60 likes | 178 Views
Career Guidance in Wales. Devolution and the establishment of the Welsh Assembly Government (WAG) allowed Wales to move towards an all-age, bilingual service. Issues of Policy and Practice. Revised WAG Structure from April 2006
E N D
Career Guidance in Wales Devolution and the establishment of the Welsh Assembly Government (WAG) allowed Wales to move towards an all-age, bilingual service
Issues of Policy and Practice • Revised WAG Structure from April 2006 • Department of Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills links guidance to other key publicly funded services • Youth and Adult Learning Opportunities (YALO) Division covers Careers Wales
The Learning Country • Learning Pathways 14 – 19 “Provides a vision of education and training delivery over a 15 year period from 2002” • Learning Coach “To provide support to young people in periods of transition” –cf ‘PA’, ‘Keyworker’ ? • Learning Pathways 2 Update of strategic overview in 2006
Careers Wales On-line (CWOL) • All-age relevance • Integration of Progress File • Learning Grid of formal, non formal and informal learning opportunities • Inclusion of 14 – 19 learning opportunities • Differentiation to widen use • Subject of an Estyn thematic inspection
CWOL and e-guidance – areas of current concern • Dynamics of the interview • Mediated / unmediated access? • Availability of connection • Out of hours access
Links to Labour Market • Assembly’s vision of the role of EBP • Work with KS 1 & 2? • Work with 16 / 18+ labour market? • Work experience – compulsion or choice? • The changing role and status of career co-ordinators • TLRs and ‘Lightening the Load’ – more pressure on the role?