1. Help your child plan their future - Information for parents
Robyn Calderwood
Careers Advisor
Stewarton Academy
Advisers to add their name and date of presentation

2. Skills Development Scotland (SDS)
SDS is the national skills body supporting people and businesses to develop and apply their skills
we work in partnership to enable people to reach their potential
we support people to develop effective career management skills
developing effective career management skills will enable people to make informed career choices throughout their life.
Introduce the work of SDS
Advisers can personalise the delivery with details of the partnership working in their school

3. Career Management Skills
Self: who you are/your personality
Strengths: what you’re good at
Horizons: what’s out there for you
Networks: who can help you get it.

4. Skills Employers want by 2020
Complex Problem Solving
Critical thinking
Creativity
People Management
Co-ordinating with Others
Emotional Intelligence
Judgement and Decision making
Service Orientation
Negotiation
Cognitive Flexibility
In their 2016 report ‘The Future of Jobs’, the World Economic Forum highlighted anticipated changes in employability skills and suggested that by 2020 over one third of the skills considered important in today’s workforce will have changed. Notably, creativity will have become one of the top three skills needed to deal with the avalanche of new products, new technologies and new ways of working.

5. Post-school choices foundation apprenticeship further education
further training
higher education
modern apprenticeship
employment.
There are many and varied routes into work for young people; including Modern Apprenticeships, college, university or further training

6. My World of Work is Scotland’s careers information and advice web service
it can support you as a parent / carer for careers advice and information, as well as helping you help your child
your child will be introduced to My World of Work in school and will be supported to set up their individual user account. This will give them access to a wealth of career information, resources and tools.
myworldofwork.co.uk
Opportunity to mention our website My World of Work – myworldofwork.co.uk - and the fact that they will use it to progress through school and beyond.

13. Subject Choice – do’s and don’ts
Discuss with pupils and ask if they can identify anymore
Do’s:
Follow your strengths
Pick subjects you enjoy and are good at
Consider where you would like to be
Keep your options open
Talk to people
Don’ts:
Choose a subject just because you like the teacher
Listen to peer pressure and choose the subject because your friends are choosing it
Let others choose for you – it’s your future
Go in blind and choose a subject - take the time and do some research
Be afraid to ask questions - no question is a silly question!
Skills Development Scotland

14. Helping you to help your child
Online:
myworldofwork.co.uk
Face-to-face:
Visit an SDS careers centre to talk to an Adviser. Visit centres.myworldofwork.co.uk to find your nearest centre
Telephone:
Call us to free speak to an Adviser on

15. Useful resources npfs.org/career-education-a-world-of-possibilities
Produced in partnership with National Parent Forum Scotland, and written by parents for parents, this guide to Career Education in Scotland sets out the opportunities your child will have and details SDS’ input at each school year. Download it at:
npfs.org/career-education-a-world-of-possibilities
Produced in partnership with National Parent Forum Scotland, and written by parents for parents, this guide to Career Education in Scotland sets out the opportunities your child will have and details SDS’ input at each school year. Download it at: npfs.org/career-education-a-world-of-possibilities

16. Follow us! Twitter: @stewac_careers Facebook: SDS East Ayrshire
Conclude presentation by highlighting SDS’ presence on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube
By following SDS on social media sites parents can keep up to date with information, events and key application dates