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Jim Carrick-Birtwell, plotr CEO

Jim Carrick-Birtwell, plotr CEO. Why are we here?. McKinsey analysis – Education to employment, Dec 2012. Paradox: 75 million young people unemployed Employers report critical shortages of key skills. Employers lack confidence in the skills system.

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Jim Carrick-Birtwell, plotr CEO

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  1. Jim Carrick-Birtwell, plotr CEO

  2. Why are we here?

  3. McKinsey analysis – Education to employment, Dec 2012 Paradox: • 75 million young people unemployed • Employers report critical shortages of key skills

  4. Employers lack confidence in the skills system

  5. 90% of employers want to be more involved with careers support for young people (source: Deloitte, Education and Employers Taskforce, 2010)

  6. Young people want better careers advice • 95% of young people said they would like employers to be more involved • 60% of young people say education should focus on career advice, work experience and employment skills • 71% want careers advice from age 11

  7. 11, 14, 16, 18, 21

  8. Moments of truth for young people deciding on career paths

  9. Young people need advice sooner

  10. What does the solution look like?

  11. McKinsey recommendations Education to employment: Designing a system that works • Better data about career options and training pathways required to make informed decisions • Education to employment solutions need to scale up • Technology, the internet, and serious game simulation, i.ea system integrator required

  12. What are we all about? plotr’s mission is to democratise knowledge and information about careers and the world of work, and to inspire and inform every young person about the options available to them between the ages of 11 and 24. I

  13. Our focus Two core constituencies: • High achieving young people • Disadvantaged young people

  14. How does plotr work? Inspiration, exploration, discovery & opportunity Current product set = ‘limbs’ of system: 1. Career worlds 2. Resource centre 3. Opportunity finder 4. Employer profile

  15. Career Worlds

  16. Career Worlds

  17. Career Worlds

  18. Resource Centre • Over 2,000 helpful articles across the web • plotr blog live as well as our features section

  19. Employer profile

  20. Opportunity Finder • Over 80,000 opportunities featured on the site • Apprenticeships, volunteering and entry-level employer jobs

  21. “Rejection letters” • 20-30K unique users a month • >200,000 unique users since Nov 2012

  22. Ambassadors

  23. plotr development

  24. Contact us plotr.co.uk e: jim.birtwell@plotr.co.ukt: 0203 405 3000m: 07956 698243

  25. Thanks for your support

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