Plume Careers Hub News

 On 8th February, you will have a fantastic opportunity to explore careers in early years care and education. This exciting discovery event will be held at a Seymour House Day Nursery, in Chelmsford; one of ten Outstanding Ofsted rated nurseries across Essex in the Seymour House group. During the event, you can chat to Seymour House Apprentices, Early Years Educators, and Nursery Managers to discover why they chose a career in early years, what they love about it, and the opportunities that are available to you. Ask as many questions as you like! The nursery will be set up as it would be during a normal day, so you will have an opportunity to check out some of the wonderful resources we have to offer the children within the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum. The Apprentice lead will also be available to explain more about our apprenticeship scheme. An apprenticeship is a great way of gaining a level 3 qualification whilst working and getting paid a fantastic wage starting at £20,

  There is still time for you  to sign up for National Apprenticeship Week online events, in support of The Education Skills Funding Agency. Throughout the week, you can get involved with a range of activities and online discussions.  Sign Up Here

Biggest Business Event of the Year!  Goldman Sachs, PwC, KPMG & more!  Monday 6th February, 5pm - 8pm  Join us and 30 of the worlds biggest employers to find out about careers within Business, Accounting & Finance, Technology, Engineering, Property Development & Construction Industry!  Calling all prospective business and finance students! We’ve got an incredible event lined up for you and quite possibly one of the biggest to take place yet!    On the 6 th  of February between 5pm – 8pm we are going to be joined by 8 of the world’s biggest finance, accounting, and consulting firms in existence. We have two of the Big 4 Firms PwC and KPMG, world renowned Goldman Sachs, Global Asset Management Firms Legal & General and Fidelity International, Mid-tier Accounting Giants Mazars and Grant Thornton as well as CIMA.    Throughout the evening we will have lots of opportunities for networking where you can go in and out of different exhibition booths, ask questions directly to b

  We are now more than 50% full for our flagship summer career experiences in London so interested students should book their places as soon as possible. SUMMER EXPERIENCES: AGES 12-14 SUMMER EXPERIENCES: AGES 15-18

  Invitation For Parents: How to turn teenagers into successful young professionals We are delighted to announce the first events in our  Success Beyond School  series for 2023.  These are live online seminars featuring career experts, designed to help parents amplify their children’s career potential.  The events are for parents and are free to attend. 1st February: Communicating With Confidence How to develop children to become strong communicators 15th March: Engineer Your Future How to help your child launch a career in Engineering More details and to register

  About the Jack Petchey Internship Programme The Jack Petchey Internship Programme is designed to  give young people a flying start in the youth sector  and to help youth organisations increase the support they provide for young people in London and Essex. It aims to support dynamic young individuals on their first step towards being the sector’s future leaders. By giving charities  a grant to help fund an intern,  the programme gives organisations an additional and valuable resource to help them achieve their mission. The programme includes up to  90% funding towards the intern’s salary  (paid at London Living Wage/Real Living Wage), a  training bursary  for each intern, six  professional development workshops  and  mentoring  to help the young interns grow in their skills. Scroll here

 

  Dentons Solicitor Apprenticeship We have a Solicitor Apprenticeship programme, which is aimed at current and recent school leavers. You can find further details here on our   website : Applications for our 2023 London and Milton Keynes apprenticeships are currently open, and will close 26 February 2023.    Insight Events For students interested in finding out more about a career in commercial law and our Solicitor Apprenticeship program, we have some upcoming insight events. Details can be found   here .   Experience Dentons We also have our award winning virtual work experience program, Experience Dentons.   This program contains 5 days' worth of work, that provides an insight into life at Dentons and the work we do – it's completely flexible so can be completed around other commitments. Attendees also receive invites to quarterly live events with the firm, to further build their network. It is an open access programme available to those aged 16 and over. Students can sign u

  J oin us at our insight webinars with leading companies where you’ll hear from their employees and apprentices about starting your professional career  We'll be hosting webinars with  bp, CBRE, National Audit Office, Rolls-Royce, Google, EDF Energy and Jaguar Land Rover.   Find out more and sign up through these links below.

  Are you interested in law? Would you like to learn more about the various pathways into the industry? On  Tuesday 17th January from 5:00pm - 6:30pm   YP are hosting an online event with international law firm Charles Russell Speechlys. Charles Russell Speechlys are a top 30 law firm headquartered in London with offices across the UK, Europe, Asia and the Middle East with revenues of £120 million. We know how rare Solicitor Apprenticeships are as well as Mentoring and Work Experience placements within the legal profession. This is your chance to hear from global law firm Charles Russell Speechlys and discover how you can join their exciting school leaver programs open to Y12 & Y13 students across the U.K. You will get some incredible insights from top lawyers at the firm, take part in some fantastic workshops and get a really great understanding of the alternative routes into the legal profession. This gives students just like you such a leg up into the industry straight from scho

 

  Insight to Legal and General  - Careers in Investments, Finance and Technology  Wednesday 25th January, 5pm - 6pm We have an exciting new partnership to announce with FTSE 100 company Legal & General who are the UK’s largest investment management firm with over 1.8 trillion assets under management. If you’d like to learn more about the world of Business and Finance with a global investment firm such as this, then this opportunity is for you!    On Wednesday 25th of January from 5-6pm we will be running Legal & General’s first ever insight evening where we will be joined by members of their investment teams to talk us through the world of investing, pensions, insurances, and asset management and how a career at Legal and General could look like for you.    Legal & General had revenues of more than £45 billion last year employing 10,000+ people in offices all over the globe which makes them the largest investment firm in the UK and top 15 in the world.    As well as this, i

  Step Into The NHS    Take the Test If you are interested in working for the NHS, this quiz could help you decide what to do and find a role that would suit you.

  We are excited to be sharing with you Amazon’s Apprentice programmes for 2023. Applications will be opening on February 6th 2023 to coincide with National Apprenticeship Week.  There are roles based across the UK for a number of Amazon’s businesses including: Finance Project Management Broadcast Production Buying and Merchandising Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Data Analysis Digital Marketing Human Resources Content Production Marketing Sales and Account Management Software Development Safety Specialist Supply Chain Mechanical Engineering Business There is lots of new information to review including:  Why Amazon?  Programme Overviews Meet the Apprentices Influencer Support How to succeed in your application Frequently asked questions To share insight on their schemes Amazon will be holding a number of Webinars between 17th to 31st January. Please register using the EventBrite link next to the sessions. Webinars will be recorded, subtitled and available for download.   Sc

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  For students in Year 13  If you are a   school leaver   considering a structured and paid gap year to enhance your university or apprenticeship application, join our next FREE webinar session, as it may be a useful additional resource for you.   Webinar                  EDT Year in Industry (YINI) Placements Open Day Date & Time          Wednesday 18 th  January 2023 at 4-5pm Zoom link     https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_iNtMbdqhTquTmpQgw_5wCg                       Content                  YINI  offers a free resource when searching for a year-out paid placement and has been helping students for over 35+ years. Find out how the scheme can help you in searching for a paid placement, as well as how we support each student during their placement. Plus, hear from our YINI Team and currently/former placed YINI students talk about their placement experiences.   To access  EDT Year in Industry (YINI) Placements  webinar timetable and see other available dates, please visit