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Sheffield City Council
Tender for the Framework Agreement for the Provision of Window Cleaning Services
Description
The Framework Agreement is for the Provision of a Window Cleaning Service to a variety of Sheffield City Council Premises situated across the entire City and will be awarded in Three Lots. Lot One - Schools Lot Two - Council Premises Lot Three - Sheffield Homes
Contract start date Thu 01 April 2010
Contract duration (months) 48
Deadline Fri 15 January 2010 at 12:00
Contact for information
Paula Atkinson-Philpott
Address Townhall, Sheffield, S1 2HH
Phone 0114 27 36365
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North East Lincolnshire Council
Homeless Housing Options Floating Support Service
Description
North East Lincolnshire Council Supporting People team is inviting you to tender for the provision of a Homeless Housing Options Floating Support Service
Contract start date Thu 01 April 2010
Contract duration (months) 48
Deadline Wed 13 January 2010 at 12:00
Contact for information
Samantha Swinburn
Address Acorn Business Park, Moss Road, North East Lincolnshire, DN32 0LT
Phone (01472) 324475
Email
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Leeds City Council
Development of a City Region Employment and Skills Strategy
To develop an Employment and Skills Strategy for the Leeds City Region 2010-2015 which will set priorities for post 19 skills investment, directly informing the commissioning of skills and employment provision in the city region.
Contract start date Tue 23 March 2010
Contract duration (months) 6
Deadline Wed 13 January 2010 at 12:00
Contact for information
Sue Cooke
Address Civic Hall, Leeds, LS1 1UR
Phone 0113 222 4444
Fax 0113 2478862
Email
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Leeds City Council
Independent Chair for the Leeds Safeguarding Adults Partnership Board
£550.00 PER DAY. UP TO 20 DAYS PER YEAR, FOR THREE YEARS FROM DATE OF APPOINTMENT. The Leeds Safeguarding Adults Partnership Board was re-constituted earlier this year building on recommendations from the Independence, Wellbeing and Choice inspection in Leeds. Partners are now looking for a dynamic, committed individual to lead our Board through its next phase of development, to ensure excellent safeguarding arrangements in Leeds. This crucial appointment requires a person with excellent leadership skills and substantial experience within the safeguarding adults' arena.
Extension terms Option to extend by 2 x 12 months
Contract start date Mon 01 March 2010
Contract duration (months) 12
Deadline Wed 13 January 2010 at 12:00
Contact for information
Stacey Gilman
Address Chief Executive's Department , Legal And Democratic Services , Corporate Procurement Unit , 4th Floor West , Civic Hall , Leeds, LS1 1UR
Phone 0113 39 52117
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Leeds City Council
First Aid At Work Training
To carry out a range of First Aid Training to LCC Staff including Education Leeds and Schools. Courses will include First Aid at Work, First Aid at Work Refreshers, Early Years Emergency Aid, Motorcycle Aid, Emergency Aid and bespoke first Aid training courses as required.
Contract start date Thu 01 April 2010
Deadline Mon 11 January 2010 at 12:00
Contact for information
Stephen Priestley
Address Chief Executive's Department , Legal And Democratic Services , Corporate Procurement Unit , 4th Floor West , Civic Hall , Leeds, LS1 1UR
Phone 0113 2476664
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This article is provided courtesy of the news feed at http://www.newstartmag.co.uk/news
Latest research has found vocational qualifications can provide ‘real and tangible benefits’ including a boost to earnings.
Sometimes viewed as the ‘poor relation’ in the academic and educational framework, vocational qualifications often have value in the labour market and can help raise adult skill levels, the research suggests.
While acknowledging the benefits are not universal, the study -conducted by Sheffield University and published by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills - found that some vocational qualifications led to large pay increases. However, the differences in the boost to earnings between types and levels of the qualifications were deemed ‘considerable’.
Key findings included:
• An increase in average earnings of up to 22% following the completion of a Level 3 (equivalent to A-level) apprenticeship compared with a Level 2 apprenticeship.
• City & Guilds, RSA, BTECs and some other vocational qualifications also result in significant average pay increases of between five and 23%.
• Those obtaining an NVQ through their employer earn approximately 10% more than those with no qualifications (England only), but getting the same qualification via a college or government training scheme does not, on average, result in an increase.
Chris Humphries, UK Commission for Employment and Skills, chief executive, said: ‘Vocational qualifications have long been considered the poor relation to their academic counterparts, but this research shows that many vocational qualifications provide real and tangible benefits to both employers and individuals, sometimes providing pay increases which nearly match those expected from academic qualifications.
‘This is particularly remarkable when you consider that academic qualifications usually take much longer to achieve.’
He added: ‘These findings have important implications for the future, as they support a general policy of raising adult skills through the employer route and concentrating most effort on those with low or no qualifications.’ |
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