At a recent TED event (Canada) Cameron Herold makes the case for parenting and education that helps would-be entrepreneurs flourish — as kids and as adults.
An entrepreneur since childhood, Cameron Herold wants parents and teachers to recognize — and foster — entrepreneurial talent in children. Bored in school, failing classes, at odds with peers: “This child might be an entrepreneur”.
If you have not quite reached your student number then delivering a short course this summer could protect your SLN. The problem that you might face however might be organising such a course for the numbers you need this late in the academic year.
We are running one day events for a number of our partner colleges this July to deliver for them WWO L1 in a single day. Each event accommodates up to 120 students and for one college we are running the event twice in order to guarantee the numbers they need.
We still have capacity to deliver three more events in July. For more on this story go here
A survey by specialist language recruiter, Euro London Appointments has revealed that language skills improve employability. Euro London surveyed 228 employers of whom 86% felt that languages were an important skill set.
At this time of year our enterprise events step up a gear as AS level students make their University decisions and Vocational students enter the workplace.
Experts again play an essential role supporting young people from local colleges to take control of their lives with confidence, aspiration and knowledge.
We are looking for experts on:
• 31st June in Oxford for The Plunge with Abingdon and Whitney College
• 1st July in Bristol for The Plunge with Bristol City College
If you would like to take part please register here
Events will also be running in June and July in:
• Bradford
• Guisborough
• Barnsley
• Burton on Trent
The date are yet to be confirmed but please do contact us to register your interest by email
To find out what happens at a Working Knowledge event click here.
Please do share these opportunities with your networks.
You’ve been labelled as a ‘NEET’*. You are one of 895,000 16-24 year olds in the same situation**. You don’t do ‘education’ or ‘training’ and you haven’t got a job. Pretty depressing, probably. That’s where ‘The Mix’ comes in – a programme designed to help young people appreciate their talents, improve their skills and build their confidence. How does it work? The approach is not complicated; give young people something unexpected to do, watch curiosity overcome reluctance, help them with technical support when they need it and let their natural talents emerge.
Have you ever wondered who the experts are at a Working Knowledge Event? We took a close look at the 40 experts at this year’s FLUX Grand Final in Nottingham where experts gave up a day of their time to judge some of the UK’s top entrepreneurial students.
A broader scheme combining entrepreneurship and business skills, led by education providers and supported by several employers rather than one, would be good start, says Peter Jones.
Real-life experience of the world of work is not only desirable but essential if young people want to build a successful career in the modern economy.
But young people can’t be expected to become work-savvy without understanding how business works – and that is why we need more effective collaboration between the worlds of education and business.
The Guardian 20th April – Faced with a competitive job market, undergraduates are teaching themselves the skills they need for work. Tackling the UK’s awkward equation of more students but fewer jobs, students are helping each other to work on ways to boost their chances of finding employment.
Barnsley College started the New Year with an energetic Splash. Over 100 students from Levels 1 and 2 took part in this one day event. Teams came up with 29 business ideas which they developed and presented to a judging panel.
This was a pilot event for Level 1 and 2 students engaged in a wide-variety of core subjects from Music to Health and Beauty, IT to Early Year.
The event was delivered by The Working Knowledge Group as part of the Nationally Award Winning Ride the Wave Programme for Further Education Colleges.
Barnsley College started the New Year with an energetic Splash. Over 100 students from Levels 1 and 2 took part in this one day event. Teams came up with 29 business ideas which they developed and presented to a judging panel.
