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AGCAS 2008 Conference Dundee University. Vivienne Brown Head of Policy and Strategy Careers Scotland/SDS. Easing learners into and through university – the role of guidance. CS working co-operatively with AGCAS Supporting schools; and pupils Supporting discontinuing students
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AGCAS 2008 ConferenceDundee University Vivienne Brown Head of Policy and Strategy Careers Scotland/SDS
Easing learners into and through university – the role of guidance CS working co-operatively with AGCAS • Supporting schools; and pupils • Supporting discontinuing students • Supporting graduates – home and away • Signposting and referral systems that work • Learning from one another • Building the customer journey together
Strengthening our professional expertise – changing policy context • Impact of Curriculum for Excellence on career guidance in schools and for post-16 Learning • changing roles and responsibilities • -career education – Health and Well-Being • -career related learning – outcomes • -employability and LMI
Connecting and developing guidance in Scotland; and beyond • Scottish Guidance Network • UK Guidance Policy Network • European Guidance Policy Network • Strengthening guidance membership associations to strengthen our profession – AGCAS, ICG • Role of LLUK – our Sector Skills Council, guidance qualifications and on-going CPD
Optimising our guidance expertise, knowledge and resources in Scotland – a vision • Can we improve transitions management for our clients? • Can we work bi- and unilaterally towards a sectoral approach to guidance and employability?
Can we share investments; and optimise the funding opportunities amongst our sector more creatively? • Can we build capacity consistently for “third parties” involved in IAG? • Can we promote our sector and profession collectively through PR opportunities? • Can we genuinely share our guidance profession?