AUTUMN 2020 CONFERENCE
La Mon Hotel - Thursday 26th November
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.
NISCA will support Careers education in schools and Regional Colleges.
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.
November 2019 Conference
Government set to cap university admissions amid Covid-19 chaos
Government set to cap university admissions amid Covid-19 chaos
Exclusive: Strict limits on student numbers could avoid admissions free-for-allUS technology firm creates 100 jobs in Belfast
US technology firm creates 100 jobs in Belfast
The Atlanta-based company, Riskonnect, specialises in risk management software.Most graduates still gain financially from degrees
Most graduates still gain financially from degrees
But one in five would have been better off not going to university, says research.www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-51663766#
Ulster University health degrees may move campus
Radiography, occupational therapy and physiotherapy could be among the courses moved to Londonderry.Children's career goals are lagging behind the new world of work
Children's career goals are lagging behind the new world of work
Young people's career ambitions remain constrained by old expectations and gender roles – but working professionals can play a role in fulfilling their potential.‘Low’ socioeconomic status is the biggest barrier to STEM participation
‘Low’ socioeconomic status is the biggest barrier to STEM participation
Australian study has found that socioeconomic status has the strongest impact on whether secondary school students study the STEM sciences.
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