The latest Review of Career Services in Scotland by SDS has been released – Delivering a world class career service together, as part of the Young Person’s Guarantee. Today marks an important milestone as Skills Development Scotland publishes ‘Careers by Design’, the final report of the Career Review Programme Board. You can access the report here. …
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JUST IN FROM FE NEWS: Less than a third of young people told about alternatives to degrees at school 18-24-year-olds the least satisfied with their schools’ career advice of any age group 42% of people say their degree has not been essential to their career Up to £9.6bn could be being wasted annually on tuition…
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A recent article from Penguin PR talks about how: FEMALE plumbers and male beauticians are being asked to help challenge the thoughts of primary school pupils in Derbyshire in a bid to break down gender stereotyping. After a hugely successful pilot scheme across the city of Derby, the careers-based Our Future project has received additional…
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With National Apprenticeship Week on the horizon, Qube Learning has collated some useful information surrounding apprenticeships for your benefit. Why an Apprenticeship should be looked at as a practical pathway to sustainable success With further education options a credible, viable route to positive learning and development, more and more people are enrolling on programmes like…
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THE LATEST NEWS ON THE LEVELLING UP WHITE PAPER: The Levelling Up White Paper is launched – with a range of services to transform education and opportunities for the most disadvantaged to level up the nation including: National Youth Guarantee: Backed by £560 million worth of investment IoT’s may apply for a Royal Charter. The criteria…
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An article available on FE News reports that the “`Education Commttee has launched an inquiry into careers education, information, advice and guidance (CEIAG) for children and young people.” The new inquiry will explore whether current careers advice provides young people with sufficient guidance about career choices, employment, training, and further and higher education opportunities. It will also look at how…
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In a report published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF): UK Poverty 2022: The essential guide to understanding poverty in the UK, the foundation has examined how the pandemic has had an impact on those who are less well off. Link for full report: https://www.jrf.org.uk/file/58886/download?token=XLbzxN7W&filetype=full-report ‘Another worrying element of the pandemic is how it is…
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Extract Mark Jenkinson MP …. The (Private Members) Bills Sponsor “ ….The Bill extends careers advice down from the current year 8 to year 7 to ensure that children are given the information they need to make the best possible choices at the earliest juncture. The sooner we can provide children with careers options, the…
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In this FE News article produced by the Institute for Fiscal Studies the authors inform us : “The average working-age woman in the UK earned 40% less than her male counterpart in 2019 @TheIFS. This is because, among 20- to 55-year-olds not in education, long-term sick or retired: -Women are 9.5 percentage points less likely…
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Not Just Any Job Young people do not believe the work available to them is of good quality For those still in education, a common issue is the low quality of work experience Young people feel let down by the quality of careers support they receive Not just any job, good jobs! Youth voices from…
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