N EWS ‘To boost your employment
THE FINDINGS of an influential report were released recently by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) on businesses’ priorities for education and skills. The nationwide study was
potential, study science’ – CBI report SHARP OFFERS FREE DOWNLOAD
SOFTWARE FOR SCIENCE CALCULATORS
carried out with the help of almost 2.5m participants from across all industry sectors and tackles the need for young people to study STEM(science, technology, engineering and maths) subjects as well as the difficulty facing science-related businesses in recruiting highly skilled staff. In the North East of England,
for instance, there has been growing concern over recent years about the lack of skilled people entering industry, affecting in particular the chemicals and engineering sectors. North East Process Industry Cluster’s (NEPIC) ‘STEMEducation Team’ has been working hard to change the negative perception of STEM subjects among young people, to increase the number of highly skilled apprentices and graduates with specialist science-related qualifications and replace an aging workforce with fresh new talent.According to Cogent, the Sector Skills Council for Science, there will be a demand for approximately 24,000 plant operatives over the next ten years, demonstrating the scale of the situation, despite the current effects of the recession. The CBI survey found that
studying science to degree level helps to boost an individual’s employment prospects, with a third of respondents saying they prefer recruiting people with a STEM-related degree. STEM degrees certainly seem like a wise financial investment with only graduate managers and lawyers earning a bigger salary in their first role.According to the results of the study, 72% of employers value what
SHARP is making the emulation software for its popularWriteView range of scientific calculators available as a free-of-charge download from
www.sharp.co.uk As part of its commitment to
helping improve and reduce the cost of teaching, Sharp already offers an extensive resource pack which will also be made available as a free download for the first time. The new
STEM-skilled employees bring to the business and companies need more people with STEM qualifications. Cluster development manager
for NEPIC, Ian Findley, said: “Within the process industries we are heavily dependent upon STEM-qualified people at both vocational and graduate levels. These are vital subjects for the
download pack includes complementary teaching material for GCSE,AS andA-level, which makes it easy for teachers to integrate the intuitive emulation software into their lessons. Where other scientific
calculator brands charge up to £40 per PC for comparable software, Sharp offers this service as free to use, even on multiple PCs. This can mean significant cost savings, particularly for
sustainability of a strong manufacturing basis in the region and we need to encourage young people to study them. Even for those who choose not to enter our sector, a sound grasp of science and mathematics will help in developing a good career and an ability to understand the evolving world in which they work in the future.”
larger maths departments. Using data projector systems
or interactive whiteboards, teachers can demonstrate each step of a mathematical problem to a student group who can follow it on their individual calculators, keeping pupils’ attention and improving class participation.
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offers excellent careers in an industry that underpins all the benefits that we take for granted in society.We need people entering the industry who can invent and develop our future society and this comes from a sound understanding of STEM subjects.”
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Yamaha launches eBook viewer for digital music lessons
YAMAHA, the world’s largest musical instrument manufacturer, in partnership withMusic Sales Ltd and Hal Leonard, the world’s two largest printed music publishers, has developed a brand new eBook viewer designed specifically to digitalmusic lesson books. Yamaha’s innovative new eBook
viewer presents online users with the chance to access music tutorial content with ease, using the latest technology in music tuition. New features include:
l Interactive zoom l Lifelike page turning effects l Integrated multimedia content
such as audio and visual. It offers all the functionality of a
regular e-reader without additional hardware. Users require only a laptop or computer and a standard
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web browser to access material online. Currently available eBook
material covers piano instruction for all ages and abilities over a broad range of genres and styles and includes bestsellers such as Absolute Beginners Piano and Hal
Leonard Adult Piano Method. There are currently 100 piano
and keyboard digital lesson books available from Yamahamusic
soft.com with new titles being added on a daily basis.
Circle No.E5 Check out our website:
www.technology-in-education.co.uk
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