Richard Nimmo is Chair of the Year Out Group, a trade association that promotes the benefits of well - structured
gap year programmes.
On
the gap year programme you'll be deployed straight into a professional role, where you'll support and learn from experienced professionals from across IBM.
Not exact matches
Having two kids with a 5 and and half
year age
gap means that I'm suffering enjoying a lot of the same
programmes a second time around, and BB is at that age where EVERYTHING must be Peppa Pig (save for a couple of times a week when she takes a brief foray into Topsy and Tim, her previous
programme du jour).
The Conservative - controlled north London council has committed to spending # 1.5 m this financial
year on a much - hyped reform
programme to help close a yawning budget
gap, but it is on course to recoup just # 1.4 m in savings in the
year.The
programme is budgeted to deliver savings of # 13m a
year by 2014, about a third of the total cuts planned by the council.
He told Radio 4's PM
programme it could close what he called the «obscene social class
gap» that he said had dogged Britain's higher education system for 50
years.
In the past
year or so, we at the BSA have made huge strides in bridging the
gap between science and the arts, in particular in our Education
programmes.
Instead, the report recommends a ten -
year programme of social reform, which it believes should have the key objective of narrowing the attainment
gap at GCSE between poorer children and their better - off classmates by two - thirds.
ECO wants to be optimistic that this is because delegates have been preparing juicy bits for a one -
year dedicated work
programme to close the
gap between the 2 °C objective (let alone 1.5 ° C) and current mitigation pledges.
There are lots of other valuable ways to kickstart your working life, such as apprenticeships, school - leaver
programmes, or even taking a
gap year.
Careers and recruitment events Competitions Extracurricular activities Freelance work
Gap year Industrial placements Insight
programmes and spring weeks Internships Open days Part - time jobs Working abroad Work shadowing Volunteering
Thinking of taking a
gap year before starting university or beginning work on a school leaver
programme?
However, if you're still unsure about your career direction by the time you need to make applications for university or school leaver
programmes (typically
year 13 in England and Wales, unless you're taking a
gap year) then you may well decide to apply to university to keep your options open rather than trying to convince recruiters to hire you onto
programmes you're not sure you want to do.
There are lots of good reasons to take a
gap year before starting university or a school leaver
programme, whether you want to travel, earn money, volunteer or get work experience.