Midlands Business News recently published an article about an exciting new degree course at Newman University College Birmingham

‘A Birmingham university college is blazing a trail for sustainable business practices with the creation of the UK’s first undergraduate business degree to place ethics and sustainability at the heart of its curriculum.

Newman University College’s BA (Hons) Business, Sustainability, Ethics (available from October 2012) will focus on helping students develop the critical skills and global understanding necessary to adopt a broader, ethics-centred approach to commerce, equipping them with the skills required to establish and manage profitable and sustainable businesses in fast-changing global markets …’

To read more, please follow the link.

http://www.midlandsbusinessnews.co.uk/2011-11/ground-breaking-course-puts-ethics-at-the-heart-of-business.aspx

The Churches’ Industrial Group Birmingham warmly invite you to a service of rededication and commissioning of our Chaplains on

21st November 2010 at 3.00 pm

Venue: New Life Baptist Church

High Street, Kings Heath, Birmingham B14 7JZ

Our guest preacher will be
Major Samuel Edgar
Divisional Commander West Midlands Division
(also President of CIGB)

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Change and Renewal in the economy of Birmingham and Solihull

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Young adults have been particularly badly affected by the rise in unemployment during the recession and will continue to be affected for  some time to come.  This can have a long term impact on their working lives and careers.

One of the major barriers to employment is a lack of working experience.  The Future Jobs Fund addresses this by giving people six months experience in a real job that would not otherwise be done and which has community value.  For instance, a company or voluntary sector organisation may need work done on a particular project, or there may be space for additional staff in a Youth Group or a growing admin load that needs more hours.

The young person receives the minimum wage for 30 hours a week, which includes 25 hours work and 5 hours job search and other skills.  The job supplier provides supervision and a worthwhle job and receives the funding for pay and support costs.  Future Jobs employees range from those needing support in getting into working habits to highly motivated graduates.  The employer interviews and appoints in the usual way. 

The Anglican Diocese is planning to support parishes involved in Future Jobs by providing a central employment / pay role facility.

To learn more contact Jo Bagby in the Diocesan Regeneration Department  – 0121 426 0443 or Richard Trengrouse, Be Birmingham – 0121 303 8103.

Our latest  initiative is ‘Faiths at Work’ , a project of the Churches‘ Industrial Group Birmingham, in conjunction with the Faith Encounter Programme, funded by a Faiths in Action grant from the Department for Communities and Local Government.  For more information follow the link below.

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