FE Careers is
smashing the job site's own monthly job seeker visitor records and FE News, its
news site, now features several regular Minister columnists as election fever
begins to sweep through the nation.
December 2009 was a record month for FE Careers, with 404,800
job seeker user sessions. FE Careers is enjoying continual visitor growth and
new advertisers across the entire Further Education, Skills and Welfare to Work
sectors.
As Britain prepares for the most important election for
education in decades, FE News is helping the Further Education and Skills sector
find its voice by expanding the sites political reach. This month alone has
seen FE News publish three columns from ministers addressing real issues that
effect the FE and Skills sector, including from DCSF Minister Iain Wright on
ways the industry can reduce soaring NEETs. Shadow Skills Secretary David Evennett
has also been answering questions from the FE Careers, FE News and FE Community
social network audiences on Conservative plans for Further Education and
Skills. Kevin Brennan, Skills Minister, has also written his first column this week.
There are also several more partnerships in the wings as FE
Careers and FE News look forward to an exciting 2010.
Gavin O’Meara, chief executive, said: “We are really excited
to have key Ministers representing the Further Education and Skills sector on
FE News, with the current Government and its opposition writing monthly columns
tailored for our readership. FE Careers has always been so much more than a job
advertising site. With FE News, it is providing a fresh dimension, delivering a
wider value added experience for our users.
We are providing education Ministers with a platform to
create dialogue and directly engage our readers and the sector. I think we're
the first niche job board to start political discussions between government and
job seekers.
“FE News and FE Careers provide a unique way for politicians
to reach lecturers, tutors, assessors and senior decision makers across the
entire Further Education sector. We passionately believe in the importance of
building this bridge, which works both ways to really get the industry
moving.
FE News also has regular industry columnists, including:
LSIS' David Collins, Edexcel's Isabel Sutcliffe, unionlearn's (TUC) Tom Wilson,
NCFE's David Grailey, ALP's Graham Hoyle, UK Skills' Simon Bartley, City &
Guilds, AoC, Federation of Awarding Bodies and many more.
Mr O'Meara continued: “Each of our columnists are leaders in
their field, and the FE sector itself is so wide and far-reaching. When you
break it down it's easy to see how important it is for the country, from
colleges and work-based learning to skills, which includes Apprenticeships,
NVQs, Diplomas, as well as Welfare to Work, employability training, engaging
NEETs, awarding bodies and Sector Skills Councils, who encourage employer-led training and development.
Because of this scale, FE professionals are incredibly
passionate about their role and the difference that the sector makes to
individual learners, their families and friends, their communities and the UK
as a whole.
www.FEcareers.co.uk
www.FEnews.co.uk
www.FEcommunity.co.uk
January 2010’s Ministerial Columns so far:
Skills Minister, Kevin Brennan:
http://www.fenews.co.uk/featured-article/new-it-courses-will-boost-online-confidence-writes-skills-minister-kevin-brennan
FE Careers audience’s questions answered by Shadow Skills
Minister, David Evennett:
http://www.fenews.co.uk/featured-article/universities-and-skills-shadow-minister-answers-policy-questions
DCSF Minister Iain Wright’s articles on tackling NEETs:
http://www.fenews.co.uk/featured-article/preparing-young-people-to-succeed-in-a-fast-changing-world
