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A group of the UK’s most prominent professional bodies has yesterday announced the UK’s inaugural Professions Week.

Running from 21–27 October 2013, the week will aim to increase interest and awareness among 14 to 19 year olds in the professions. It will also support teachers and careers advisers, giving them the relevant materials to help young people make informed decisions with regards to the professions.

A high-profile reception in the House of Commons will take place on 21 October to officially launch Professions Week. It is anticipated this will be followed by a series of regional and local activities organised by the professional bodies, involving schools, colleges and other institutions.

Professions Week follows the release in August 2012of a Sterling white paper, titled Access to the Professions. The week will focus on giving support to educational advisers and raising awareness of the professions, as well as helping increase the visibility of professional bodies and their role in helping the economy.

The founding professional bodies involved in creating Professions Week are:

• Association of Accounting Technicians
• Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
• Association of Taxation Technicians
• Chartered Institute for Securities & Investments
• Chartered Institute of Taxation
• Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
• Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys
• Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals
• Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
• Chartered Management Institute
• Institute of Chartered Accountants England & Wales
• Institute of Leadership and Management
• Institute for Learning
• International Association of Book-keepers

For further information, please visit www.professionsweek.org