Claudia HarrisCEO, The Careers & Enterprise Company

Inspire and prepare young people

for the world of work

Claudia HarrisCEO, The Careers & Enterprise Company

Questions I asked myself about ‘Inspiring and preparing young

people for the world of work’:

1. Does this matter?

2. What does the evidence say makes the biggest difference?

3. Where are the gaps today?

4. How should we operate?

The Careers & Enterprise Fund

The Enterprise Adviser network

Claudia HarrisCEO, The Careers & Enterprise Company

‘Inspiring and preparing young people for the world of work’:

1. Does this matter?2. What does the evidence say makes the biggest difference?

3. Where are the gaps today?

4. How should we operate?

The Careers & Enterprise Fund

The Enterprise Adviser network

Claudia HarrisCEO, The Careers & Enterprise CompanySelf-employment and

entrepreneurship have

never been more

vibrant…

Over 700,000

vacancies…

…but many young

people don’t know

… but youth

unemployment 3x

higher than average

Claudia HarrisCEO, The Careers & Enterprise Company

‘Inspiring and preparing young people for the world of work’:

1. Does this matter?

2. What does the evidence say makes

the biggest difference?3. Where are the gaps today?

4. How should we operate?

The Careers & Enterprise Fund

The Enterprise Adviser network

The Gatsby Foundation Eight benchmarks for providing good career guidance

1 A stable career programme

2 Learning from career and labour market information

3 Addressing the needs of each pupil

4 Linking curriculum learning to career

5 Encounters with employers and employees

6 Experiences of workplace

7 Encounter with further and higher education

8 Personal guidance

Encounters

The Gatsby Foundation Eight benchmarks for

providing good career guidance

1 A stable career programme

2 Learning from career and labour market information

3 Addressing the needs of each pupil

4 Linking curriculum learning to career

5 Encounters with employers and employees

6 Experiences of workplace

7 Encounter with further and higher education

8 Personal guidance

Information

The Gatsby Foundation Eight benchmarks for

providing good career guidance

1 A stable career programme

2 Learning from career and labour market information

3 Addressing the needs of each pupil

4 Linking curriculum learning to career

5 Encounters with employers and employees

6 Experiences of workplace

7 Encounter with further and higher education

8 Personal guidance

A Plan

The Gatsby Foundation Eight benchmarks for

providing good career guidance

1 A stable career programme

2 Learning from career and labour market information

3 Addressing the needs of each pupil

4 Linking curriculum learning to career

5 Encounters with employers and employees

6 Experiences of workplace

7 Encounter with further and higher education

8 Personal guidance

Stable environment

Our research shows

there is still

opportunity for better

support

Claudia HarrisCEO, The Careers & Enterprise Company

‘Inspiring and preparing young people for the world of work’:

1. Does this matter?

2. What does the evidence say makes the biggest difference?

3. Where are the gaps today?4. How should we operate?

The Careers & Enterprise Fund

The Enterprise Adviser network

Claudia HarrisCEO, The Careers & Enterprise Company

82% of teachers think there should be better guidance in this area

60% of businesses told the CBI earlier this year that school-leavers lacked the skills to succeed in the workplace

Claudia HarrisCEO, The Careers & Enterprise Company

Claudia HarrisCEO, The Careers & Enterprise Company

1. Inconsistent coverage

2. Not always obvious ‘what works’

3. Different ‘conveyor belts’

Claudia HarrisCEO, The Careers & Enterprise Company

1. Inconsistent coverage > Improve coverage and fill gaps

2. Not always obvious ‘what works’> Help build and disseminate the evidence base

3. Different ‘conveyor belts’> Help bridge the gap

Claudia HarrisCEO, The Careers & Enterprise Company

‘Inspiring and preparing young people for the world of work’:

1. Does this matter?

2. What does the evidence say makes the biggest difference?

3. Where are the gaps today?

4. How should we operate?

The Careers & Enterprise Fund

The Enterprise Adviser network

Our principles

Test, learn and adapt

Build on what works

Work nationally, tailor locally

Enable and convene the best programmes

Claudia HarrisCEO, The Careers & Enterprise Company

‘Inspiring and preparing young people for the world of work’:

1. Does this matter?

2. What does the evidence say makes the biggest difference?

3. Where are the gaps today?

4. How should we operate?

The Careers & Enterprise Fund

The Enterprise Adviser network

The criteria

1. Focused on need: geographic areas of need and/or hard-to-reach

populations

2. Highly credible: evidence-based solutions, a clear track record and a high-

calibre team

3. Addressing challenges at scale: working with ambition, connected to local

partners

4. Clear value for money: a high impact return on each project

5. Ready to deliver at pace: with team, partnerships and plans ready to go

6. Able to be sustained: delivering ongoing benefits and a clear evaluation of

impact

Claudia HarrisCEO, The Careers & Enterprise Company

‘Inspiring and preparing young people for the world of work’:

1. Does this matter?

2. What does the evidence say makes the biggest difference?

3. Where are the gaps today?

4. How should we operate?

The Careers & Enterprise Fund

The Enterprise Adviser network

The Model EA

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