(IN BRIEF) Ferrero and Save the Children have reported measurable progress from their long-term partnership supporting children and cocoa-growing communities in Côte d’Ivoire, with results from 2020 to 2025 showing improvements in household income diversification, poverty reduction, school enrolment, attendance, … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Education, Food & Beverage, Government, International Trade, Italy, Luxembourg, News, Non Profit, Society
Tagged Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, bridging classes, Cacao Connect, Cacao Connect Highlights Ferrero and Save the Children Work on Responsible Cocoa Communities, Cacao Connect The Italian pathway to cocoa in Africa, child labour, child protection, child wellbeing, children’s rights, civil society, cocoa communities, cocoa sourcing, cocoa supply chain, cocoa-growing communities, community development, community economic development, Cote d’Ivoire, Daniela Fatarella, economic resilience, Education, evaluation system, Ferrero, Ferrero and Save the Children Extend Côte d’Ivoire Partnership Through 2030, formal education system, Francesco Tramontin, government systems, household income diversification, ICAM, impact monitoring, Italian Development Cooperation, Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, local systems, Long-Term Partnership Supports Children and Families in Côte d’Ivoire’s Cocoa Sector, numeracy skills, paid employment, poverty reduction, primary school enrolment, Public Private Partnership, reading skills, regular body growth, regular school attendance, responsible sourcing, rural communities, Save the Children, Save the Children Italy, sustainable cocoa, vocational training, writing skills, Youth employment
(IN BRIEF) Lloyds Banking Group has announced a £100 million investment in future skills, including AI capabilities, as part of its new strategic phase, with plans to reskill 20,000 colleagues and support a further 600,000 young people across the UK … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Business, Economy, Education, Financial, Government, Investment, Management, Society, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 000 apprenticeships, 000 colleagues, 000 work experience opportunities, 000 young people, 000 young people supported, 12, 18 to 24-year-olds, 20 %, 400, 60, 600, 67, AI Academy, AI skills, Apprenticeships, artificial intelligence, branch-based work placements, career pathways, careers education, changing economy, colleague training, confidence-building, Customer support, Department for Work and Pensions, employability support, financial education, financial literacy, Financial Services Skills Compact, future skills, future-ready capabilities, graduate programmes, Leading with AI, Lloyds Banking Group, Lloyds Banking Group Launches Major Future Skills Commitment Across the UK, Lloyds Banking Group Strengthens Skills Support for a Changing Economy, Lloyds Banking Group to Reskill Colleagues and Expand Youth Career Pathways, not in education employment or training, one million young people, Pat McFadden, placements, reskilling, Sharon Doherty, skills investment, technology reshaping work, United Kingdom, work experience, work-readiness training, workforce development, workplace skills, young people, youth employability, Youth employment, youth employment support, Youth Hubs, £100 million investment, £2.5 billion government investment
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank and CrediaBank have launched a new financing partnership to support investment in Greece’s security and defence ecosystem. The agreement is part of a €100 million approval, with the EIB signing an initial €50 million … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Defence, European Union, Financial, Greece, Investment, Luxembourg, Security & Safety, Small Business
Tagged advanced technologies, CrediaBank, defence supply chains, EIB, EIB and CrediaBank Aim to Mobilise Up to €200 Million for Greece’s Defence and Security Ecosystem, EIB-CrediaBank Agreement Expands Long-Term Finance for Greek SMEs and Mid-Caps, Eleni Vrettou, equipment finance, European Investment Bank, European security, financial intermediaries, Greece, Greece Becomes First Country With Multiple Intermediaries in EIB Security and Defence Programme, Greek SMEs, industrial resilience, INNOVATION, Jobs for Youth initiative, leasing finance, long-term finance, market confidence, Mid-Cap companies, non-systemic bank, Pan-European Security & Defence Lending Envelope, productive investment, Security & Defence programme, security and defence ecosystem, strategic autonomy, sustainable economic development, working capital, Yannis Tsakiris, Youth employment, €100 million approval, €200 million mobilisation, €50 million tranche
(IN BRIEF) M&S has launched Not Just Any Career, a new six-month training initiative offering 1,000 places for young people aged 18 to 24 across the UK and Ireland, with no degree required. The programme is designed to provide graduate-style … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Education, Industrial, Internet & Online, Investment, Ireland, United Kingdom
Tagged 18 to 24-year-olds, AI-powered digital platform, Alan Milburn, career progression, confidence-building, employment opportunities, graduate-style training, His Majesty the King, leadership skills, M&S, M&S Creates 1000 Training Opportunities Across UK and Ireland Stores for Young People Starting Their Careers, M&S Launches 1000 No-Degree Training Places to Help Young People Build Long-Term Retail Careers, M&S Opens New Career Route for 18 to 24-Year-Olds Through Six-Month Retail Leadership Training Programme, Marks & Start, Marks and Spencer, mentoring, NEET, no degree required, Not Just Any Career, practical skills, retail careers, retail management, retail training, school leavers, shopfloor experience, Sir Gareth Southgate, store management, Stuart Machin, The King’s Trust, Thinus Keeve, UK and Ireland, workforce development, young people, young people not in employment education or training, Youth employment, youth unemployment
(IN BRIEF) Deutsche Bank and the Sutton Trust have published new research showing that long-term outreach and structured work experience programmes can significantly improve access to careers in banking and finance for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. Conducted by The … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Education, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management
Tagged banking careers, banking industry, career access, career development, Corporate Social Responsibility, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche Bank and Sutton Trust publish research on widening access to banking careers, Diversity And Inclusion, education partnerships, financial sector recruitment, financial services industry, graduate recruitment, internships, mentoring, Pathways to Banking and Finance, professional networking, Social mobility, social mobility charity, socio-economic inclusion, Sutton Trust, The Bridge Group, UK education, work experience, Workplace Inclusion, Youth employment, youth opportunity
(IN BRIEF) Transport for London has launched 157 new apprenticeships for 2026 across disciplines including engineering, construction site supervision, arboriculture, and data analysis, as part of National Apprenticeship Week. The roles, ranging from Level 2 to Level 6, allow people … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Education, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Media, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged Andy Lord, apprenticeship fair, Apprenticeships, arboriculture, Construction and Digital Skills, construction site supervision, data analysis, Elizabeth line, engineering apprenticeships, Howard Dawber, London Trams, London Transport Museum, London Underground, National Apprenticeship Week, Pat McFadden, Places for London, Railway Engineering Works Acton, Seb Dance, Silvertown Tunnel, skills development, supplier skills programme, TfL, Track, track engineering, trams engineering, Transport for London, Transport for London Strengthens Workforce Pipeline with New Apprenticeships Spanning Trams, workforce diversity, Youth employment
(IN BRIEF) BAE Systems’ 2026 Apprenticeship Barometer, based on a Censuswide survey of 1,000 young people and 1,000 parents, shows growing support for apprenticeships as an alternative to university, with 63% of parents and 62% of young people favouring them … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Education, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Apprenticeship Barometer 2026, Apprenticeships, Apprenticeships Increasingly Seen as Equal to Degrees According to BAE Systems Survey, BAE Systems, Censuswide, combat aircraft, cyber, defence industry, earning while learning, job security, National Apprenticeship Week, New Research Shows Apprenticeships Gaining Momentum as Preferred Career Pathway Across the UK, North of England, Richard Hamer, skills and education, space, student debt, submarines, UK skills investment, workforce development, Youth employment
(IN BRIEF) EIB Global has signed a €10 million loan and a €1.3 million grant with Erste Bank Serbia to support small businesses and promote inclusive employment opportunities across the country. The initiative uses an innovative impact-based financing model, rewarding … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Serbia, Small Business, Society
Tagged Economic Resilience Initiative, EIB Global, EIB Global and Erste Bank Serbia Partner to Promote Inclusive Jobs and SME Growth, EIB Global Funds €10 Million Initiative to Empower Serbian Businesses through Social Inclusion, ERI, Erste Bank Serbia, Erste Bank Serbia and EIB Global Launch Impact-Driven Financing to Support Equal Opportunities, European Investment Bank, financial inclusion, gender equality, impact financing, inclusive employment, Jasna Terzić, Robert de Groot, SERBIA, SMEs, social inclusion, Social Innovation, sustainable growth, Uxolo Award, Western Balkans, Youth employment
(IN BRIEF) Swisscom has welcomed 194 new apprentices and degree students into its training programmes while celebrating the successful graduation of 222 others. Covering six vocational disciplines and an IT bachelor’s degree with integrated practice, the programmes allow participants to … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Industrial, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Switzerland, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 5G expansion leader, 983 points record, apprenticeship pass rate, Apprenticeships, assembly electricians, cablex, Commercial Education, connect mobile network test, CTIO Swisscom, customer service leader, degree programmes, Digital Business Developer, digital skills development, Federal VET Diploma, fixed network winner, Germany Austria comparison, Interactive Media Design, IT bachelor’s degree, Mark Düsener, Mediamatics, modular training model, network electricians, network on trains, next generation, outstanding rating, regulatory framework for infrastructure development, reliability performance, Retailing Specialist, sixteen-year streak, Stefanie Gansterer, Swisscom, Swisscom extends leadership streak to 16 years with highest score ever measured in DACH region, Switzerland top network, telecommunications training, vocational training, voice data quality, Youth employment
(PRESS RELEASE) COURBEVOIE, France, 24-Mar-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Saint-Gobain (EPA: SGO), a French multinational producer of construction, high-performance, and other materials, has announced the company’s plan to hire 1,500 work-study positions in France at the start of the September 2022 … Read the full press release
Youth employment: EU support for apprenticeship and traineeship schemes Brussels, 10-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The importance of good quality apprenticeships and traineeships in the transition from education to work and for implementing the Youth Guarantee was the main focus of a conference … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Economy, Education, European Union, Government, Politics, Society
Tagged apprenticeship, Apprenticeships, Conference, EU funds, European Social Fund, labour, Labour Market, László Andor, traineeship, Traineeships, Youth employment
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