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Employment & Skills
317 stories from the Vinspired community.
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Want an Education in the “School of Life”? Try Volunteering
Recent statistics from UCAS reveal that applications to universities have decreased by almost 9% nationwide and nearly 10% in England. This decli...
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Knee-jerk reactions to work placement initiatives are not helpful
Knee-jerk reactions to work placement initiatives are not helpful I can’t help but feel sorry for Tesco and the other big retailers who find them...
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Empowering Young People: A Journey with Team v
Discover how young leaders are transforming communities through Vinspired’s flagship programme, Team v. What is Team v? Team v is a dynamic l...
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How Enterprise Can Empower Young People to Tackle Youth Unemployment
Youth unemployment is a national crisis, and the need for innovative solutions has never been more urgent. With financial constraints tightening ...
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How I helped make sure Team v put young people at the heart of
How I helped make sure Team v put young people at the heart of their future work Charlee Bennett, one of our Team v leaders from Wokingham, expla...
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We all have the potential to change the world
We all have the potential to change the world Last week at vInspired, we had the pleasure of welcoming John-Paul Flintoff to speak at our regu...
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Challenging Disadvantaged Thinking
Challenging Disadvantaged Thinking Alastair Lichten is a campaigns intern at the Foyer Federation, a charity that supports Foyers and other organ...
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Young people need a range of social and financial opportunities to
Young people need a range of social and financial opportunities to succeed When we relaunched our vInspired Cashpoint programme (which offers ...
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With more varied opportunities, young people will close the skills gap
With more varied opportunities, young people will close the skills gap Last week saw the Government publish another set of NEET figures nudgin...
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Learnings from Netroots UK 2012
On Saturday, I attended Netroots UK, the largest conference for grassroots campaigners focused on leveraging digital technologies to amplify their ...
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Support the Next Generation of Retail Ready People!
Retail Ready People is an innovative program designed for young people, aged 16-25, to gain practical experience in retail by setting up and managi...