1. Evidence of what works in career and enterprise education 28th March 2017, Leicester City Hall, Leicester and Leicestership Enterprise Partnership
Tristram Hooley

2. What we are trying to bring about…
Work readiness
Employers report improvements in the work-readiness of young people ...
Employment
… and are more likely to hire them, resulting in reduced youth unemployment / NEETs.
Skills alignment
Employers report fewer skills gaps and shortages, particularly in relation to STEM …
Productivity
… which results in improved productivity ….
Earnings
… and increased earnings for young people.
Equity
The life chances created by the new system are available to all and lead to increased social mobility.

3. This requires changes from…
Young people
Schools
Careers providers
Employers
It requires changes in how they relate to each other – Joining the dots!

4. Impacts on young people
Intermediate impacts
Personal effectiveness
Career readiness
Employability
Social capital
Long-term impacts
Educational outcomes
Career outcomes

6. Careers & Enterprise Fund beneficiaries

7. An effective careers and enterprise system is
part of an effectively functioning education and employment system; and a safeguard against ineffective and imperfect systems.

8. Brokerage is essential
Education and employer links don’t just happen. They require prolonged effort. It is difficult for schools to manage employer liaison directly. The existence of a brokerage agency, brokerage professionals and a brokerage system are therefore critical.

9. Good career guidance (Gatsby)
A stable careers programme…
Learning from career and labour market information
Linking curriculum learning to careers
Encounters with employers and employees
Experienced of workplaces
Encounters with further and higher education
Addressing the needs of each pupil
Personal guidance

10. Compass Online Benchmarking of your school’s careers provision

11. Schools meeting the Gatsby Benchmarks
Data from Compass (n=344) – up to January 2017

12. 4 or more… Currently only 42% of schools are doing this!
Data from Compass (n=344) – up to January 2017

14. References
Gatsby Charitable Foundation. (2014). Good Career Guidance. London: Gatsby Charitable Foundation. Hooley, T., Neary, S., Morris, M and Mackay, S. (2015) Effective Policy Frameworks for the Organisation of Career Guidance Services A Review of the Literature. London and Derby: SQW and International Centre for Guidance Studies, University of Derby. Mann, A., and Kashefpakdel, E.T. (2014). The views of young Britons (aged 19—24) on their teenage experiences of school-mediated employer engagement’. In Mann, A., Stanley, J. and Archer, L. Understanding Employer Engagement in Education: Theories and Evidence. London: Routledge, Mann, A and Percy. C. (2013). Employer Engagement in British Secondary Education: Wage Earning Outcomes Experienced by Young Adults. Journal of Education and Work. Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). (2004). Career Guidance and Public Policy: Bridging the Gap. Paris: OECD. The Careers & Enterprise Company. (2016). What Works in Careers and Enterprise? London: The Careers & Enterprise Company.

15. Contact details
Tristram Hooley Director of Research, The Careers & Enterprise Company Also at