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  • ICCDPP SYMPOSIUM 2019 NORWAY

    ICCDPP SYMPOSIUM 2019 NORWAY

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    Leading career development services into an uncertain future: Ensuring access, integration and innovation I attended the 9th International Centre for Career Development and Public Policy (ICCDPP) Symposium held in Trumso, Norway. A total of 33 Country Teams came together to share major policy developments and the challenges and opportunities within each country. Country papers cover…

  • PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE THE DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION’S CAREERS WORK SPENDING

    PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE THE DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION’S CAREERS WORK SPENDING

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      HOT OFF THE PRESS! FE News 3rd May 2019 PAC to scrutinise careers quango that is failing to pay its way   “MPs will investigate whether careers funding is achieving value for money after the government abandoned plans to make the Careers & Enterprise Company pay for itself. https://feweek.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Edition-279-digi-embargoed.pdf?mc_cid=f0b6b1ae38&mc_eid=5c36273b13 Meg Hillier, chair of the parliamentary…

  • STATE OF THE NATION REPORT: SOCIAL MOBILITY IN THE UK ‘VIRTUALLY STAGNANT’

    STATE OF THE NATION REPORT: SOCIAL MOBILITY IN THE UK ‘VIRTUALLY STAGNANT’

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    HOT OFF THE PRESS: The BBC sets out key findings from the Social Mobility Commission which warns inequality will remain entrenched in the UK “from birth to work” unless the government takes urgent action. “Its State of the Nation report said the situation had remained “virtually stagnant” since 2014 – https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-48103017 It is calling on ministers…

  • DFE: CONSULTATION ON QUALIFICATIONS

    DFE: CONSULTATION ON QUALIFICATIONS

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      Consultation on Qualifications: Closing date 10 June 2019 DfE has published its consultation on Level 2 and below qualifications. This is mainly focused on young people but it also has significant longer-term implications for adults. Also, there important issues to be addressed regarding what happens if these qualifications are not made available for young…

  • NEW FRAMEWORK OF INTENSIVE SUPPORT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS

    NEW FRAMEWORK OF INTENSIVE SUPPORT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS

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    It has been a privilege to work with PEF Impetus and Adviza careers practitioners and managers on the co-creation of a new Framework of Intensive Support (FIS) for young people and adults – https://www.adviza.org.uk/products/fis-cards What has impressed me the most is career development professionals’ enthusiasm within Adviza for a practical careers resource that can easily be applied…

  • THE EMPLOYABILITY PLAN: ONE YEAR ON – JOB SUPPORT WALES

    THE EMPLOYABILITY PLAN: ONE YEAR ON – JOB SUPPORT WALES

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    Ken Skates AM, Minister for Economy and Transport in Wales had published a written statement on “The Employability Plan – One Year On”.   He referenced ‘Job Support Wales’,  the new name given to the programme formerly known as Working Wales. Job Support Wales will have three strands: (i) Youth Engagement; (ii) Youth Training and (iii)…

  • PICK UP THE PACE: THE SLOWDOWN IN EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT AND ITS WIDESPREAD EFFECTS

    PICK UP THE PACE: THE SLOWDOWN IN EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT AND ITS WIDESPREAD EFFECTS

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      The Resolution Foundation released a new report on 19th March 2019 by Kathleen Henlan. https://www.resolutionfoundation.org/app/uploads/2019/03/Pick-up-the-pace.pdf This paper uses the Brexit moment to take stock of where Britain has got to on educational attainment, and where we might be heading. It highlights that while improvements to the country’s human capital stock have been driven by…

  • NEW! Careers for Londoners Action Plan

    NEW! Careers for Londoners Action Plan

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    The Careers for Londoners Action Plan which City Hall published this morning to coincide with the Mayor of London’s visit to the Excel Centre to open the ‘Skills London’ careers and jobs fair is now available – https://www.london.gov.uk/what-we-do/business-and-economy/skills-and-training/careers-information-advice-and-guidance Developed in collaboration with schools, colleges and training providers, employers, unions, universities and London boroughs, the action plan…

  • YOUNG PEOPLE NOT IN EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT OR TRAINING (NEET), UK: NOVEMBER 2018

    YOUNG PEOPLE NOT IN EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT OR TRAINING (NEET), UK: NOVEMBER 2018

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      The latest release from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has produced estimates of young people (aged 16 to 24 years) who are not in education, employment or training, by age and sex. https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peoplenotinwork/unemployment/bulletins/youngpeoplenotineducationemploymentortrainingneet/november2018 The report indicates that there is a reduction in NEETS from the same period in 2017 : There were 760,000…

  • AMBITIONS PROJECT LAUNCHED IN CORNWALL

    AMBITIONS PROJECT LAUNCHED IN CORNWALL

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      The   Cornwall and Isles of Scilly “Ambitions Project” is now getting ready to launch this autumn! Deirdre Hughes attended the launch of the project at Heartlands in Redruth and presented a keynote lecture to 90 delegates. The Ambitions project is receiving up to £3.8 million of funding from the European Social Fund as part…