Mansfield pupils' career advice
27 February 2013
Recent iCeGS research conducted with over 500 pupils in Mansfield secondary schools reveals that although only 12% said that they had a clear idea about what they needed to do to achieve their career goal they were very interested in learning more about jobs and careers. They were especially keen on finding out more from local employers, in fact more pupils said they'd value advice from employers than from their own parents or teachers. Furthermore ¾ said that they thought that work experience was essential in helping them to find out more about work and their future careers.
These findings have recently been presented to head teachers in Mansfield schools and to the Chambers of Commerce to help them think about their provision of careers support in schools. It has also informed services being developed by the Mansfield Learning Partnership such as their me2wrk programme and the mlp careers and employability portal.
For more information about this project contact Jo Hutchinson or Siobhan Neary.
