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The Blueprint for Careers

Understanding and implementing the Blueprintin your organisation

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Objectives

By the end of the workshop participants will beable to:

Explore the new version of the Blueprint forCareers developed for the English context

Understand how the Blueprint for Careers cansupport effective career and employability skillsdevelopment

Identify the barriers to implementing the

Blueprint

Describe how the Blueprint can be used indifferent contexts

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Welcome

House keeping

Introductions

Expectations for the day

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What is the Blueprint?

An international movement around career

management skills

A framework for thinking about career development

and supporting career learning

A series of resources to support its implementation

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Development of the Blueprint

National Career Development Guideline (US)http://associationdatabase.com/aws/NCDA/asset_manager/get_file/3384/ncdguidelines2007.pdf

Blueprint for Life/Work Design (Canada)http://www.blueprint4life.ca/blueprint/home.cfm/lang/1

Blueprint for Career Development (Australia)http://blueprint.edu.au/

Career Management Skills Framework (Scotland)http://www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk/our-story/key-publications/career-management-skills-framework.aspx

Blueprint for Careers (England)http://www.excellencegateway.org.uk/node/1332

http://associationdatabase.com/aws/NCDA/asset_manager/get_file/3384/ncdguidelines2007.pdfhttp://associationdatabase.com/aws/NCDA/asset_manager/get_file/3384/ncdguidelines2007.pdfhttp://www.blueprint4life.ca/blueprint/home.cfm/lang/1http://blueprint.edu.au/http://www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk/our-story/key-publications/career-management-skills-framework.aspxhttp://www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk/our-story/key-publications/career-management-skills-framework.aspxhttp://www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk/our-story/key-publications/career-management-skills-framework.aspxhttp://www.excellencegateway.org.uk/node/1332http://www.excellencegateway.org.uk/node/1332http://www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk/our-story/key-publications/career-management-skills-framework.aspxhttp://www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk/our-story/key-publications/career-management-skills-framework.aspxhttp://www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk/our-story/key-publications/career-management-skills-framework.aspxhttp://www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk/our-story/key-publications/career-management-skills-framework.aspxhttp://www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk/our-story/key-publications/career-management-skills-framework.aspxhttp://www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk/our-story/key-publications/career-management-skills-framework.aspxhttp://www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk/our-story/key-publications/career-management-skills-framework.aspxhttp://www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk/our-story/key-publications/career-management-skills-framework.aspxhttp://www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk/our-story/key-publications/career-management-skills-framework.aspxhttp://www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk/our-story/key-publications/career-management-skills-framework.aspxhttp://www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk/our-story/key-publications/career-management-skills-framework.aspxhttp://blueprint.edu.au/http://www.blueprint4life.ca/blueprint/home.cfm/lang/1http://associationdatabase.com/aws/NCDA/asset_manager/get_file/3384/ncdguidelines2007.pdfhttp://associationdatabase.com/aws/NCDA/asset_manager/get_file/3384/ncdguidelines2007.pdf

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Matching

What shall I

do when I

leave

college?

Have you

thought

about a

career in

clip art?

This test says

that you are

ideally suited to

illustrate other

peoples

presentations

through the use

of crude

metaphor

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The problem with matching

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The other problem with matching

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Career management skills

The mix of skills, attributes and attitudes that it takes

you to manage your career across life.

The Blueprint is an attempt to articulate these career

management skills in a way that supports their

development.

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Download from the Excellence Gateway at

http://repository.excellencegateway.org.uk/fedora/objects/eg:239/datastreams/DOC/content

http://repository.excellencegateway.org.uk/fedora/objects/eg:239/datastreams/DOC/contenthttp://repository.excellencegateway.org.uk/fedora/objects/eg:239/datastreams/DOC/content

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Understanding and developing myself

1. I know who I am and what I am good at

2. I interact confidently and effectively with others

3. I change, develop and adapt throughout my life

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Example

An adult learning provider working with adults withlearning difficulties developed a toolkit of resources tohelp learning advisers and tutors facilitate initialassessment and person-centred planning.

Through improved understanding of themselves andtheir learning needs, learners are empowered tomake their own informed decisions

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Exploring life, learning and work

4. I learn throughout my life

5. I find and utilise information and the support of

others

6. I understand how changes in society, politics and

the economy relate to my life, learning and work

7. I understand how life, learning and work roles

change over time

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Example

City of Wolverhampton College used the Blueprint to

help foundation learners to develop career resilience,

to build confidence and to set goals.

The relevant career learning competencies were

integrated into an existing career developmentprogramme to help to sharpen the outcomes of the

intervention.

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Developing and managing my career

8. I make effective decisions relating to my life,

learning and work

9. I find, create and keep work

10. I maintain a balance in my life, learning and work

that is right for me

11. I plan, develop and manage my life, learning and

work

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Example

The career guidance staff at an FE college organise

an annual career and progression event.

These events are used to challenge preconceived

ideas held by learners from stereotyping. For

example, on one occasion, the work of a successfulformer female student was included in a talk by a

university on transport design.

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Career development activities

Curriculum

Advice and guidance

Work related learning

Blue

printforc

areers

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Is this just another thing to worry about?

Career management skills can be integrated

into wider learning

Developing career management skills doesnt

necessarily involve increasing provision

The Blueprint offers a framework of learning

objectives that can be aligned with other

learning objectives

The Blueprint also provides a framework fordifferent professional groups to work

holistically.

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Using the Blueprint

You are free to use the Blueprint as you please andto adapt it.

You may find it useful in providing evidence of a

coherent policy for:

Ofsted

Matrix

Etc.

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Exercise

In small groups think about these questions*

1. Would the Blueprint be useful to your

organisation?

2. What are the barriers to implementing theBlueprint in your organisation, and how can

you overcome them?

3. How could you sell the Blueprint in your

organisation and whom would you sell it to?Feed back three key messages

* Use post-it notes and flip charts

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Lunch

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Exercise

In small groups consider the followingquestions*

How might you individually use the Blueprint in

your practice?

How might your organisation use the Blueprint?

What resources would you need to help you to

use it effectively?

Summarise and feed back the groups ideas

* Use post-it notes and flip charts

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Further resources

Excellence Gateway

http://www.excellencegateway.org.uk/node/1332

http://www.excellencegateway.org.uk/node/1332http://www.excellencegateway.org.uk/node/1332

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Final thoughts

Questions and comments

By the end of next week I will

By this time next year we will

Evaluation

Bon voyage