Blog Archives: August 2015

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Over half of graduates in non-graduate roles

By , Monday 24 August 2015

Recent figures have shown that over half of recent university graduates are in non-graduate roles. Research by the CIPD indicates that 58.8% of graduates are currently in jobs that don’t require their degree, reflecting a disparity between the number of university graduates and the number of jobs requiring graduate-level skills.

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Apprenticeship Trailblazers - standard approved

By , Friday 21 August 2015

NCFE has welcomed the government’s decision to approve one of the Apprenticeship standards submitted by the Supply Chain Trailblazer group, for which NCFE is the chosen awarding organisation partner. Prime Minister David Cameron recently confirmed radical plans to increase the number of quality trailblazer Apprenticeships across the country – forming part of the government’s pledge to support 3 million Apprenticeships by 2020 – placing ownership of the skills and knowledge required to perform key roles within industry firmly in the hands of the employers.

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GCSE results day 2015

By , Thursday 20 August 2015

Today is the day that young people across the country have been waiting for, with a mix of excitement, curiosity and even fear: GCSE results day. So how are the results shaping up? A*-C pass grades are up to 69% from 68.8% in 2014, while learners receiving the top grade of A* has fallen marginally by 0.1%.

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A-Level results day - what's next?

By , Thursday 13 August 2015

It’s A Level results day and as we speak, thousands of young people around the UK are either celebrating top grades or commiserating over unexpected or disappointing results. This year, the proportion of top A Level grades has fallen marginally, with A* and A grades being awarded to 25.9% of entries, down from 26% last year. However, passes have risen by 0.1 percentage point in a year of “stable” results. Meanwhile, record numbers of young people have been accepted onto university courses according to Ucas.

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Young entrepreneurs mean business

By , Friday 07 August 2015

At NCFE, we believe learning should be accessible at any age, and pupils at Walkergate Primary School and Tyneview Primary School have been showing that you’re never too young to go above and beyond with your learning. The young entrepreneurs, aged 10 and 11, have completed their entry level awards in investigating enterprise skills through Primary Inspiration through Enterprise (PIE), an organisation that teaches young people enterprise skills and encourages them to use their initiative.

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NCFE Million Makers challenge

By Lindsay Plumpton, Communications Leader, Wednesday 05 August 2015

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NCFE’s aspiring leaders are participating in the Million Makers challenge after a successful pitch to a Dragons’ Den panel, who commended the team for their “passion, enthusiasm, expertise and determination.” The competition, run by the Prince’s Trust and supported by Capita, is an “entrepreneurial fundraising challenge” where teams must make £10,000 from £1,500 in seed funding, with all proceeds going to charity. The scheme, set up in 2008, has raised over £5 million for charity to date.

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