The National Careers Service for Londoners WELCOME Brenda 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 21 st 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)

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