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It's been nearly a year since the launch of the site at www.nextstepstakeholder.co.uk and officials are keen that it properly reflects not only their work - but also what practitioners and those involved in nextstep would like to see on it, to ensure that it is as useful and informative a resource as they can make it.

Students in education today are offered a broader range of qualifications than ever before. In addition to traditional subjects like English, mathematics and languages, learners can now study vocational qualifications as part of a work-related course.

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has been in touch with the ICG seeking help in identifying someone who would be interested in helping to develop a career counselling manual for working children in Tanzania ; the work is being carried out in collaboration with the International Programme for the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC).

The University of Manchester's Careers Service has been voted the best in the country for the fourth year running in the latest survey of graduate recruiters. It has consistently topped the league since the first survey was commissioned in 2002.

Today's apprentice is set to be tomorrow's self-made millionaire - some of the UK's most talented and affluent people have found fame and fortune through craft skills learned early in life. According to the fourth City & Guilds Vocational Rich List, which ranks wealth by those who built their fortunes on a vocational background or apprenticeship, business is booming, and sometimes, doubling.

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