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Choosing Apprenticeships |
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This month's briefing advises practitioners about giving information, advice and guidance on apprenticeships to young people and their parents and carers.
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DCSF have commissioned NFER, in association with NICEC/CRAC, to carry out research into the training needs of careers co-ordinators with a view to developing a new national professional qualification which will meet their needs.
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IAG consultancy awarded to IGEN
IGEN will be providing a free consultancy service for 14-19 consortia from October 2008.
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Adult advancement and careers service
As part of the government's aim to improve people's skills by providing information and advice about learning and work, transition arrangements are being put in place for the establishment of the adult advancement and career service (AACS) within the Skills Funding Agency.
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Ofsted 14-19
The Ofsted Thematic Survey on the Implementation of the 14-19 reforms found that the quality of information, advice and guidance provided to most young people was good.
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Choices Publications
A Practitioners' Guide is available to support the 2008-09 Choices publications.
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14 - 19 National Campaign update |
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The attached slides on the 14 - 19 Reform Communications were produced by Young People Directorate at DCSF to update key stakeholders on the national 14 - 19 marketing campaign.View the slides here
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Diploma Update
In August, Ofqual published the line of learning criteria for Diplomas in Public Services, Retail Business, Sport and Active Leisure, and Travel and Tourism. Awarding organisations will now begin to develop qualifications in line with these criteria. Those qualifications that meet the required criteria will be accredited in July 2009, for first teaching in September 2010.
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New IAG/WRLE checklist for School Improvement Partners (SIPs)
The Connexions Support Services in Cambridgeshire County Council has identified key questions for SIPs to ask their attached schools.
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Publications from the Higher Education Academy
The HEA has recently published two new booklets to improve the employability of graduates:
- 'Personal Development Planning and Employability'
- 'Career Studies Handbook: Career Development Learning in Practice'.
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Teachers TV
New programmes about teenagers and issues that can affect their behaviour and achievement are now on the Teachers TV website.
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Dates for your diary
The Association for Careers Education and Guidance and other key associations have announced forthcoming national conferences.
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