Briefing

Careers Education Units and Qualifications

This month’s CEIAG briefing reports on developments in careers education units and qualifications for young people. It sets this in the context of national developments in the accreditation of learning. The briefing outlines the main factors centres need to take into account when making decisions about careers qualifications and provides a framework for comparing qualifications. But it begins by examining the arguments for and against accrediting career learning.

Headlines

The Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill published

One of the key measures proposed in the Bill is a requirement on schools to provide information, advice and guidance on apprenticeships where they consider this would be in the best interests of pupils.

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Launch of the NCEE Higher Education Mobilisation strand – Implementation Plan

In response to the NCEE recommendations, the DCSF has published its plans to promote better links between universities, colleges and schools to help improve achievements and aspirations for young people.

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Round-up

Preparing for Success in Northern Ireland

The new DE/DEL Careers Strategey ‘Preparing for Success’ has been launched in Northern Ireland.

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Publications

Sector Careers Link

Sector Careers Link is the e-newsletter from Sectors Skills Councils (SSCs) on their activities supporting Careers and Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG) services.

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Raising Aspirations

Teachers TV looks at how children can be inspired by the world of work.

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National Evaluation of Diplomas: Preparation for 2008 Delivery

This report shows that consortia have clearly learnt a great deal about promotion, recruitment and IAG from the preparations for Phase 1 of Diploma delivery.

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Increasing Participation: Understanding young people who do not participate in education or training at 16 and 17

The aim of this study was to achieve a better understanding of those who are either Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET) or in a Job without Training (JWT) at 16 and 17 by providing a more detailed breakdown of the ‘types’ of young people within these two categories, the structural and personal issues they face and the likely routes into participation in learning for each of them.

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STEM Careers Awareness Teachers Guide

This leaflet is aimed at STEM and careers teachers and addresses the need for improved STEM careers support for students.

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Closing the gender skills gap

A National Skills Forum report on women, skills and productivity argues that at present there is insufficient access to careers education and guidance which challenges traditional assumptions about gender roles in the workforce.

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