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Change, challenges and opportunities


sam coulstock is careers director of the Springboard Charity and Springboard UK


mPs call for Future Jobs Fund rethink peTe hayman


Te decision to end the Future Jobs Fund (FJF) a year early would create a gap in support for unemployed young peo- ple, according to MPs. A report by the Work and


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Pensions Committee (WPC) – Youth Unemployment and the Future Jobs Fund – has out- lined 23 recommendations. Under the plans, the £1bn


he Springboard Charity is delighted to be working in partnership with Wilderness Scotland in delivering the Mini


Matterhorn canoe and Hike challenge. Tis exciting charity challenge has been


created to help to raise vital funds to sup- port the charity’s work supporting young, disadvantaged and unemployed people to enter the active leisure, hospitality and tourism industries. Te charity challenge has been sched-


uled to commence on Friday 6 May and will finish Sunday 8 May 2011. People taking part will have the opportunity to journey through one of the most pristine wilderness areas of Scotland – Inverpolly National Nature Reserve – and climb the iconic peak of Suilven, known as “Scotland’s Matterhorn”. At a height of just 731m, this peak is


prized by walkers due to its shapely fea- tures and inaccessibility. Climbing Suilven, and pitting ourselves


against one of the most expansive wilder- ness regions of Scotland lies at the heart of this challenge. As well as hiking up the peak, participants will learn how to canoe, camp in the wilderness for two nights and overcome some nerves on the airy summit ridge. Tis is an unforgettable wilderness challenge in one of Scotland’s most beau- tiful and remote areas. Te rip highlights are, taking on the


challenge of climbing Suliven the hard way! Canoeing through a stunning net- work of remote lochs that lie within the magnificent Inverpolly Mountains, camping below the peak of Suliven-and its isolated peak in a pristine wilderness and hiking to Suliven’s loſty summit and enjoying views like no other peak in Scotland! If you would like to be involved


in this thrilling charity challenge or find out further information and register, please contact Mary Anne Lydon on 07980 836 204 or via email: maryannel@springboarduk.org.uk.


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FJF initiative is to end in March as part of a bid to address the deficit. Among the concerns of is that there will be no support in the period between the end of the FJF and the start of the Work Programme. Te Department for Work and Pensions has


also been urged to publish a full evaluation of the FJF’s effectiveness.


Te committee is concerned about a lack of support for young people WPC chair Anne Begg said: “Young people,


especially those lacking skills, experience and confidence, need appropriate and sometimes intensive support to find work.”


UK’s first volleyball academy opens Tom walKer


Volleyball England has launched the UK’s first National Volleyball Academy at Loughborough College. The National Volleyball


Academy will offer players aged 16 to 17 daily training environments with the aim to create a core group of junior athletes who are prepared for international competition. Craig Handford, head of


technical development at Volleyball England said: “In order to think seriously about success at junior international level, a significant change is required in the way that we prepare our talented junior players. “For many years the powerhouse nations


Te academy will offer volleyball players daily training environments “Loughborough College is the best place for


of volleyball have had networks of full time training centres for junior talent development, where players are housed and educated cen- trally with coaching and support services.


our National Volleyball Academy to be with the highest levels of student/athlete support and high class facilities.” As part of the scheme, Volleyball England


has confirmed Rogerio Ponticelli’s appointment as its new full-time development coach.


Hotel management salaries ‘above pre-recession levels’ Te survey includes data from 62 London


Tom walKer Median management salaries at London


hotels are poised to increase by 6 per cent dur- ing 2010, according to the 2010 London Hotel Salary and Benefits Report, published by HVS Executive Search.


Read Leisure Opportunities online: www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/digital


hotels and shows that 2010 has been a strong year for the sector with solid improvements in rates and occupancy – resulting in healthy gains in base salary levels.


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