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Oxford City 14-19 Consortium Learning in Partnership. Careers Festival 2011. What are we aiming to achieve?. Support young people to maximise their talents and raise/realise aspirations
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Oxford City 14-19 ConsortiumLearning in Partnership Careers Festival 2011
What are we aiming to achieve? • Support young people to maximise their talents and raise/realise aspirations • Raise the profile to young people on the importance placed on skills, behaviours and attitudes by employers and higher education • Improve the quality of impartial IAG • Enhance Careers Education programmes
What are we aiming to achieve? • Attract exhibitors from key industry sectors • Provide workforce development activities • Positive learner/employer evaluations • Establish reputation of Oxford Careers Festival as a prestigious event • Reduce the number of 16-19 NEETs/NiLs • City collaborative event further to further develop the partnership identity
Current situation • Initial agreement and £6,000 secured from City Partnership • Additional £5,000 secured (OCC Connexions & Aimhigher) • Project Group established and OEBP in-kind support of a Project Manager allocated • Kassam Stadium visited and ‘holding’ dates for last week in January 2011
Project Management • Project Plan (lead, milestones, risks, resources) • Securing additional sponsorship/funding • Develop marketing strategy • Develop options for format of the event • Develop concept/themes for workshops and showcase zones • Recruit exhibitors • Develop pre-event/event/post-event materials • Identify, prepare and brief steward • Communicate to schools/stakeholders ongoing progress
Target audience decisions • How universal – to age groups • Current Y8 & Y7 first cohorts affected by RPA to 17 and 18 respectively • Targeted invitations e.g. NEET 16-18 year olds • Amount of time available to a visiting cohort
Maximising the impact of the event • Pre-event activities • On the day • Post-event follow-up
Maximising the impact of the event • Exhibitors – hands-on / stands • Talks -sector, by organisations) • Motivational presentations – universal / targeted • VIP area for employers/teachers • Student input
Key Questions • Format • Content • Target audience
Target audience The table above does not include special schools or the 16-18 learners at OCVC (2,766 full-time) alongside the possibility of targeting actual NEETS to attend the event.
Key Questions • Who do we prioritise to attend and how much time do they get to spend at the event? • What activities/experiences would you like students to access on the day? (essential/desirable) • What preparation/activity should take place prior to the event in schools? • Target audience
Key Questions • What post-event follow-up would you like to see? • What activities/workshops would you like to see in our VIP area where we bring employers, teachers (and selected students) together? • In what ways, if any, do you feel parents/carers could be involved? • Target audience
Small Group Discussion 10 Min. 10 Sec. 15 Min. 15 Sec. 20 Min. 20 Sec. 12 1 11 25 Min. 2 30 Sec. 10 30 Min. 45 Sec. 3 9 35 Min. 50 Sec. 4 40 Min. 1 Min. 8 45 Min. 2 Min. 7 5 6 50 Min. 3 Min. 55 Min. 4 Min. 1 Hour 5 Min.