The document discusses ways to improve the match between students' education and employment needs. It notes that employers find graduates lack readiness for work. It suggests personal development activities beyond the curriculum, like work experience, to give students skills like project management, leadership, and understanding how businesses work. It proposes an online learning system called Young Chamber to provide career guidance, connect students to employers, and allow students to take charge of their own learning and development. The goal is for students to better demonstrate skills that employers seek.
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IMPROVING THE EMPLOYMENT MATCH BETWEEN EDUCATION AND WORK
1. DOES FULL TIME EDUCATION
ADEQUATELY PREPARE
STUDENTS FOR EMPLOYMENT
& THE WORKPLACE?
2. What the Employers say....
Business employer surveys confirm a significant mismatch between their expectation
& the candidates’ apparent readiness for work;
MIS-MATCH BETWEEN EXPECTATION & ARRIVAL
3. IMPROVING THE EMPLOYMENT MATCH
Two types of employer & employment;
COMMERCIAL ORGANISATIONS – from global giants to micro
businesses & self employed individuals where the motivation is
profit & the capital is privately owned - PRIVATE SECTOR
STATE OWNED ORGANISATIONS - generally providing services
essential to society where the motivation is equality of access &
achieving common standards & the capital is drawn from state
taxation revenues - PUBLIC SECTOR
4.
5. DO NOTHING – YOU’VE EITHER GOT IT OR YOU HAVEN’T
• Entrepreneurs are born not made
• Everyone finds their own level eventually
• Socialisation develops creativity & personality
• Family & Peer group pressures are influential
• Qualifications are best if you want a profession
• People without qualifications possess real talent
6. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT BEYOND THE CURRICULUM, including...
• applied learning • project work • events management • hobbies
into employment • social media & brands • talking to employers •
teambuilding • leadership • consumer credit • delegation • career
guidance • how business works • specialist skills • work experience
• society & politics • enterprise • overseas trade • self assessment •
vocational skills • personal finance • CV & job applications • work
shadowing • starting a business • EU single market • citizenship •
indebtedness • mock interviews • employment law • internet
research • bank loans • property & mortgages • pensions &
taxation • local government • community groups • health & safety
• euro-zone • inter school networking , etc., etc., etc.
7. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT BEYOND THE CURRICULUM, including...
• applied learning • project work • events management • hobbies
into employment • social media & brands • talking to employers •
teambuilding • leadership • consumer credit • delegation • career
guidance • how business works • specialist skills • work experience
• society & politics • enterprise • overseas trade • self assessment •
vocational skills • personal finance • CV & job applications • work
shadowing • starting a business • EU single market • citizenship •
indebtedness • mock interviews • employment law • internet
research • bank loans • property & mortgages • pensions &
taxation • local government • community groups • health & safety
• euro-zone • inter school networking , etc., etc., etc.
YOUNG CHAMBER PROVIDES ONLINE
LEARNING; STRUCTURE; SUPPORT TOOLS;
CAREER VISION; BUSINESS ENGAGEMENT
LEAVING STUDENTS TO DECIDE THE ACTUAL
PROGRAMME & YEAR PLAN
8. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT BEYOND THE CURRICULUM, including...
• applied learning • project work • events management • hobbies
into employment • social media & brands • talking to employers •
teambuilding • leadership • consumer credit • delegation • career
guidance • how business works • specialist skills • work experience
• society & politics • enterprise • overseas trade • self assessment •
vocational skills • personal finance • CV & job applications • work
shadowing • starting a business • EU single market • citizenship •
indebtedness • mock interviews • employment law • internet
research • bank loans • property & mortgages • pensions &
taxation • local government • community groups • health & safety
• euro-zone • inter school networking , etc., etc., etc.
THE BUSINESS EMPLOYER MEETS POTENTIAL
FUTURE EMPLOYEES WHO CAN.....
DEMONSTRATE AN ABILITY TO
MANAGE THEIR OWN LEARNING
10. MANAGEMENT INFORMATION (MI)
Planning & marketing resource tool for YC Councils
Improving your knowledge of how business
works & helping inspire new school projects
Creating a personal career file, sharing, testing ideas
& challenging wider job opportunity awareness
Plus regular & annual events;
The Skills Factor 2012
Wembley Stadium 4th July
Battle of the Bands 2012
Wembley Stadium 4th July
11. Improving knowledge of how business works & helping inspire school projects
User Name/email Password
13. Improving knowledge of how business works & helping inspire school projects
SCHOOL & STUDENT REGISTRATION – 24 HOUR ACCESS
VIDEO GUIDE TO WHAT IS YC & YC INTERACTIVE
• Portal wall button features understanding business including;
How a business works • Mentor fact files • 360 degree tours • Skills Glossary
• Portal wall button features getting most out of Young Chamber, including;
Ideas Bank • Contact your Chamber • Loud & Clear • Need more Info
• Personal Notebook & Enterprise Blog
Memo reminder • Self Assessment Ratings
14. • investigate job opportunities
• uses familiar networking styles
• evaluate & share career information
• student personal files, transferable & beyond
• impact on career advice & work experience choices
Build greater knowledge of local employment
Platform to build employer engagement
Means of generating YC & school funds
Developing & growing network
26. • Whole School Activity, led by the YC Council
• Formal 4 week trial with teacher & parent approval
• Part of a 100 school national evaluation
• Possibly an out-of-term summer activity
• Potential to engage businesses & attract funding