Supporting careers – developing skills Tristram Hooley 19th January Black Country Chamber of Commerce Baggies Business Breakfast

Career deals with complexity We are always changing. The world and the labour market are always changing. Career the relationship between the two.

Careers provision is both… part of an effectively functioning education and employment system; and a safeguard against ineffective and imperfect systems.

We use careers provision to ‘nudge’ imperfect systems in advantageous ways

Good career guidance Summarises existing evidence and frames them as eight benchmarks. Presents it in a way that can be understood by policy makers and acted on by school leaders. Has achieved wide support amongst policy actors and practitioners alike. The influential 2014 report

The Benchmarks 1. A stable careers programme 2. Learning from career and labour market information 3. Addressing the needs of each pupil 4. Linking curriculum learning and careers 5. Encounters with employers and employees 6. Experiences of workplaces 7. Encounters with further and higher education 8. Personal guidance

State of the Nation 2017 Based on responses from 578 secondary schools gathered through the Compass self- assessment tool in 2016/2017. http://compass-careers.org.uk/ The scope of the data is broadly comparable with data collected as part of the original Gatsby Good Career Guidance research in 2014 allowing us to see how provision has changed over time. https://www.careersandenterprise.co.uk/

COMPASS (www.compass-careers.org.uk)

Number of benchmarks met by schools

VOTE We have a national network that connects schools and colleges, employers and career programme providers to create high impact careers opportunities for young people

It is underpinned by investment in high performing programmes £10 million invested in 85 proven careers and enterprise programmes 75% of funding in Cold Spots 450,000 young people to benefit including 25,000 from mentoring

And a set of research and technology resources to drive impact Cold Spots research To target effort Research Example – Cold spot research What works research To focus on effective interventions System research To understand what else we need to do Technology Compass Tool To help schools measure performance Passport To allow young people to keep a record

What works?

What works? Key principles .Well designed Involving employers and working people Learning focused Recognising the diversity of learners Context aware High volume Providing feedback and assessment Varied Experiential Led and coordinated by professionals

The careers strategy is out

Key features of the careers strategy Inspiring encounters with further and higher education, and with employers and workplaces Excellent advice and guidance programmes Support and guidance tailored to individual needs Using data and technology to help everyone make choices about careers

The government’s ambition “We want every person, no matter what their background is, to be able to build a rewarding career. We want to end the generational cycle of disadvantage which means that people from poorer backgrounds earn significantly less than those with wealthier parents, even when they have the same job, experience and qualifications. We want to break down the barriers that currently mean that people with special educational needs and disabilities, or those from disadvantaged groups, experience significantly lower employment rates. We want to challenge perceptions and raise aspirations so that subject and career choices are free from gender bias and people look beyond their immediate environment to new and exciting possibilities.”

“This is an ambitious plan, but one that can be delivered by a strong partnership between Government, employers, the education sector and the careers community. “ Education Schools Colleges Training providers Careers providers The Careers & Enterprise Company National careers service Lots of other providers Employers Representative bodies Companies Professional bodies and trade unions

Going forwards… “We will use the eight Benchmarks of good career guidance, developed by the Gatsby Charitable Foundation, to set a standard of excellence. The CEC will take on a more ambitious role, building on their progress to date by coordinating support for schools and colleges across all the Gatsby Benchmarks. The National Careers Service will be the single service that provides careers information, advice and guidance. Young people and adults will be able to access this online via a new, improved National Careers Service website, alongside a range of tools that individuals, parents and schools can use.”

Highlights The Gatsby Benchmarks are now policy Every school should have a careers leader (with funded training) Schools must give providers of technical education and apprenticeships the opportunity to talk to all pupils 20 new careers hubs to be launched following on from the success in the North East New statutory guidance in January New pilots on career education in primary, career learning for adults.

References Department for Education. (2017). Careers Strategy: Making the Most of Everyone’s Skills and Talents. London: Department for Education. Gatsby Charitable Foundation. (2014). Good Career Guidance. London: Gatsby Charitable Foundation. The Careers & Enterprise Company. (2017). State of the Nation 2017. London: The Careers & Enterprise Company. What works and other research publications are available from https://www.careersandenterprise.co.uk/research/publications

In summary The new Careers Strategy opens up an enormous opportunities to remake the relationship between education and employment. We have a very clear idea from Gatsby and ‘what works’ about what needs to be done. We have new resource and political support to implement this. The job is now to do it!

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