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STUDENTS are being offered the chance to experience the world of work remotely thanks to an innovative virtual work-experience project.

CUMBRIAN school pupils are being offered the chance to sample the world of work remotely thanks to an innovative new virtual work experience programme. The Cumbria Summer Term Insight Festival launches shortly and 13 organisations have volunteered to take part and offer 1,600 places to young people, aged 14 to 19, to help them shape their career choices. Young people are able to book onto a number of one day virtual work experience slots throughout June. The scheme is being organised by Speakers for Schools, founded in 2010 by ITV’s Political Editor Robert Peston. Some of those ta...

Three new advisors appointed to help mentor youngsters Three leading businesswomen will help mentor youngsters in Carlisle. Antonette Cullen, HR manager at Clark Door, Amanda Wharton, head of client development with Talento Group, and Sue Kaveney, owner of Kaveney HR Solutions, have been appointed as enterprise advisors with Cumbria Careers Hub, They will work with Carlisle College, and the city’s Trinity School and Richard Rose Central Academy and use their skills, business experience and networks to help them to develop a strong careers education programme that supports all students. Cumb...

Brathay Trust becomes latest Cornerstone Employer Cath Dutton Youth charity Brathay Trust is the latest organisation to join the ranks of Cumbria’s Cornerstone Employers, a role focused on giving strategic careers support to clusters of secondary schools and colleges in the county. Cornerstone Employers work with their networks, the wider business community and their local team to make sure that young people have access to the career opportunities they need, empowering careers provision in the county. There are currently over 200 Cornerstone Employers across the country, made up of SMEs,...

A new manager has been appointed to continue the transformation of careers education in Cumbria. Cath Dutton will lead the Cumbria Careers Hub, a partnership of schools, colleges, employers and careers education professionals. Working alongside the Careers and Enterprise Company (CEC), the hub brings together employers with schools and colleges...