Careers England

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Workforce Recruitment and Retention in the Career Sector
Careers England research highlights the growing threat to the Careers Sector as it battles to maintain a strong professional workforce
Kieran Gordon – Executive Director of Careers England receives MBE
Kieran was awarded an MBE in the 2021 New Year's Honours list, published via HM Government's Foreign and Commonwealth Development
Matrix Standard 
image001Careers England has accepted an invitation to join the Matrix Standard Advisory Board. The matrix standard is currently being reviewed
Private Members Bill –  Education (Careers Guidance in Schools) 
Mark Jenkinson, Conservative MP for Workington, has presented a Private Members Bill, which received its First Reading  and will receive
Skills Commission Report – Transition to Ambition: Navigating the Careers Maze
Policy Connect recently published a Skills Commission Report: Transition to Ambition: Navigating the careers maze. Careers England responded to the Skills
Skills for Jobs White Paper
The Department for Education recently published its long awaited FE/Skills for Jobs White Paper, which contains a section on careers
NEET Task Group
A new NEET Task Group has been established to provide a frontline insight into and evidence of the impact of
Careers England Submission to the Skills Commission inquiry: Workforce of the Future
The Skills Commission invited submissions to a public call for evidence as part of its ongoing inquiry, the Workforce of
Careers and Enterprise Company – Evaluation of the Enterprise Adviser Network
The Careers and Enterprise Company has published its evaluation of the Enterprise Adviser Network in England: https://www.careersandenterprise.co.uk/sites/default/files/uploaded/1416_ean_school_and_college_survey_final.pdf
Gatsby Survey on Benchmark 7 – Student Encounters with FE and HE
Gatsby, as part of its ongoing work to support the careers guidance system in England, has launched a set of
Call for National Careers Service Flexibility to Deal with Pandemic
Careers England has held meetings with DfE and ESFA to request changes to how the National Careers Service prioritises customers,
Risks to Rishi Sunak’s Extra Investment in Careers Advice in the ‘Plan For Jobs’.
  Kieran Gordon, Executive Director, Careers England, asks for change to enable the National Careers Service to support all adults