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Welcome to NISCA. Please browse the website and add any resources, calendar dates or articles of interest to share. I hope that through our website and attendance at conferences you will meet fellow practitioners and find new materials to enrich your delivery of CEIAG to N.Ireland’s young people. The majority of N.I schools and colleges belong to NISCA, if you are not yet a member please join us.
Hilary West-Hurst
NISCA Chair
NISCA will endeavour to enhance the quality of Careers Provision in schools and Regional Colleges and to create a desire for life-long learning.
Any teacher or lecturer from a school or Regional College can join NISCA.
Membership is inexpensive and the benefits of being a NISCA member include :
★ Two conferences per year
★ Network with other careers professionals
★ Full access to all sections and downloads from all of our websites.
To join NISCA simply contact us via this form.
NISCA organises two Conferences per year for members. Normally we host a Conference each Spring and Autumn. NISCA membership includes free attendance for at least two persons at both Conferences.
Our conferences feature a wide range of valuable talks and workshops which are delivered by representatives from numerous organisations e.g. Industry, Universities, ETI
May 2019 Conference
Allstate & National Cyber Security Centre encourage young women to pursue careers in cybersecurity
businessfirstonline.co.uk
Allstate Northern Ireland has teamed up with the National Cyber Security Centre to provide a week-long programme aimed at encouraging more young women to pursue
Belfast teens win flying scholarship to help achieve their pilot dreams
belfastlive.co.uk
Earlier this week they travelled to London and met with His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales at the official opening of L3Harris’ London Training Centre
telegraph.co.uk
Universities have been warned over degree class inflation as an analysis reveals that seven in ten students who get less than DDD grades at A-level go on to graduate with top degrees.
Key trends among STEM graduates
luminate.prospects.ac.uk
Discover the key trends among STEM graduates since 2012/13, including the ongoing gender divide, the growth of further study and the importance of international students.
Government calls on OfS to clamp down on university grade inflation
theguardian.com
Proportion of students awarded first class honours rose by 80% in just seven years
Fall in university applications from NI
bbc.com
Northern Ireland still has the biggest proportion of the UK's 18-year-old population applying.
Assistant Principal English and maths required at @hullcollegegrp t.co/hqyw9Sc5BG
Junior Business Intelligence Developer required at @COLCollege t.co/d3Tb0MyY8U
Bournville College, now part of @southandcitycol, was dissolved in 2017 t.co/JvHF9XxYlM