WORKING IT OUT: CAREER GUIDANCE AND EMPLOYER ENGAGEMENT WORKING IT OUT: CAREER GUIDANCE AND EMPLOYER ENGAGEMENT A new report published by the OECD (2nd July 2018) looks at the features of good career guidance practice, including the need for schools to begin early and the essential role of exposure to the world of work. To access…
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Spotlight on 16-year-olds as NEETs rise and level 2 apprenticeships fall Figures released by the Department for Education (DfE) show that the proportion of 16-year-olds that are NEET has risen (0.7 percentage points to 3.9 per cent) for the first time since the end of 2011. Billy Camden from FE Week states this is “the…
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I recently came across this really interesting ‘Training the Trainers’ approach, designed by Gerard Liston at the Forum Talent Potential – http://www.forum-talent-potential.org/wp-content/uploads/getting-started.pdf This tried-and-tested approach offers innovative Careers Leadership training, including open access to content-rich resources within a massive open online course (MOOC) that enables teachers and careers advisers to put the Gatsby principles into action…
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In celebration of International Women in Engineering Day (#INWED), the Women’s Business Council’s Starting Out group in collaboration with BAE Systems, Willmott Dixon and Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) launched ‘Inspire the next generation: engaging young people in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)’. This guide for small businesses offers support for organisations interested in becoming…
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There remains a need to address marked gender imbalances in several areas of STEM learning and work—demonstrated, for example, by the fact that only 8% of STEM apprenticeship starts are undertaken by women. Yet another report highlighting the quality of careers advice in schools is patchy at best, perpetuating misconceptions about STEM careers. The notion…
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This newly published report presents inspection findings on the quality of education, training and work in prisons in England. It draws upon relevant government policy documents and research reports linked to evidence-based policies and practices. To access the full report : Prisons FINAL report website 210618 Key findings incorporate evidence drawn from: a review of 45…
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The Committee of Public Accounts report HC693  issued on 6th June entitled “The higher education market” highlights serious concerns that “Teenagers in England are having to make choices about university on the basis of too little information” which the report concludes is due ” in large part to insufficient and inconsistent careers advice”.  PAC chair Meg Hillier…
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Andy Durham, Managing Director of the Labour Market Insight specialists, Emsi UK  has written an excellent article that summarises major education and employment reforms in prisons and the anticipated role of LMI –  https://www.fenews.co.uk/featured-article/17451-the-importance-of-lmi-in-the-government-s-new-education-and-employment-strategy-for-prisons He points out David Gauke MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice stated in March 2018 : “The vision at the heart…
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The ​ACUMEN consortium comprises 9 partners representing 8 EU Member States. This is co-funded by  The Erasmus+ programme of the European Union The consortium is led by the European Learning Network in the UK and supported by Meath Community Rural & Social Development Partnership (IE); Synthesis Centre for Education and Research (CY); Libera Universita Maria…
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