Prospects Services

A new website to provide visitors with a virtual experience, information and industry knowledge, in education and careers is launched this month. The site is designed as a resource for educationalists, employers, young people and adults.

The new Jobcentre Plus contract to deliver the Community Task Force Phase 1 in Devon and Cornwall has been awarded to Prospects Services Ltd. The contract is the Work Experience element of the guarantee and went live at the end of January 2010.

Keeping up-to-date with changes in careers guidance is essential for all career professionals. As a result, on Wednesday 3rd of March and Thursday 4th, 2010, the Emirates Stadium in London will play host to ‘The National Career Guidance Show’.

A major development in recruitment services to the charity, public, regulatory and not-for-profit sectors has been announced today. CF Appointments Ltd and Prospects Recruitment Services (PRS), are to join forces, with PRS being merged into CfA.

The first school on the Isle of Man to be awarded the prestigious Leading Parent Partnership Award will be presented with their certificate on Wednesday 27th of January, 2010.

Hundreds of Year 11 students and their parents attended careers fairs held in Wolverhampton. The Kings School, Coppice Performing Arts School, and South Wolverhampton and Bilston Academy all hosted careers events aimed at their final year students.

A ‘Response to Redundancy’ programme is being rolled out across south London, offering help to individuals who have already lost their jobs, those at risk of unemployment and companies considering making redundancies.

This Prospects/Gabbitas Seminar brings together senior figures from business, government and education to participate in discussions exploring the causes of youth unemployment and how this major challenge can be tackled.

Young people in the Bradford District will soon benefit from changes to the way their information and advice services for young people are run. A contract for the Connexions service is to be awarded to Prospects Services Ltd.

With the cost of university fees reportedly set to rise and the jobs market unable to guarantee employment opportunities for graduating students, young people are more than ever considering alternative career routes.