Opportunities in the Northern Ireland Civil Service November 28, 2008
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SALARY: £24,089 – £30,520
LOCATION: Throughout Northern Ireland
The Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS) in partnership with HRConnect are about to advertise a competition to recruit degree holders to middle management positions from early summer of 2009.
Along with a competitive starting salary, the Northern Ireland Civil Service are offering a number of Staff Officer positions with generous annual leave and pension, flexible working in most locations and high quality tailored training and development opportunities.
The competition will be open to all those who currently possess at least a 2:1 honours degree or final year students who expect to graduate with a 2:1 honours degree in June/July of 2009. Those with a lesser degree plus a post graduate certificate or diploma may be regarded as equivalent.
The competition is being advertised in the press on week commencing 1st December with a closing date for applications of Tuesday 23rd December 2008.
Applications can be completed and submitted online through www.nicsrecruitment.gov.uk
New Finalist Out Now! November 27, 2008
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Final Year Students! The new November edition of Prospects Finalist is out now and available to take away from the careers centre.
Featuring:
The best graduate jobs, essential work experience and killer job-hunting tips.
PLUS CAREERS IN:-
- Professional Services, Banking and Finance
- Retail management, Technology, Science & Engineering
- Business Management, Sales & Logistics
- Public Sector
Come and pick up your free copy today
Camp Leaders in America November 25, 2008
Posted by uowcareers in Work experience/ placements.Tags: Summer Camps in America, Working with Children in America
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Camp Leaders in America
Camp Leaders is a cultural exchange organisation offering the opportunity to spend an amazing summer in the USA working on a children’s summer camp. The experience involves living and working with children. The types of roles at camp can vary immensely. Camp Leaders finds a position to suit each recruit individually whether as an activity specialist, general counsellor or support staff. Working at a summer camp helps to develop skills that will boost your CV, in addition to providing you with a life changing experience.
Entry requirements
- - You must be able to travel by 20th June
You are available for a minimum of 9 weeks
- - You have a passion for working with children
- - You have skills you can teach to children (i.e. sports, arts, music, etc)
- - Some previous experience working with children in a leadership role (i.e. teacher, youth leader, sports coach, etc) is also preferable
- - For general counsellors we are looking for enthusiastic individuals with an interest and some experience working with children.
We pay our participants a minimum of $930 (approx £617) based upon a 9 week contract.
We work with over 450+ of the top camps across the great outdoors of the USA.
Log onto www.campleaders.com today and fill out your profile.
British Council English Language Assistants – Work placements in schools and colleges abroad 2009-2010 November 25, 2008
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The programme is open to final year students, graduates and undergraduates who have completed two years of Higher education and AS or A level in the language of the country for which they are applying. The posts in China and Senegal are for final year students and graduates only. There is no foreign language requirement for China.
Eligibility differs slightly per country. Students do not need to have a TEFL qualifications nor need to be intending teachers.
Assistantship provides an excellent environment for the development of personal skills essential for any career – self confidence and self-reliance, independence, problem-solving, teamwork, creativity, cultural awareness and communication skills.
For more application information see the website at www.languageassistant.co.uk
Completed applications should reach us by 1 December 2008 or 28 February 2009 for China.
The Study China Programme November 25, 2008
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Do you want to go to China for three weeks to explore its rich and diverse economy and culture? Do you want to learn Chinese language and find out how your future might be connected with China? Take a look at The Study China Programme.
This is a government-funded programme open to full-time Undergraduates at Universities/HE Colleges in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The programme also offers a small number of Widening Participation bursaries to help with travel costs.
You can find more information about the programme and application procedure on www.studychina.org.uk
HURRY! APPLICATIONS FOR EASTER 2009 OPEN 15TH NOV 2008 TILL 16TH JAN 2009
December Deadlines for Graduate Schemes November 25, 2008
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Teach First (winter) - 4th December 2008
http://graduates.teachfirst.org.uk/Home.html
Sainsbury’s graduate schemes and placements - 31st December 2008
http://www.sainsburys.co.uk/graduates/schemes/
Cancer Research Spring Internships – 11th December
http://supportus.cancerresearchuk.org/internships
Marks & Spencer Graduate Management Trainee Scheme – 11th December 2008
www.marksandspencer.com/gradcareers
Ofgem Graduate Development Programme – 12th December 2008
http://www.ofgem.gov.uk/Pages/OfgemHome.aspx
Aberystwyth Postgraduate Research Studentships Competition 2009 November 24, 2008
Posted by uowcareers in Postgraduate Study & Research.Tags: Aberystwyth University, Competitions, Postgraduate Study & Research, studentships
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The competition for these prestigious research studentships is now open to all UK and other EU students who wish to study for a full-time PhD in any of the following departments at Aberystwyth University.
- Art
- Biological Sciences
- Computer Science
- Education and Lifelong Learning
- English Literature & Creative Writing
- European Languages
- Geography & Earth Sciences
- History & Welsh History
- Information Studies
- International Politics
- Law & Criminology
- Management & Business
- Mathematical & Physical Sciences
- Psychology
- Rural Sciences
- Sport & Exercise Science
- Theatre, Film and Television Studies
- Welsh & Celtic Studies
Benefits of studentship:
- Tenable for up to 3 years
- Tuition fees paid
- Maintenance grant of about £12,940 per year
- Access to travel and conference fund
PhD applications must be received by 1st March 2009 (note, the deadline for International Politics is 1st February 2009)
For application forms and further details about Aberystwyth University please contact:
Postgraduate Admissions Office
Old College, King Street,
ABERYSTWYTH,
Ceredigion
SY23 2AX
Tel: 0044 (0) 1970 622270 Fax: 0044 (0) 1970 622921
Email: pg-admissions@aber.ac.uk
Application forms may also be obtained from the web: www.aber.ac.uk/pga/
Future Vision 2009 Awards Competition November 24, 2008
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In its third successful year, Future Vision Awards is run by ASC, the government’s regeneration skills agency, and is designed to promote sustainable communities.
Future Vision is a unique student awards scheme that celebrates bright ideas for creating sustainable communities, innovations and new thinking that will have a positive impact on the places in which people live, work and play.
Enter Future Vision for your chance to win:
- £1000 cash
- One of five fantastic four-week work placements
- A nationally recognised award guaranteed to impress potential employers
- Two free tickets to attend an all expenses paid London awards ceremony
- The chance to present your idea to an audience of over 500 leading sustainability and regeneration specialists – the perfect way to give your career a head start.
Who can enter?
Anyone studying in full time, higher education, anywhere in the UK, is welcome to submit an entry to Future Vision – regardless of what course you’re studying. This includes foreign students studying in the UK, mature students, plus those studying for Masters and PhD degrees.
What are the categories?
Future Vision includes five award categories and an overall winner – the entry that in the opinion of the judges best demonstrates a vision for a sustainable community fit for the future.
We’ve created the following categories for the awards but it’s quite possible that your idea falls into more than one – you’ll only be able to win once but feel free to submit your entry into one, some, or all of the following categories.
Buildings:
Transform the way we design and build
Open spaces:
Make better use of space in towns, cities and villages
Play time:
Bring local communities closer together
Work life:
Improve local economies
Green thinking:
Create environmentally-friendly solutions for everyday living.
Closing dates:
Submit your entry to the Future Vision Awards by 30 April 2009.
Getting Started:
Wander around your local community and explore how it has evolved over time – you’ll see that it’s often a combination of innovations and simple ideas that help create and maintain thriving communities.
We’re looking for any idea or concept that helps make our villages, towns and cities more sustainable. Visit the Example Entries Page on the website for some inspiration.
You could also research sustainability and regeneration news to find out what’s going on in the sector at the moment – perhaps you’ll be the one to devise a solution to an ongoing, troublesome problem!
Some good sites to start with are:
www.regen.net
www.newstartmag.co.uk
www.insidehousing.co.uk
Finally, take a look at ASC’s Showcase website http://showcase.ascskills.org.uk/
to see how some brilliant sustainability ideas are already being used in practical settings.
For more information and to see examples of previous winning entries visit www.futurevisionaward.com
Now In! The Training Contract & Pupillage Handbook 2009 November 21, 2008
Posted by uowcareers in Recruitment, Work experience/ placements.Tags: Careers publications, Law, The law society, training contracts, pupillage
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The 2009 edition of The Training Contract & Pupillage Handbook is now available to take away from the Careers Centre.
Come and pick up your free copy today!
Inside Careers Website Relaunch November 21, 2008
Posted by uowcareers in Advice & Guidance.Tags: inside careers, Websites
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The Inside Careers website has been re-launched making access to quality career information and live vacancies faster than ever.
With a new look, layout and structure, the site is now easier to navigate and is designed to help students and graduates find their specialist career.
Our continuous focused approach working with leading professional bodies enables us to produce specialist career guides that offer students/graduates a comprehensive and independent view of the professions we cover. Each specialist service contains six sections with the main section Career Advice, consisting of over 300 articles across all the professions.
As well as Career Advice, there is also an A-Z Directory with hundreds of company profiles, plus in Graduate Vacancies thousands of positions are now available with top companies in City & Finance, Business & Management, Engineering, IT and Consultancy.
Please see below our quick link directory that will take you instantly to the homepage.
