A new era for careers delivery and services in schools and colleges

Dr Deirdre Hughes

Immediate President, Institute of Career Guidance

Overview

• The changing landscape for careers delivery and services

• Legislative changes: a new market economy

• Trusting the professionals – teachers and careers professionals

• All-age careers service - update

• A new era: challenges and opportunities

Do we all know where we are going with careers delivery and

services?

New Jobs New Futures

Drivers and legislative changes

• The Government’s ‘Big Society’ vision - influencing the shape and formation of central and localised policies

• The Sustainable Communities Act: an invitation to inspire the Big Society (2010)

• The Decentralisation and Localism Bill (2010)• Schools White Paper (2010) & new

Education Bill (2011)

Shifting paradigms

From this… To this…

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Rethinking Public, Private and Third Sector services

• New arrangements• New partnerships• New markets• New players

Where does careers delivery and services feature in this new landscape?

3 main channels of integrated delivery

Careers Sector• Web portal(s)• Telephone support• Face-to-face• Profession

Registration; CPD; Quality Standards

Public, Private, Voluntary & Community

Government(s)• Value for money• Timely & appropriate

interventions• Priority groups• Tracking and

Destinations

Evidence

Careers Profession Taskforce: a stronger

careers profession• Common code of ethics and professional

standards• Qualifications – minimum level 6• Register of practitioners and/or ‘licence to

practise’ linked to continuing CPD• Training – ‘careers first’ to ‘careers last’• National quality kitemark underpinned by

quality awards

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UK Careers Profession Alliance – ‘One voice

making an impact’

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Strategic options available

• Blended services – web, telephone and face-to-face• Purchase and supply decisions based on code of

ethics, professional standards and value for money• Independent / collegiate arrangements• Staff development and training – upskilling the

workforce• Strong links to new all-age careers service from April

2012 onwards

http://www.careersinnovation.net/

Where you can find leading-edge ideas for careers

Careers Work Innovation Website