https://www.fenews.co.uk/press-releases/65729-two-in-five-students-say-they-would-have-made-better-choices-if-they-had-access-to-higher-quality-information-and-advice-in-school FE News have today reported “1 in 5 students unintentionally block themselves from degree choices – “Where Next?” @UCAS_online report on student choice and careers advice“ UCAS has today (25 Mar) released its latest report ‘Where next?’, which highlights the impact of qualification and subject choice at school on students’ future pathways, and recommends…
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Our Future Derby – 2020-2021 Report https://dmhassociates.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/OFD-Report-with-covers-020321-2-1.pdf The Our Future Derby initiative is designed to enhance social mobility, improve gender equality and expand opportunities for primary school children in 32 primary schools across 7 of the most deprived Wards2 in Derby city. In March 2019, the Derby Opportunity Area Board3 commissioned Education and Employers4 to…
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https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/966252/International_Approaches_to_Careers_Interventions_March_2021.pdf This international policy paper was commissioned by the DfE and written by Pye Tait consulting and Carol Stansfield consulting. It draws upon 5 major international literature reviews published since 2016 and aimed at answering two main questions. What are the features of Careers Information and Guidance (CIAG) in other countries? What recent causal or…
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Career Guidance for Adults in a Changing World of Work Career guidance is a fundamental policy lever to help adults successfully navigate a constantly evolving labour market through advice and information on job and training opportunities. The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the importance of career guidance services. Many adults have lost their jobs and require…
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I reported earlier, the Government has published Skills for Jobs: Lifelong Learning for Opportunity and Growth, along with the interim conclusions of the Post-18 Education and Funding Review: Pioneering reforms to boost skills and jobs – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) Closer scrutiny of the paper indicates there are some policy announcements, including the appointment of Sir John Holman as an Independent Strategic…
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Today’s new Further Education White Paper sets out planned reforms to the further education and technical training system. Subject to parliamentary approval, it is the Government’s intention that many of these reforms will be implemented through future primary legislation. Disappointingly, the paper is ‘very light on careers support for young people and adults across England.…
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BBC report: Employers are cutting hundreds of thousands of jobs as Covid-19 continues to hit the economy. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-52660591 FE News Headline: Weak labour market figures driven by continued fall in hiring and spare capacity https://www.fenews.co.uk/fevoices/58266-uk-labour-market-november-2020?utm_source=FE+News&utm_campaign=60f0d4c47b- In a BBC report today The most recent unemployment rate – for July to September – was 4.8%, according to…
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How can we tell if young people are likely to be benefit from the career guidance and development that they engage in?  Now, more than ever as the Covid healthcare emergency morphs into an employment crisis, it is important to reflect on what works and why?  The only sure fire way to know is to…
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