October 2016
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Delegates at this seminar considered the further steps that can be taken by Government, schools and others to improve the standard of careers advice and guidance in England.
Discussion was informed by the findings of the Parliamentary Sub-Committee on Education, Skills and the Economy’s recent inquiry on Careers advice, information and guidance which found that inadequate careers guidance in many English schools is exacerbating skills shortages - and the agenda included a keynote address from the committee’s co-chair Neil Carmichael MP.
Delegates considered the question of what good careers education looks like, the challenges for engaging hard to reach young people and opportunities for improving the quality, consistency and impartiality of careers provision within schools.
Further sessions explored the challenges for balancing local and national approaches to careers advice, improving employer engagement, and the role of careers advice within the Government’s Apprenticeship strategy for England.
The conference brought together key policymakers with stakeholders including school and college leaders, careers advisers, universities, representatives of employers and trade unions, think-tanks, academics and others with an interest in these important issues.
