Policy paper

Careers guidance provision: National Career Council's first report

National Careers Council report providing recommendations on how to improve careers guidance for young people and adults.

• From: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
• Published: 5 June 2013

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Documents

National Careers Council - an aspirational nation: creating a culture change in careers provision

Ref: BIS/13/919

PDF, 858 KB, 64 pages

National Careers Council: progress report ‘six months on: culture change in careers provision’

Ref: BIS/14/1081

PDF, 230 KB, 14 pages

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The first report of the National Career Council follows a year of extensive consultation with leaders from:

• education
• business
• the careers profession

It also follows in-depth reviews of careers policies and practices in the UK and internationally. It includes 7 recommendations and practical steps to improve careers guidance for young people and adults. It highlights the need to address the mismatch between high unemployment and employers who are struggling to recruit.

In February 2014 the Council produced an interim report on how much improvement has been made 6 month’s on from their first report.

Published 5 June 2013