GOOD CAREER GUIDANCE: THE NEXT TEN YEARS
After nearly two years of extensive research and consultation, the Gatsby Benchmarks have been updated for 2024 and beyond.
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Delivering Technical Education
Technical education offers young people a clear route from school into rewarding technician occupations, and progression to higher education for those who wish to study further before entering employment. The implementation of the Sainsbury Review recommendations will bring a step-change in the quality of technical education provision in England.
Good Career Guidance for Adults
Adults in England deserve a high-quality careers guidance system to help them navigate the ever-changing world of work. Our aim is to assist in improving and simplifying the guidance available to adults in this country, we recognise that in order for an adult to make better quality careers decisions they must have access to a trusted and effective career guidance infrastructure.
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Aligning local skills supply with local employers' needs: a model Local Skills Improvement Plan (LSIP)
A new Gatsby-commissioned report sets out how Employer Representative Bodies (ERBs) can structure their Local Skills Improvement Plans (LSIPs) to improve the alignment of skills supply with employer needs.
The first Local Skills Improvement Plans (LSIPs) were published by designated Employer Representative Bodies (ERBs) in 2023. During 2022 to 2024, Gatsby commissioned public policy consultancy Think to offer support for the development of these early plans – including facilitating workshops, undertaking detailed reviews of all published LSIP reports, and wide-ranging consultation to draw out
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New report showcases T-level industry placements in higher education and research
Over the past 18 months Gatsby has supported a project delivered by the Institute of Technical Skills and Strategy (UK ITSS) to increase industry placement opportunities in universities. Since then, over 150 T-level students in routes including Digital, Science, and Engineering & Manufacturing, have begun 315-hour industry placements in technical teams in universities and research institutes nationally.
T-levels industry placements in higher education and research: sector insights and practical guidance highlights students’ and institutions’ achievements. It features case studies from 12 organisations, demonstrating a range of placement models, benefits, and tips for institutions considering hosting placements. The report was launched on 9 July by Sara Davies MBE, Founder
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