According to the Wall Street Journal, three out of every four startups fail – so why would you want to work for one? Firstly, there were 608,100 new businesses started in the UK in 2015, which was an increase of 4.6% compared to the previous year. If you want to see just how prolific startups [Read more…]
Work experience is essential for getting ahead in today’s job market. There’s even a growing trend in employers rating work experience over grades. “About 80 per cent of employers think work experience is essential,” according to a recent study by City & Guilds. Why? “The key is to show enthusiasm,” agree the experts in a [Read more…]
Haralds Jonans (36) from Chaddesden is originally from Latvia. He is one of more than 20 deaf learners who attend Derby College – supported by signers in the workshop and in lessons. He and his young family have been in the UK for six years and moved to Derby four years ago. Having had various [Read more…]
Too much to do with too little time? As technology has increased, so has our workload. Around 205 billion emails were sent per day in 2015. We bet you felt like a large percentage of those landed in your own inbox. According to a study by the McKinsey Institute, the average worker spends two-and-a-half hours [Read more…]
Limited spaces are available on some of the vocational courses offered by Derby College at its campuses in Derby, Morley and Ilkeston. For learners who meet the entry requirements, there are some spaces in Sport and Public Services as well as the Land-based study programmes at Broomfield Hall. The Ilkeston campus has limited spaces available on [Read more…]