The second in a series of articles about social media for business Coming up later: How to build a social media community for your business |How to create a social media campaign for your business | Common social media mistakes businesses make | A guide to Facebook Ads for businesses We’ve already discussed the pros [Read more…]
Michelle has used learning to give herself independence and confidence. She receives disability allowance and works part-time, and studying has made a huge difference to her life. She recently completed an Adult Numeracy course at Lincoln College and shared her experiences with our Alumni Team. “During my time at college, I studied Numeracy to help [Read more…]
Tom Croft studied Performing Arts at Lincoln College. He’s now an entertainer for holiday company, Thomas Cook. Here’s what he had to say about how he got where he is today, thanks to his experiences at college. Tom didn’t always know what he wanted to do for his career. “I gained this job and career [Read more…]
Hire an apprentice before May when new reforms come in and you’ll avoid the 10 per cent cash contribution the Government is introducing. After May firms with a wage bill under £3m will co-invest 10 per cent of the cost of apprenticeships, with the Government covering the rest. So there’s a window of opportunity before [Read more…]
The first in a series of articles about social media for business Coming up later: Which social media platforms should your business use? | How to build a social media community for your business |How to create a social media campaign for your business | Common social media mistakes businesses make | A guide to [Read more…]
Fancy working from home? Or perhaps from a chic café in Paris? Or a hammock on a desert island? Providing your desert island has a good Wi-Fi connection, this could be possible. Remote working is on the rise. In 2016, nearly 4.2million people in the UK worked from home. Thanks to advances in technology, the [Read more…]
Want better focus, improved memory and faster thought-processing? Who wouldn’t? Your brain actually reaches its peak performance between the ages of 16 and 15 years, before your cognitive function starts to decline, but you can halt and even reverse this decline through working out your brain just like you would your body through exercise. Our [Read more…]
Lifelong learning – the act of voluntarily learning new skills and knowledge throughout your life – can have boundless benefits, both personally and professionally. Here’s the main ways you could benefit from taking an adult learning course: Career Lifelong learning can put you in an excellent position to fill skills gap in the marketplace. A [Read more…]
You may have to start paying a new tax called the Apprenticeship Levy from May if your firm has a wage bill over £3m. Firms will have to pay 0.5 per cent of your wage bill to the Government and you will be able to claim an equivalent amount back in digital credits to spend [Read more…]
Lincoln College Student Union President, Richard Arbon, spoke to our Alumni Team about life at college, studying for his BTEC in Health and Social Care and his ultimate career goals. “My time studying at Lincoln College definitely helped me get where I am today,” said Richard. “It shaped me as a person and gave me [Read more…]