Careers Information, Advice
and Guidance
What careers information, advice and guidance consisits of:
Learning Pathways means that all learners will have an entitlement to specialist and impartial careers information, advice and guidance. This will come from qualified Careers Advisers. It will be delivered through Careers Wales companies throughout Wales and Careers Wales Online. Learners in schools and colleges will also receive careers education and guidance within their place of learning.
Specialist careers advice
1. Careers Wales Advisers have responsibilities to provide learners with specialist advice on a wide range of careers and learning options; to work with young people to provide advice and guidance on career choices.
Working with Learning Coaches
2. Careers Advisers will need to work closely with Learning Coaches to ensure learners benefit from the specific specialist skills, knowledge and experience of each of the professionals involved. It will be important for Careers Advisers to be able to direct young people to relevant support where necessary.
Careers Wales Online
3. From September 2004, learners will be able to access a wide range of information online, together with the option of their own web-space to contain their CV and other information. Progress File will also be available online.
4. Careers Wales will also:
- Establish, further develop and maintain close working relationships between Careers Advisers and Learning Coach and providers of personal support to ensure the maximum benefit to the individual learner;
- Work closely with the identified Learning Coach to ensure an understanding of individual Learning Pathways, learning styles and the abilities and interests of the individual young person;
- Refer a young person, with his/her consent, for personal support;
- Take into account the needs of bilingual speakers and the employment needs of bilingual communities.
Careers education in schools and colleges
5. Careers education and guidance is a compulsory statutory element of the curriculum from 13-19.