World Recognised Vocational Awarding Body - CITY & GUILDS - UK

CITY AND GUILDS - UNITED KINGDOM – Is one of the largest, leading Vocational awarding Body for over 500 plus disciplines of qualifications, in around 28 plus growing industries and has around 8000 plus Training Centers in over 100 countries worldwide.

The range of subjects covers Fashion Technology, Furnishings, Hairdressing,Beauty Therapy, Nail Technology and Holistics. It is the unassuming person behind the scenes the CHEF who does the challenge of cooking the finest food in the hot and hectic kitchen of a top restaurant appeal?

Their Hospitality & Catering Training Course speaks for itself. After all it is the unassuming person behind the scenes the CHEF who does the challenge of cooking the finest food in the hot and hectic kitchen of a top restaurant that appeals to the guests. You could find yourself doing anything from preparing food and drinks to organizing conference facilities, working on a reception desk or providing a trolley service in Top rated Star Hotels around the world with a City & Guilds Vocational Certificate.

Travel & Toursim, Aiport & Airline Services offer a number of opportunities for anyone interested in working in this industry, across all levels.

Management - Unique qualifications in Enterprise & Small Business, General Management and Leadership, Management(Specialist), Personnel Management,Team Leading.
If you are setting up your own enterprise or wish to develop your potential in Management & Leadership look for a niche area to specialise. A future in Human Resources can help you supervise teams.

Retail & Distribution Offers jobs in Distribution Logistics and Retail Business - Know what sells and what doesn't. Meet and Help people.

CITY & GUILDS can make this happen for you.

Space Studies

Floating out in space in a spacesuite is a dream of many youngsters today.
Are you fascintated by space? You can now blast off to a cosmic career in the
Space Industry. People in Canada's space industry and at the Canadian Space Agency don't just dream about it. They work on it.

You may find that your dream is not as difficult to realize as you might think. Many space occupations require a university education and specialization, but scientists, researchers and engineers also rely on the support of technicians trained at the college level.

It has been estimated that a person will take the first steps on Mars in 2030. The astronauts who land on Mars will be between 20 and 40 years old.

Many problems have yet to be solved to get to Mars and live there. But who knows? It could be your research, or your skill as a technician, that takes us a step closer to accomplishing this feat.
Post-secondary Cooperative Education and Internship Programs within the Public Service of Canada Schools offering cooperative programs, the type of programs offered (Bachelor of Science, Aerospace, etc.), and contact names, on the Public Service Commission database. For master's and doctorate degrees in engineering, consult our list of Canadian universities offering programs in this field (including aerospace engineering).

To learn more visit the following websites:

www.space.gc.ca/asc/eng/educators/careers.asp

http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0007590

For the Love of Cooking & Your own Survival

The desire to join a Culinary School or Cooking classes has grown over the years. Today you can pursue a career in the following.
Food or Hospitality
Dietetics
Food Research
Food Sales & Marketing
Food Styling & Media

There is a sea of opportunities out there. A good Chef the heart of the Kitchen. Travel & Tourism leads to the growing need for the Hospitality Industry in Hotels.

There are many reasons for enrolling in a Culinary Institute or join Cooking Classes.
Whether to refine your cooking, prepare for a dinner party, or create delicious meals for the family, Food is an essential part of everyone today. Making a perfect souffle or garnishing a great steak is an art, which can be equally difficult but interesting. For many it is the sheer love of food and pleasure of cooking. In the 1800s, most chefs were educated in apprenticeship programs.

Some of the best Institutes today:-

The Art Institute
The Culinary Institute of America
Johnson & Wales University, College of Culinary Arts
Le Cordon Bleu
New England Culinary Institute

Get your hands on a Culinary Dictionary. You will really need this. It contains the History of Cooking, Food, and Beverage Terms.


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Best Study Destination Today (Australia)

The USA & UK have long boasted about the percentage of students they receive for Higher Studies from the English Speaking world. Today Australia has a clear and loud voice. As of March 2007, there has been an increase of 50% over last year. 54% Indian students are now opting for Australia. The country specialises in Vocational Education & Training Institutes, apart from the Public & Private Universities. A nationally recognised government system of Technical and Further Education (TAFE)Institutes offer courses that include IT Business & Management Marketing, Communications, Health Science, Design & Arts, Television Production & Media, Environmental studies, Land Management, Sports & Recreation, Engineering & Building, Hospitality & Tourism, Neonatal Care & Child Management, Beauty Care & Treatment.

There are 38 Public Universities and 2 Private Universities in Australia. Bachelor Degrees, Undergraduate Diplomas, Associate Diplomas, Master's Degrees, Doctoral Degrees, Graduate Diplomas and certificates. Tuition fees range from A$ 10000 - 30000.per annum, while the living expenses amount to A$ 12000.per annum. A New Visa subclass 485 allows international students who graduate in Australia to work for 18 months after their coure. A prospective candidate should have spent at least 2 years on their course to have their application assessed for occupation worth 50 - 60 points on Australia's skilled occupation list. New changes in Australia's General Skilled Migration Rules will come into effect most likely in September 2008.

Overseas Blues

Proceeding for Higher Education Abroad? Appear for the professional exams - IELTS/TOEFL. Get information on various new streams emerging. Update yourself on subjects & issues relating to courses offered, Eligibility requirements. Visa issues. How to prepare yourself before moving to greener pastures for Jobs / Permanent Settlement.

NEW REWARDING CAREERS

Heartening news for students completing their 10 + 2 or Bachelors Degrees. Thinking of the career to pursue, confused about choices, or blindly going along with other friends choices? GO WITH YOUR HEART. Its you who is going to be in the profession ultimately. Do what you have always longed to pursue. Where the heart is, greater the effort and the satisfying experience. Making a choice is difficult as it is, leave alone making a wrong one. Some of the latest rewarding and satisfying programs:-Airline, Travel, Tourism & Hotel Industry, interesting new experiences today. Interior Designing, Fashion Designing, Aeronautical & Biomedical Engineering, Journalism, Nursing, Oceanography, Pharmacology and several others. Check out latest Career guides on the stands, speak to Educational Counsellors and Consultants. Do your homework and you will soon be on the way to success.


TOUGH MIGRANT LAWS TO COME INTO FORCE IN THE UK

Concerns over Illegal Immigrants in the United Kingdom, have set the Government thinking of straightening out the previous outdated laws, of the early1970s. A clear and simple legal system is being worked out. The British Governement have proposed an Australian-style "points system" to decide who should enter the country and tough deportation rules will be introduced by the Home Office. It is true the Government have been under severe pressure to maintain safety of their citizens, who face a sense of insecurity, in the light of the recent terrorist activities that have taken place in the United Kingdom.

VISA FRAUD MENACE

Fake Passports & Visa frauds are being highlighted as very serious criminal acts. Most of them relate to categories including religious workers, temporary skilled workers, students, and general tourist/ business travellers. Repercussions against errant travellers who are caughtindulging in such acts will be dealt with severely under criminal activities. Points to be noted.1) Submitting or producing false papsers is a criminal act.2) People who make payment to brokers and agents and submit falsepapers do so at a great risk.57 cases have been reported to the Indian Law Enforcement agencies. Vigilance has beenstepped up after Lok Sabha MP Babubhai Katara was caught trying to travel toCanada with another woman on his wife's passport.It is strongly advised that intended Travellers be it students for higher studies,immigrants, business people and travellers be extremely honest in their applicationsand cautious about using unscrupulous Agents.Passing this message on to your friends could be useful to them.

USA ACCEPTS IELTS SCORES

Now there is heartening news for those anxious to work or study in the United States of America. It’s a big nod to IELTS from the USA. Today more than 1500 Universities and Professional bodies accept the IELTS scores. Among the top being Universities such as Duke, Wharton, Harvard, Carnegie Mellon, Boston, North Western University, University of Columbia, Kellogg School of Management and several others. To find a complete list of the Universities accepting IELTS login in to www.britishcouncil.org.in/exams or http://www.ieltsindia.com/


WORKING IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

Today's shocking news that the British Immigration Minister Liam Byrne has ruled out any change to re-orient the controversially amended Highly Skilled Migrant Program (HSMP). This has left almost 30000 Indian Doctors devastated by this hard approach. They will now be compelled to leave the country as they need to apply for renewal of the their Visas after a year.It is true many doors are still open such as Australia, & Ireland. One still has to be cautious before taking any steps or making hasty decisions. A detailed research into the rules and regulations formulated by such countries should be ascertained. In fact many Doctors & Nurses go through the laborious task of sitting for various qualifying exams and spend a sizable amount of their earnings, before moving to other countries, from their home country. These people still face serious problems in getting placement abroad. The same goes for other countries, that are at the moment facing a severe crisis with regard to the shortage of Doctors & Nurses.

STUDY & WORK PART TIME

The peak of the season, students receiving their results from various boards. What next, Where next, Why study History, check out the all new career streams - Creative writing, Graphic Design, Print Making, Sculpture, Alternative medicine, Oceanography, Astronomy, Journalism,Nanotechnology and a heap more. If you are planning to go abroad - Get cracking now time is short and tons to be done. Do not forget that all important impressive Essay. Your certificates & other documents in order?Waste no time, seats are filling up world wide.Do your pre-requisite English exams - IELTS / TOEFL get good scores.Latest news for IELTS - New Half Band ScoresFrom 1 July 2007, a small but important change which will make IELTS Band Scores more informative. Scores for each part of the test will still be reported on the scale from 1 to 9, but now the Writing and Speaking modules will be reported in whole or half-band in the same way as the Reading and Listening modules.This will allow Recognising Institutions to specify their requirements in more detail.


NEW REWARDING CAREERS
TOUGH MIGRANT LAWS TO COME INTO FORCE IN THE UK
VISA FRAUD MENACE
USA ACCEPTS IELTS SCORES
WORKING ABROAD
STUDY & WORK PART TIME