1. This PowerPoint is designed to cover the KS4 aims of the CDI Framework for Careers, Employability and Enterprise
Investigating jobs and labour market information (LMI) - be able to find relevant labour market information (LMI) and know how to use it in your career planning
The CDI framework can be downloaded from this link
KS4 ASSEMBLY

2. Labour Market Information
What is lmi?

3. What is LMI?
Facts, analysis or interpretation of data gathered about workers. For example:
Wages
Hours worked
Working patterns
Gender balance
Qualifications needed
Geographical locations
Occupation

4. What do I need to know about that for?
Knowing certain info makes decision making easier
It answers questions such as:-
Will I need to go to university?
How much will I earn
What would I do each day?

5. I want to be a computer games tester…
I’d sit and play games all day
I’d work at home
I’d not have to do any writing
I’d earn loads of money
You may wish to remove the pre filled preconceptions and ask your assembly audience what they think a games tester might do.

6. How much would I earn per year? The UK average salary is about £28,750
£34,750
£44,000
Answer £44k

7. How many hours a week would I work?
The average working week in the UK is 35 hours 20 35 39
Answer 39

8. What % of games testers are female?
The UK population is 49% male and 51% female
17%
54%
74%
You may wish to ask pupils how they would feel working in an industry with so few females – are the responses different between the genders?
Answer 17%

9. How many games tester jobs will there be in 10 years time?
In the UK there are currently 185,000 games tester jobs
154,000
184,000
210,000
Answer 210,000

10. Where in the UK are the most games tester jobs?
There are jobs all over the country – it’s just that it can be easier to get a job in certain parts of the country.
London & SE
NE & Humber
Scotland
You may wish to ask pupils how they might feel if they had to move to get a job
Answer London & SE

11. Which industry sector does NOT employ games testers?
Some jobs can be found in all sorts of employment sectors… e.g. Accountants work in building companies...
Health
Construction
Legal and Accounting
This is a trick question – they all employ games testers
This may surprise pupils but games testers work in all sorts of industries, not just the big games development companies.
Answer D

12. Would I be more likely to be…?
Full time work is usually 35+ hours per week
Part time is usually up to 25 hours per week
Self employed means you work for yourself not the company
Employed full time
Employed part time
Self employed
Answer 73% employed Full time – though 19% are self employed

13. Know you have realistic pay ideas…
So… If you want to...
Avoid moving away from home you could research how many jobs are in your area
Know you have realistic pay ideas…
Avoid working in jobs where most posts are part time or self employed contracts
You need LMI

14. Simple labour market info can be found
All the LMI used in this Powerpoint was found at