Vocational Guidance

(asked on 16th January 2018) - View Source

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask Her Majesty's Government how they propose taking forward their policy paper Careers Strategy: making the most of everyone’s skills and talents.


Answered by
 Portrait
Lord Agnew of Oulton
This question was answered on 30th January 2018

The government published the Careers Strategy: making the most of everyone’s skills and talents on 4 December 2017. The strategy sets out a long term plan to build the best careers system, that will help young people and adults choose the right path for them. This will give all people the best possible start to move into a job or training that enables them – whatever their background or wherever they live – to have a fulfilling life.

Since the publication of the strategy, officials have continued discussions regarding the delivery of the proposals with stakeholders and delivery partners, including The Careers & Enterprise Company and The Gatsby Charitable Foundation.

Progress has already been made, with the publication of the revised statutory guidance for schools, ‘Careers guidance and access for education and training providers’ (attached). This sets out how schools can meet the Gatsby benchmarks, a standard of excellence that government is adopting. The revised guidance also explains the new statutory duty on schools, to allow providers access to pupils to inform them about approved technical education qualifications or apprenticeships. Revised guidance for colleges will be published shortly.

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