Redundancies pending for Connexions Staff?

18-March-2005

[ Connexions ]
The TES had an article headed 'Careers jobs to go in £80m purge' on the 14 March 2005.

The TES article suggests that 'around £150m has been earmarked for reforms in 2008, when the Connexions for 13-19 year olds will be split in two.  But only half the money will be spent on the new service.  The rest will be spent on redundancies and re-organisation.'

The ICG website notes that the institute has responded by requesting a meeting with senior officials from within the department.  They comment further that 'The article which is somewhat misleading as the TES often refer to the Connexions Service as 'Careers', actually discusses potential redundancies in the Connexions Service as a whole, and appears to stem from a departmental leak.

You can access the ICG response and the text of the article from the Latest News section of the ICG site.

How are services, and individuals within them reacting to this news?


Lucy Marris; 18-March-2005 10:19:37 forum (1)

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Redundancies now here for Connexions staff - 2007; 19-April-2007 13:33:13 by Terry Wilson

Skills - Getting on in business, getting on in work - White Paper

25-March-2005

On 22 March 2005, the Department for Education and Skills published the White Paper. This White Paper builds on the Government’s first national Skills Strategy, published in July 2003. It states that 'the principles and direction of the original Skills Strategy remain valid and good progress has already been made in implementing it. However, the skills challenge is still great and the White Paper sets out how we intend to tackle it with our partners'.
This White Paper has some interesting things to say about the entitlement of guidance for adults.  Maybe it represents the dawn of a new era?

jenny bimrose; 25-March-2005 13:28:03 forum (0)