Sout hWe s t
01823617980|sal es@pr epar edmedi a. co. uk www. pr epar edmedi a. co. uk|20t hMay2019
T I ME S
I nc or por at i ngJ OBS
NOW
TheLa t e s ti nt heSo ut hWe s t
I ssue062
I s s ue062Sout hWe s tTi me sPg2
J OBS NOW
01823618701 el l i e@pr epar edmedi a. co. uk www. pr epar edmedi a. co. uk
NEW JOBS I NSI DE!
I s s ue062Sout hWe s tTi me sPg4
Sout hWestJobs
Ashf or dsLLP Launch Di gi t alLegacyServi ce Thedeat hofal ovedonei sat r aumat i canddi f f i cul tt i me.Deal i ngwi t h anest at ecanof t enr esul ti nunnecessar ycost ,t i meandupsetwhen t r yi ngt ot r aceasset sandmeett hewi shesoft hedeceased.Asset s canbemi spl aced,f or got t enaboutorevendi mi ni shedi nval uebef or e yougett hechancet odealwi t ht hem.Lawf i r m,Ashf or dsLLP,hasdevel opedandl aunchedanewandi nnovat i vedi gi t all egacypl at f or mf or pr i vat ei ndi vi dual st omakeexecut or ’ sl i veseasi er . Di gi t all egacyenabl esuser st okeepasecur er ecor doft hei raccount s andasset s( whet heri ti sabankaccount ,shar esorevent heexi st ence ofsoci almedi aaccount s) ,l eavemessagesf orl ovedones,setoutf uner alpl ansandwi shesandhel pensur et hatt hepr ocessofdeal i ng wi t ht hei rest at ef ol l owi ngt hei rdeat hi saseasyandascostef f ect i ve aspossi bl e. Ont hedeat hoft hei ndi vi dualt hesyst em i sunl ockedf orexecut or si n ar eadonl yf or matt oensur et hatacl earaudi tt r ai lbet weent hewi shes ofani ndi vi dualandt headmi ni st r at i onoft heest at ei smai nt ai ned.The pr i mar ypur poseoft hesyst em i st of aci l i t at eexecut or st oknowwhat exi st ssot heycanensur eal lasset sar eaccount edf orandal laccount sar ecl osed. Execut or sal sohavet heopt i ont oopenupamemor i albookwher e f r i endsandf ami l ycansendi nmemor i esoft hei ndi vi dualwhi chcan t henbeusedatt hef uner al ,execut or scanal sosenddet ai l soff uner al pl anst hr ought heDi gi t alLegacysyst em i ft heywi sht o. Mi chael Al den,HeadofPr i vat eWeal t hatAshf or dssai d:" Wewantt o hel pi ndi vi dual skeept r ackoft hei rest at eandi nt ur nhel pensur et hat f ol l owi ngaber eavement ,f ami l i esar eabl et ocl osedownanyonl i ne account squi ckl yandef f i ci ent l ymaki ngt hepr ocessl essst r essf ul ,and pot ent i al l yr educi ngt hecostofadmi ni st er i ngest at es.Wear eexci t ed t ol aunchourDi gi t alLegacyser vi ceandhopet hi swi l lbear ealbenef i t t oi t suser sandt hei rf ami l i es. " Gar r yMackay ,CEO ofAshf or dscomment ed:“ Di gi t all egacyi saf ur t herexampl eoft hef i r m adapt i ngt ot heever changi ngneedsofour cl i ent s.Asl awyer s,wehavear esponsi bi l i t yt oconst ant l yl ookati nnovat i vewaysi nwhi chwecanmaket hi ngseasi erandmor ecostef f ect i vef orourcl i ent swhi l stcont i nui ngt opr ovi det hehi ghestl evelof advi ce.Di gi t all egacyi sj ustoneofanumberofpr oduct swehavei n devel opmentf orourpr i vat eandbusi nesscl i ent s. ”
Rel easef r om Ashf or ds
I s s ue062Sout hWe s tTi me sPg5
Car eer si nCar e
I s s ue062Sout hWe s tTi me sPg6
Car eer si nCar e
I s s ue062Sout hWe s tTi me sPg7
Car eer si nCar e
Bl undel l ’ sSchoolcr ownedwi nneroft heBP Ul t i mat eSTEM Chal l enge2019 Youngs c i ent i s t sf r om Bl undel l ’ sSc hool wi nnat i onal STEM c ompet i t i onwi t ht hei r i nv ent i onofameas ur i ngdev i c edes i gnedf orc of f eemac hi nest hatmeas ur eany s i z eofc upsc ut t i ngdownonpl as t i cpol l ut i onandoneus ec up. Twos t udent sf r om Bl undel l ’ sSc hool nearTi v er t oni nEas tDev onhav ewont he BPUl t i mat eSTEM Chal l engeatanev enthel datt heSc i enc eMus eum i n London. Sophi aRoc hf or tandFr ey aGi l l ar dwer epr ai s edbyt hej udgesf ort hei ri nnov at i v e s c i ent i f i ct hi nk i ng,ex c el l entpr es ent at i ons k i l l sandpas s i onf ort ec hnol ogyand engi neer i ng. STEM educ at i oni nt egr at ess c i enc e,t ec hnol ogy ,engi neer i ngandmat hemat i c s andhel pss t udent sgai nabet t erunder s t andi ngofhowi mpor t antt hes es ubj ec t s ar ef ori ndus t r yandf ort hei rf ut ur es . Nowi ni t sf i f t hy ear ,t heBPUl t i mat eSTEM Chal l engei nv i t ess t udent saged 1 114t oputt hei rs c i enc e,t ec hnol ogy ,engi neer i ngandmat hs( STEM)s k i l l st o t het es tbydev el opi ngas ol ut i ont oar eal wor l dpr obl em. TheBPUl t i mat eSTEM Chal l engeai mst obr i dget hatgapbyengagi ngy oung peopl ewi t hnewc hal l engest hathi ghl i ghtt hebenef i tofSTEM s t udyandt he ar r ayofc ar eer sav ai l abl ei nSTEM. BP,asal ongt er ms uppor t erofSTEM,enc our agest hev i s i ont hatal l y oung peopl ei nt heUKs houl dr ec ei v eawor l dl eadi ngSTEM educ at i on,whi c hal l ows s t udentc r eat i v i t yt hr oughex per i ment sandengi neer i ng. Thi sy ear ’ sc ompet i t i ont hemewast oc r eat eani nnov at i v edes i gns ol ut i onf oran ev er y daypr obl em. Ont heday ,t he1 1f i nal i s tt eamsf r om 10s ec ondar ys c hool spr es ent edt hei rwor k t oanex per tj udgi ngpanel aspar tofaBPUl t i mat eSTEM Chal l engeSc i enc e Fai r . Thej udgi ngpanel c ons i s t edofl eadi ngs c i ent i s t sandengi neer si nc l udi ngBi l l Hedges ,Chi efEngi neeratBP,Ker r yBak er ,St r at egi cI ni t i at i v esLeadatSTEM Lear ni ng,Hi l ar yLeev er s ,CEO ofEngi neer i ngUKandRogerHi ghf i el d,Di r ec t or ofSc i enc eatt heSc i enc eMus eum. Thewi nni ngpr oj ec twasameas ur i ngdev i c ef orc of f eemac hi nest hatmeas ur e c upsbef or epour i ngmak i ngi ts ui t abl ef oranyc up,c ut t i ngdownonpl as t i cpol l ut i onandoneus ec ups .Thet eam won£1000t os pendons c i enc eequi pmentor f i el dt r i ps ,aswel l asSc i enc eMus eum goodi es . Thr ees t udentt eamswer eal s or ewar dedf ort hei ri nnov at i v et hi nk i ngandc r eat i v i t y .Br edonHi l l Ac ademyandWal t onPr i or yMi ddl eSc hool wont he‘ Hi ghl y Commended’ awar ds ,whi l eCol y t onGr ammarSc hool wer eawar ded‘ Bes t St and’ .Al l t hef i nal i s tt eamsr ec ei v edapr i z ebagofSc i enc eMus eum goodi es andabr onz eCRESTawar d. Fr ey aGi l l ar dpar toft hes c hool ’ swi nni ngt eam s ai d: “ We’ r ebot hv er ypl eas edt ohav ewon!Wec an’ tbel i ev ei t !We’ r es oex c i t edt o t el l t hes c hool whenwegetbac k . ” Thebes tpar tofourex per i enc ewasdes i gni ngandbui l di ngt hepr ot ot y pe,i twas al otoff un!Weal s ol ov edpr es ent i ngt odayandmeet i ngal l t heot herf i nal i s t s ” DrAt t i l aT ei er may er ,HeadofSc i enc eatBl undel l ’ sSc hool s ai d: “ Bot ht het eam andt hes c hool hav ewor k edr eal l yhar d,s owi nni ngt odayi sa f ant as t i cr ewar df orev er y body ’ sef f or t .Al l t hes t udent sher et odaydes er v eal ot ofc r edi tf ort hei rent hus i as m,i nnov at i onandt eamwor k . Gi v i ngt hes es t udent st hec hanc et opr es entt hei ri deas ,andbr i ngt hem f ac et of ac ewi t hl eadi ngengi neer sands c i ent i s t saspos i t i v er ol emodel s ,has gi v ent hem at r ul ymemor abl eex per i enc e. ” I anDuf f y ,HeadofUKc ommuni c at i onsandc ommuni t ydev el opmentf orBP,s ai d: “ Thec r eat i v i t yandent hus i as mt hats t udent sbr i ngt ot heBPUl t i mat eSTEM Chal l engeev er yy eari st r ul yi ns pi r i ng,andt hathasbeenpar t i c ul ar l yt r ueatt hi s y ear ’ sf i nal .Ourl ongt er m ambi t i onhasbeent oaddr es st heSTEM s k i l l sgap t hr ought ar get edi nv es t mentatal l l ev el sofeduc at i on,s oi t ’ sapl eas ur et obeat t hef i nal t oday ,c el ebr at i ngt heac hi ev ement soft hes ei ns pi r at i onal y oungpeopl e f r om s c hool sar oundt hec ount r y .
Bys howi ngs t udent showengi neer s ands c i ent i s t smak eadi f f er enc et ot he wor l dt hr oughs ol ut i onst oev er y day pr obl ems ,wec anenc our agemor e y oungpeopl et opur s ueSTEM s t udi es nowandi nt hef ut ur e. ” Ker r yBak er ,St r at egi cI ni t i at i v esLead atSTEM Lear ni ngs ai d: I thasbeenanabs ol ut epl eas ur et obe aj udgeatt oday ’ sev ent–notonl yi n v i ewi ngt hei mpr es s i v ewor kt hegr oupshav epr oduc edbutal s ot omeets uc hent hus i as t i candi nt er es t i ngy oungpeopl ewi t hal ov eofSTEM.Engagementwi t hac t i v i t i ess uc hast hi s ,l edbys t r ongSTEM c ompani es ,s uppor t edbySTEM Ambas s ador sandof t endel i v er edi nSTEM Cl ubsenabl esy oungpeopl et oex per i enc e andunder s t andt her eal i t yandi mpor t anc eofSTEM t oourl i v es ,nowandi nt he f ut ur e,andi ns pi r et hem t oc ons i derSTEM r out esf ort hei rf ut ur ej obsandc ar eer s ” RogerHi ghf i el d,Sc i enc eDi r ec t oratt heSc i enc eMus eum s ai d: “ I thasbeenahugehonourt owel c omeal l t hebuddi ngs c i ent i s t s ,engi neer sand i nnov at or st ot heSc i enc eMus eum t oday .I ' v ebeenr eal l yi mpr es s edbyt hepr oj ec t sandpr ot ot y pesc r eat edbyt hes es c hool c hi l dr enf ort heBPUl t i mat eSTEM Chal l enge,andi twasr eal l ydi f f i c ul tt os el ec tawi nnerf r om s uc har angeofi ns pi r i ngpr oj ec t s .Congr at ul at i onst oal l t hef i nal i s t s ,whos howedhugeener gy ,i ngenui t yandent hus i as m whent heyr ei magi neds ol ut i onst or eal l i f epr obl ems .I t ' si ns pi r i ngt os ees omanyy oungpeopl ef i r edupbySTEM,s i nc eourf ut ur eec onomy qual i t yofl i f eandpr os per i t yar es odependentoni nnov at i on. " Rel eas ef r om WeAr eFut ur es
I s s ue062Sout hWe s tTi me sPg8
Sout hWestJobs
Di gi t alski l l sshor t agesbl i ghtUK j obsmar ket f or20year s Al ac koft ec hni c al ex per t i s ehasf uel l eds k i l l ss hor t agesac r os st he UKf ort hel as tt wodec ades .Thati sac c or di ngt oc ompar at i v e anal y s i soft hepr of es s i onal j obsmar k etbyTheAs s oc i at i onofPr of es s i onal St af f i ngCompani es( APSCo) ,whi c hi sc el ebr at i ngi t s 20t hAnni v er s ar yt hi sy ear .
Comment i ngont heanal y s i s ,AnnSwai n,Chi efEx ec ut i v eof APSCo,s ai d:
“ Whi l et hes pec i f i cs k i l l st hatempl oy er sar es eek i nghav ec hanged dr amat i c al l yov ert hepas tt wodec ades ,t hef ac tt hatt al entgaps c ont i nuet obeal i gnedwi t ht ec hni c al c ompet enc i ess ugges t st hat Ac c or di ngt oa1999r epor tf r om Uni v er s i t yCol l egeLondon,al mos t weneedt odomor et oboos tBr i t ai n’ sdi gi t al c apabi l i t i es . hal f( 47%)ofal l ‘ s k i l l s hor t agev ac anc i es ’ t haty earc oul dbeat t r i but edt oal ac koft ec hni c al ex per t i s e.For‘ as s oc i at epr of es s i onal “ Ourmember shav el ongr epor t eds hor t agesoft al entac r os st heI T andt ec hni c al ’ r ol es ,t heneedf or‘ adv anc edI T’ s k i l l swasr es pons i - anddi gi t al f i el ds .Fort hi sr eas on,i ti sc r uc i al t hatweens ur et hat bl ef or31% ofv ac anc i es ,whi l eal ac kof‘ ot hert ec hni c al andpr ac - wer et ai nac c es st ot heSTEM pr of es s i onal st hatbus i nes s esneed t i c al s k i l l s ’ wer er es pons i bl ef oraf ur t her49% ofal l openr ol es . i nt hes hor tt er m –t hr oughmai nt ai ni ngac c es st ogl obal t al entand r et ai ni ngourf l ex i bl el abourmar k et .Howev er ,per hapsmor ei mpor As epar at er epor tpubl i s hedt hes amey earbyComput erWeek l y t ant l y ,wemus tpi pel i net hec al i br eandv ol umeofs k i l l sweneedf or r ev eal edt hatC++dev el oper swer et hemos ti ndemandpr of es t hef ut ur es ot hatwebr eakf r eef r om t hi sper pet ual s k i l l ss hor t age. s i onal swi t hJ av at hes ec ondmos ts ought af t ers k i l l i nt heI Tr eAst hi sdat ai ndi c at es ,f ort hepas t20y ear swehav ebeenpl ay i ng c r ui t mentmar k et . c at c hup–andwemus tbr eakt hec y c l ei fi ndi v i dual bus i nes s es , andt hewi derUKec onomy ,ar et of ul f i l t hei rf ul l pot ent i al . ” T oday ,r es ear c hf r om TheEdgeFoundat i ons ugges t st hatar ound hal fofal l empl oy er s( 51%)hav ebeenf or c edt ol eav ear ol eopen bec aus et her ear enos ui t abl ec andi dat esav ai l abl e,andt hatt ec h j obv ac anc i esar ec os t i ngt heUKec onomy£63bi l l i onay ear . Li nk edI ndat ai ndi c at est hatc l oudanddi s t r i but edc omput i ngi st he mos tv al ueds k i l l amongempl oy er s ,wi t hus eri nt er f ac edes i gn, SEO/ SEM mar k et i ngandmobi l edev el opmental s of eat ur i ngi nt he t op10.