1. DfE Careers Service
Mark Devenney

2. DfE Careers Service
Part of the Department for the Economy (DfE)
Located throughout NI
Deliver professional and impartial Careers Information, Advice and Guidance
All age – all ability service
matrix quality standard accredited

3. Preparing for Success 2015-2020
The overall vision is that through the implementation of the Careers Strategy and associated action plan, young people and adults are able to develop the skills and confidence to realise their full potential and follow the career path which enables them to contribute to their community and to support the economic development and prosperity of NI.

4. Accessing the Careers Service
Advice and Guidance
Face to Face
Telephone
Webchat
Ask Careers  
CONTACT A CAREERS ADVISER – Check out 
Ring to speak to an adviser by phone
Call into your local office

9. Careers Advisers
88 FTE Careers Advisers located throughout Northern Ireland
Postgraduate Diploma in Careers Guidance /Qualification in Careers Guidance (QCG) /NVQ 4
Achieved the matrix quality standard award 2016. 
Professional Membership of Career Development Institute (CDI)
Subscribe to the CDI Code of Ethics
Rigorous Programme of Continuous Professional Development
Extensive Knowledge of Labour Market Information
Extensive knowledge of Support Organisations

10. Role of the Careers Adviser
Careers advisers enable people to make well prepared and realistic choices about their education, training and employment options.
Ascertain the clients career aspirations, interests, motivations, skills and ability.
Assist the clients understanding of the career decision making process.
Gauging the clients readiness for career decision making.
Outline the options for education/ training/ employment
Assist the client in action planning.
Providing professional and impartial careers information, advice and guidance to enable the client to make decisions.
Provide ongoing careers guidance support.
Make appropriate referrals to other agencies.
Help some people to overcome the barriers they face in finding and staying on in employment, training and learning opportunities. For example, help people to complete job applications, construct a CV or learn interview techniques.

11. Careers Service Delivery
Post Primary Schools
Alternative Education Providers
Further Education Colleges
Training Suppliers
ESF Projects
Community & Voluntary Agencies
Health and Social Care Trusts
Youth Justice Agency
Transitions Co-ordinators
JobCentres/ Jobs and Benefits offices (All age/all ability)
Attend Careers Conventions/ Higher Education Fairs/ Recruitment Fairs/ Redundancy clinics/ STEM events
The Unemployed
Employers and Employer Organisations
Parents
Network extensively with other Organisations/ Agencies

12. Careers Guidance Delivery
Individual Careers Guidance Interviews
Subsequent Guidance Interviews
Diagnostic Assessment
Group Work
Class Talks
Work with Parents
Working with Other Professionals

13. Outcomes 2015/16
21,332 Year 12 pupils (96%) received a one to one careers guidance interview.*
72,291 guidance interventions delivered to young people
20,938 guidance interventions delivered to Adults
Partnership Agreements in place with 98% of post primary schools in Northern Ireland
88% of pupils surveyed knew more about their career options following their careers guidance interview.
99% of adults felt more confident in making career decisions as a result of their careers guidance interview.
2016/17
There were 500,000 visits to Careers Service web pages in 2016/17.
*Academic Year 2015/16

14. Careers Service Webchat

15. Ask Careers
Ask Careers is the new online enquiry channel for the Careers Service
your question and a careers adviser will reply within 2 working days
Ask Careers can be accessed via
Available anytime
Open to all: Parents, Guardians, Teachers, Brothers, Sisters, Friends...

16. How can the Careers Service help you?

17. Careers Advisers can provide help with:
Career Planning - Next Steps Options;
Education Options;
Training/Apprenticeships;
Getting a job;
Self employment;
Voluntary work;
Diagnostic Assessment – Eg MAPS, Adult Directions
CV Advice and Interview Skills;
And much more...

18. Need further career challenges? Have you been unemployed for a while?
Redundant and not sure what to do next?
Don’t enjoy your work as much as you used to?
Want to progress up the career ladder?
Considering education/ training?

19. Remember... Webchat can be accessed via: www.nidirect.gov.uk/careers
Available: Monday – Friday from 9.30am to 4.30pm
Open to all: Parents, Guardians, Teachers, Brothers, Sisters, Friends...
Ask Careers available anytime

20. Accessing the Careers Service
Advice and Guidance
Face to Face
Telephone
Webchat
Ask Careers  
CONTACT A CAREERS ADVISER – Check out 
Ring to speak to an adviser by phone
Call into your local office

21. QUESTIONS…