FE Careers launches FE Community Social Networking site
News Posted: October 3rd, 2009 under Online Recruitment News, Press Releases.
Tags: fecareers.co.uk
Whatjobsite partner site FE Careers, and FE News have launched a new social networking site for the Further Education, Skills and Employability sectors. FEcommunity.co.uk brings FE professionals together to network, share best practice, and keep up to date with industry news, events, jobs, tips and advice from sector experts.
“We wanted to create a social network that was purely for experts. We didn’t want to pour a load of energy into developing something where people just tell each other they are drinking coffee or getting off a train,” said Gavin O’Meara, chief executive of FE Careers and FE News.
Gavin believes such a meeting place couldn’t come at a more crucial time to help the sector battle its way out of the recession. He continued: “A lecturer may ask another lecturer for advice on how to deal with a difficult situation, or a senior decision maker can discuss with the FE Community whether an idea they have will work. This presents a tremendous opportunity that just wasn’t available anywhere until FE Community was launched.”
Jason Rainbow, editor of FE News, said: “We want to encourage College departments, medium and start-up Government-funded training providers to submit press releases and let the whole sector know what brilliant work they are delivering. We are hoping that FE Community will encourage and inspire the industry to share their successes and innovative ways of engaging learners. It’s important to tell the world how the FE, Skills and Employability sectors are delivering value for money to the tax payer, and how integral they are for the success of the UK economy.”
