Vacancy - Office for National Statistics: Regional Analyst, South West region

The Office for National Statistics has a vacancy for a Regional Analyst to join the team in the South West. The deadline for application is December 5th: further details (link to external website).

Quantitative methods course: December 1st, Newcastle University

Improve your understanding and use of data and statistics in your everyday work - this one day training course will consist of an equal balance of theory, examples and practical application.

For further details, please see the flyer. To register for the course, please email NERIP with the word "Course" in the subject line.

Directors and Trustees sought for CLES (Centre for Local Economic Strategies)

CLES is a charitable company and independent national thinking and doing organisation working in the fields of regeneration, economic development and local governance. With subscribers and clients around the country, we provide an information service, run events, conduct policy research and undertake consultancy assignments via our subsidiary, CERN Ltd (trading as CLES Consulting).

CLES is growing in terms of size, turnover and influence. Therefore, to equip the organisation with the appropriate governance, the Boards of CLES and CERN wish to recruit new members who can reflect CLES’s ambition and its growing reputation as the UK forum for debating, thinking about and delivering successful local economic development and regeneration.

Background information is attached or is available at www.cles.org.uk. For any further information and confidential discussion, please contact Neil McInroy, Chief Executive, on 0161 236 7036 or 07736 144 692. Closing date for applications – Friday 19 December 2008.

Forthcoming events:

Equality and Diversity in the North East: November 27th, Tees Valley
Working Regions: November 28th, London
Migration and Migrant Workers: December 1st, Cambridge
LARCI seminar: December 3rd, London
Geographical referencing: December 9th, London
Social Marketing and Segmentation: December 10th (London) and January 28th (Manchester)

Do you have data you want to map, but aren't sure how to go about it? This workshop is a valuable learning opportunity for you!

Geographical referencing: a practical workshop is being held at City University, London on December 9th. For more information, including booking details, see the Events page.

 

Regional Observatories

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