Careers education, information, advice and guidance
Young people will always want and need help and support with their progression planning and career development. Incidental and informal learning make a big contribution to the career development of young people but the knowledge and skills they need to manage personal career planning and progression are taught, not caught.
Good quality careers education, information, advice and guidance give young people a flying start in life by helping them to develop the knowledge and self-help skills required to grasp opportunities, manage change and deal with success, disappointment and the unexpected. Research, inspection and evaluation evidence show that effective careers work has benefits for young people. Careers work:- raises aspirations - it broadens young people's horizons and challenges their stereotypes and preconceptions by increasing their knowledge and understanding of possible opportunities
- increases motivation and achievement - it boosts self-esteem and self-confidence and develops the self-help skills that are essential to individual progression and lifelong investment in their own learning and career development
- improves success, attendance and retention rates - it helps young people to understand how what they are learning now will benefit them in the future and enables them to find out exactly what an opportunity entails and what the world of work is really like. It also eases their transition to their next destination by helping them to develop effective progression plans, enhance their employability skills and learn how to manage change. (reference: Better Practice - a guide to delivering effective career learning 11-19).
Definitions:Careers education The provision of a planned, progressive programme of learning activities that helps young people to: - learn about the structures, systems and factors that guide, shape and influence people's careers prospects and career development
- explore how these could affect their future choices, why they need to consider them when making their own career decisions and plans and how they can do so
- develop and practise the self-help skills they need to progress their own career plans and development, including making discerning use of careers information, advice and guidance.
Careers information The provision of accurate, up-to-date and objective information on opportunities, progression routes, choices, where to find help and advice, and how to access it. Careers advice The provision of advice through activities that help young people to gather, understand and interpret information and apply it to their own situation. Careers guidance The provision of impartial guidance and specialist support to help young people understand themselves and their needs, confront barriers, resolve conflicts, develop new perspectives and make progress.
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- Cegnet
Cegnet is the website for professionals working in careers education, information, advice and guidance (CEIAG) and their supporters.
- Futures4Me - North Yorks
If you're between 13 and 19 and live in North Yorkshire, this website is here to help you make some important decisions about education, training or starting work.
- Gimi
North Yorkshire County Council's website for young people, providing great activities, information and advice for 11-19 year olds in North Yorkshire.
- Get Connected Now
The Youth Support Service provides information, advice and guidance about education, training and employment/careers for children and young people aged 11-19. If you have learning disabilities or are disabled, we can help you until you're 25).
- Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency
Resources, teaching guidance and ideas, information from National Curriculum teacher handbooks, and non-statutory guidelines
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