria’s Enterprise Adviser Network is making great strides recruiting schools and businesses to work together. Melanie Carr from Inspira is the Enterprise Coordinator, she started in June. Inspira manages and delivers the contract on behalf of the Careers Enterprise Company and the Cumbria LEP. The aim of the project is to build a network of Enterprise Advisers, […]
Over 400 young people from schools in Carlisle, Eden and West Cumbria will be attending the HE Fair to be held at the Sands Centre in Carlisle tomorrow (1st July 2016). 85 exhibitors include universities and training providers, the Army, RAF, and FE Colleges, as well as the leading career management organisation Inspira will be available to talk […]
For the fifth year running, young people, who have just finished their GCSE’s, are heading out on NCS for the experience of a lifetime. Over the last few days, Inspira who delivers and manages National Citizen Service in Cumbria and Lancashire has seen more than 300 young people begin the first week of the three week programme . Over 3000 […]
As employability skills and job opportunities continue to be a hot topic in West Cumbria, Inspira is rolling out the next highly regarded Ready for Work programme. Delivered by Inspira to help Jobcentre Plus clients get closer to the workplace, four programmes will run between March and September this year. The first one starts today (1st March) […]
February 12, 2016 – 1:38 pm
Inspira, the leading career management and personal development organisation is currently recruiting for a number of permanent and short term summer time roles. Opportunities are available throughout Cumbria, Lancaster and Morecambe. “We need 120 people to join us for two and three weeks work over the Summer on National Citizen Service,” says Sarah Harrington, Resources Director at […]
February 7, 2016 – 6:55 pm
Are you passionate about personal development and enjoy working with young people? Are you free over the summer to work for two or three weeks? If yes then we want you on our team delivering NCS this summer. Click here to apply. To find out about NCS in the North West go to www.ncsnorthwest.co.uk
January 25, 2016 – 4:32 pm
A teenager from Blackburn has been selected from thousands of young people across the country to be the face of a national advertising campaign for the youth programme, National Citizen Service (NCS). See Ad here Adam Aslam, aged 17, was selected as one of 20 graduates to take part in the campaign following his amazing attitude […]
September 28, 2015 – 4:09 pm
A Lancashire teenager offers advice for stressed out teens as pressure around future decisions mounts. A new study from National Citizen Service (NCS), the youth empowerment programme, reveals a rise in children as young as 12 who are suffering from stress-related illnesses. As the new study reveals 9 in 10 young people are expected to experience […]
From engineering and science, to health and finance, young people discovered exactly what skills they will need for future careers. SkillsFest 2015 brought primary, secondary and post-16 students together with major South Cumbria employers, training providers and colleges on Saturday. The aim of the Inspira and Furness Education and Skills Partnership event was to promote key employability […]
SKILLSFEST 2015 takes place at The Forum in Barrow this Saturday, from 11am to 2.30pm. Key Furness businesses and learning providers will be on hand to give face-to-face advice and information, and to demonstrate the types of careers available locally. Today we ask about the importance of businesses and organisations to promote key employability skills […]