Employment Opportunities in Childcare

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There are a lot of opportunities available for those who are prepared to work in the care industry. Whether you’re prepared to work with the elderly or for the under 5’s, you will need a certain level of training in how to care for them and enrich their lives. A typical childcare professional will be expected to have a lot of patience, as well as some minor training in health and safety and early life education. Learning about how to manage young children is covered in most childcare courses that are available at colleges throughout the UK, so if you’re considering a job in the sector, getting qualifications there could be the best way to start. The work environment of a typical care professional is going to change a bit... Read More »

Apprenticeships – Starting your Career

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Apprenticeships are one of the oldest forms of skills learning in all of human history. They’ve been common practice for a wide range of professions since the birth of civilisation, and it is only really fairly recently that the practice has been somewhat overtaken by modern-day higher education. Even so, an apprenticeship can give you the practical experiences you’ll need to succeed in a specific career in ways that a modern day education often fails people. Apprenticeships true value comes from how you spend your period as an apprentice living and breathing in the environment that you will eventually find your own. This stands in contrast to a university degree, where you get a broader but less relevant education. The downside to them is The downside to them is that... Read More »

Taking a Job in Nursing

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Nursing is a fast growing field to work in, particularly in elderly care nursing. This is likely to continue for some time yet, as we’re in the midst of an ageing population, where a larger portion of our total population consists of the elderly than at any other point in our history. The only way we seem able to deal with this is to hire nursing staff to care for them, and therefore the employment opportunities as a nurse are very high. Elderly care is a significant industry, but calling it a single industry can create misconceptions about what types of opportunities are available for you to take on. For instance, many people expect an individual working in elderly care to be in care homes throughout most of their careers.... Read More »

What is the Public Sector?

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The public sector is a very important concept to learn the meaning of, as it is used all of the time in public discourse. A lot of people mistake it for meaning purely government employment, but, more accurately, it represents the total part of the economy that is dependent upon government spending. This is an important distinction to make, as a lot of the spending that the government makes is made to private businesses, and without taking a view of how government spends it This is an important distinction to make, as a lot of the spending that the government makes is made to private businesses. Without taking a view towards the totality of government spending, you won’t get a true representation of how much of our economy is dependent... Read More »

Why you Should Consider Teaching

MarishaTeaching
Teaching is a difficult but rewarding job. It has become increasingly difficult over the last few years, as the government overhaul has a lot of demands for teachers to adapt to. It is actually quite a bit easier for newer teachers than older ones, as they don’t need to unlearn anything in order to fulfil the demands of their job. Teaching is quite a well-paid profession, with a significant bump up from what the yearly average is for the whole of the UK, and a slightly larger average income than the average for university graduates. It does require a lot of work though; with a self-reported survey recently indicating that teachers spend on average 50 hours a week working. The flip-side to this is that you do get significant holiday... Read More »