Category: News

Somerset County Council is helping young people getting into the world of work though the Government’s KickStart programme, and there are more vacancies still available. The KickStart Programme offers young people aged 16-24 who are claiming Universal Credit the chance to land a six-month work placement, paid at national minimum […]

SKY News have reported today that employers are facing a ‘perfect storm’ of staff shortages as the economy reopens. Lord Bilimoria said the departure of overseas workers during the pandemic, who have not since returned, was among the factors causing headaches for employers. He also said there was a need […]

The last 18 months have taught us lots in the recruitment industry and the challenges faced have been unprecedented with some experienced recruiters saying they have never seen anything like it in 30 years! This could now be the time as we try to get some form of normality that […]

Somerset County Council is launching the Somerset Economic Recovery Fund to help businesses across the county get back on their feet after the pandemic, where businesses which have been hit by the coronavirus will be able to apply for a share of £6m in grants from July. The fund was […]

Somerset West & Taunton Council has mobilised a reactive task force to help businesses and employees impacted by successive lockdown restrictions. The support is provided by multiple agencies with the aim of reducing or avoiding redundancies through strategic advice offered to businesses and assistance towards finding alternative employment for employees […]

Virtual jobs fair aims to combat the skills shortages faced by South West employers. The Heart of the South West LEP (HotSW LEP) Digital Skills Partnership has announced the first of their Train4Tomorrow virtual jobs fairs, which will connect hundreds of newly-trained and highly-skilled digital and technical learners with employers […]

An online jobs fair is coming to Somerset June 2nd 2021 and you’re invited! Skill up Somerset are hosting the event online. Instead of the usual face to face events they run, this year they are excited to be hosting a virtual event through a company called VFairs – www.vfairs.com […]

Young people in Somerset have a great opportunity to prove themselves and get a boost into the world of work thanks to a new national initiative. Somerset County Council has partnered with local employers to offer 50 six-month work placements through the Kickstart Programme, and the vacancies are now live. […]

To support local businesses to get ready after Covid restrictions are lifted, Somerset West and Taunton Council, West Coast 360 and Skill Up West Somerset are pleased to offer FREE training to employers, their staff and anyone interested in working in the hospitality and leisure industry. These courses are for […]

The RNLI is looking for lifeguards to spend a season working on Berrow and Burnham-on-Sea beaches, as applications open for 2021. Recruitment for this season’s team of RNLI beach lifesavers has opened, ready for the summer. Beach lifeguards are at the forefront of the charity’s lifesaving work, proactively managing the […]