The National Careers Service for Londoners

WELCOMEBrenda Cabras

Director of Employment and Training

Laurie McMcLoughlin

Lead Adviser National Careers Service

OVERVIEW

Employment and skills: individuals, jobs and growth Challenges: economic, social and cultural prosperity Careers policies: tidal waves, turbulence and transformation National and local careers support services: where next?

PUBLIC POLICY

Policies seek to change attitudes and behaviours: Increased jobs, growth and productivity Skills and capabilities of people Extension of working life Welfare reform

GOVERNMENT CAREERS POLICIES

Statutory guidance: the duty to secure independent and impartial careers guidance for young people in schools (DfE, March 2013)

Extend the duty on schools to secure access to independent and impartial careers guidance down to Year 8 and up to age 18, with effect from Sept 2013

Raising of the Participation Age Youth Guarantee Destination Measures

NEW – CAREERS ACTION PLAN FOR ENGLAND

NATIONAL CAREERS SERVICE

BIS - £84.4m MOJ - £14m DfE - £4.7m DWP - £1.5m

National Careers Council report (P.13)

PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY CAREERS SUPPORT SERVICES ACROSS LONDON

London Councils – pioneering careers work in London GLA Economy Committee – tailor-made: improving adult careers services in

London Education Select Committee Report Ofsted – Going in the Right Direction? National Careers Council – an Aspirational Nation: creating a culture change

in careers provision Pearson Think Tank – a Cloudy Horizon: careers services in England

What really makes a difference? A strong leadership focus on careers work A clear ‘line of sight to learning and work’ opportunities

MAKING THIS WORK

High impact delivery and co-working between a range of community institutions

Careers insights – more links to employers / employees Careers guidance – qualified professionals Greater involvement of employers Training and support for leaders, managers and practitioners –

‘careers in the 21st Century’ Dedicated funding for national and local careers support and

employability services

NATIONAL CAREERS SERVICE IN LONDON : IN COMMUNITY

Universal Service: face-to-face Up to three sessions for priority groups Extensive labour market information Web-based service Telephone advice and guidance

NATIONAL CAREERS SERVICE IN LONDON: IN CUSTODY

Deliver service in all London prisons Focus on resettlement Joint work with JCP, Probation, local authorities and the VCS 14,500 sessions last year

NATIONAL CAREERS SERVICE IN LONDON: THE FUTURE

Re-procurement 2014 LEP and GLA priorities Role of the National Careers Service with young people Impact of Universal Credit (OECD Report 2013: untapped

workforce)

THANK YOU

Brenda.cabras@prospects.co.uk