Tag: employment

National Trust for Scotland to grow next generation of gardeners

The National Trust for Scotland has unveiled a new garden apprentice scheme to help nurture the next generation of talent to care for its 38 heritage gardens and designed landscapes. Continue reading National Trust for Scotland to grow next generation of gardeners

Childcare Academy sessions in June

We now have a dates in place for our Childcare Academy Information Sessions:

Wednesday 6th June @ 10am

Wednesday 27th June @ 1pm

If you would like to book a place to come along and hear more about the Academy, ask any questions and take away an application pack, please do not hesitate to contact me on the number below or Audrey O’Neill on 0131 311 6931.

2018 CA Publicity Poster

Liam Moffat

Training Administrator

North Edinburgh Childcare

18b Ferry Road Avenue, Edinburgh EH4 4BL

Tel:  0131 311 6929

Young people set the agenda for Holyrood’s Education and Skills Committee

Do some schools present university as the main path to take when college, training and work are equally valuable routes? This is just one question the Scottish Parliament’s Education and Skills Committee will explore in a new inquiry that will also look at whether information about other pathways, such as work and training, is offered in school. Continue reading Young people set the agenda for Holyrood’s Education and Skills Committee

Finding the right person for the job costs UK plc £1.7 billion

Delays and skills shortages are making recruiting staff with the right skills for the job so difficult, it is costing British businesses £1.7 billion a year], highlights the first of a series of Skills Shortage bulletins published today the Edge Foundation. Continue reading Finding the right person for the job costs UK plc £1.7 billion

Adzuna Job Market Report – April 2018

Advertised salaries grow for sixth consecutive month

  • UK average advertised salaries up– currently sitting at £33,921; up 4.3% year-on-year
  • Every region in the UK showed year-on-year salary growth
  • Total advertised vacancies at 1,109,412 – down 4.1% over six months, despite a small increase on last month
  • Construction salaries need work – advertised salaries down by 8.1% from March 2017
  • Admin salaries on the up – typical sector pay up 28.2% annually to £27,564

Continue reading Adzuna Job Market Report – April 2018

It pays to stay: workers who spend 2 to 3 years in first job earn higher salaries over career

•   Workers should stay in their first role for 2-3 years to hit the salary sweet spot, with pay averaging £37,800 for employees who have done so

•   By comparison, workers who leave their first job within a year earn just £33k,  meaning £4k less a year on average

•   North East employees are the most loyal, staying in their first position for an average of 3.1 years, while Londoners are the flakiest employees, staying just 2.1 years in first job

•   Women stay in first job for shorter stint than men, averaging 3.2 years, as opposed to men at 3.9 years, within a first position

•   University graduates also switch to second job more quickly, moving on after 3.0 years, while those with no degree stay in their first role for an average of 3.9 years

•   Huge decline in average time spent in first job,with millennials entering the workforce since 2010 staying on average just 1.1 years, compared with up to 5.7 years for those starting work in the 1960s

Workers who spend between 2-3 years in their first jobs earn higher average salaries over the course of their careers, suggesting a salary premium for staying put within a first role, according to new research by job search-engine Adzuna. Continue reading It pays to stay: workers who spend 2 to 3 years in first job earn higher salaries over career