Experts share ideas on graduate employability at Lake District conference

Graduate employability and employer engagement was the focus of an international conference held in Bowness-on-Windermere, which brought together experts and delegates from across Europe.

The conference was convened by the Graduate Employability Support Programme...

Grant boost for two South Cumbria organisations
Two organisations in South Cumbria are to be awarded Big Lottery funds to help develop employability and training programmes in the region.
Lakes film team need audition venue
The production company making a film set in the Lake District is searching for a venue for auditions. One Day Films are hoping to find a small room at...
Charity launches appeal for foster families in Cumbria
Action for Children has launched a new fostering service aimed at children from the North West who have encountered severe disruption, abuse or trauma...
First Eden Tourism Summit attracts high profile speakers
The staging of Eden Tourism Network’s first ever Tourism Summit has attracted high profile speakers to the area. Through the Eden Tourism Network, loc...
Fire Service offers young people a life-changing experience
Young people are getting the chance to team up with Cumbria County Council’s Fire and Rescue Service (CFRS) to help change their lives for the better....
Apprentices building successful futures
Twenty-two young people from the Workington area are getting support from an apprenticeship programme being managed by a leading training company....
Clock ticking for entrants to aquarium’s Young Apprentice competition
The clock is ticking for children wishing to enter Lakes Aquarium’s Young Apprentice competition for 2012, with March 12 being the closing date for this year’s competition.Entries will be accepted up...
System Training apprentices swap roles to promote training
Apprentices at System Training got the opportunity to learn new skills when a unique job-swap, to help promote National Apprenticeship Week, saw accountancy students swap roles with motor mechanics...
United Utilities start search for new apprentices
United Utilities is bucking the economic trend by starting the search for 40 new apprentices. The company, which provides water and wastewater services for more than seven million people in the...
Have your say on future of Appleby centre
Eden Community Outdoors (ECO) will have full control of Centre 67, in Chapel Street, Appleby, from February 1 following a Cumbria County Council Asset Transfer. As part of this process the...