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    Careers

    Introduction

    The importance of effective careers education within schools has never been greater. The increased choice of career, education and training pathways available to young people in today’s economy means that it is more important than ever for our young people to develop key employability skills and to receive high quality careers education, information, advice and guidance.

    Our Aims

    Our overall aim and aspiration, is that our students will develop the skills and confidence to make the most of their life choices and follow the career path, which suits them best. They will develop a clear understanding of the impact of their education, training and employment choices and will make career choices, which are informed and well thought through and are based on self-awareness. This will help them to understand the relevance of their education, skills and experience; and be aware of the opportunities and pathways available to them. CoDA’s CEG has been designed to incorporate the guidance given in the Gatsby Benchmarks. For more information about these benchmarks, please follow the link below:

    https://www.careersandenterprise.co.uk/schools-colleges/understand-gatsby-benchmarks

    Our aims are to be to enable our students to develop their knowledge, understanding, skills and experiences of opportunities that are available to them. By achieving this, they can then manage their career development, and make the relevant informed choices. By ensuring that students receive, a well-structured CEG should aid their successful transition into education, training or employment. Students’ employability skills are wide and a varied range of skills and capabilities. These skills will be enhanced so that it will allow a learner to be employable, to sustain employment and realise their potential in the world of work.  Our careers education package not only includes taught timetabled provision but also meaningful opportunities that are open to them. These include:

    • personal career planning
    • realistic and meaningful cross curricular opportunities for development of employability skills
    • opportunities for planned and relevant work-related learning experience

    We believe in giving FE, HE and training providers the opportunity to talk to pupils at the school. Please use the following link to see our Provider Access Policy:

    Careers Advice

    Careers Advice and Guidance is the provision of impartial, learner / client-centred, advice and guidance. This is used to assist students in making appropriate career decisions and choices, which are informed and well thought through. It enables students to apply their knowledge, understanding, skills and experiences to manage their career and make informed decisions about their education, training or employment. If young people find jobs which utilise their potential and meet their own goals they are likely to be more motivated and therefore more productive in their work. We also promote social inclusion, challenge stereotypes and promote equality of opportunity by raising the aspirations of disadvantaged groups and supporting them in accessing opportunities that otherwise might be denied.

    Our students have access to good quality careers education provision, and impartial careers information, advice and guidance. This will assist them to make well-informed career choices and to achieve their full potential. All students get a detailed action plan in order to establish their own career choices. By using effective career, decisions can lead to increased and appropriate participation in education, training and employment. This will include:

    • enabling young people to develop the skills to be able to make informed decisions about their education, training and employment options
    • providing young people with opportunities and experience to develop the essential employability and life skills in order to become effective citizens and employees

    If we achieve our goal, students will move towards the twin aspirations of social inclusion and economic success.

    The careers Information given, provides access to up-to-date impartial labour market data and info relating to educational and training opportunities, to inform career planning and management. One of the key objectives of this CEIAG strategy is to develop effective career decision-makers. Impartiality of advice and guidance is vital and it is important to ensure that all young people have access to high quality advice and guidance.  Each student throughout their education journey at CoDA, will receive 1:1 careers interviews by our Careers Advisor.

    Careers guidance delivered to our students is secured under this statutory duty must:

    • Be presented in an impartial manner;
    • Include information on the full range of post-16 education or training options, including apprenticeships and technical education routes
    • Promote the best interests of those to whom it is given.
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