Careers guidance for young people has never been more important, with nearly one million young people unemployed in the UK and businesses vocal about the skills gap they face when recruiting at entry level. This, coupled with the cuts to services for this age bracket makes National Careers Week an essential vehicle of support for young people and their career journeys.
National Careers Week runs from the 4th – 8th March 2013 and is now in its third year. The whole thing is the brainchild of those very clever bods over at Careersinfo. All of us here at Explorer’s HQ are proud to lend our support to this important initiative.
It’s worth pointing out that National Careers Week is no hill of beans. This year alone, over 1,500 schools across the UK have signed up, which means 1.1 million UK students can get more of the support they need to make informed choices about their first steps on the career ladder. If you like statistics, during National Careers Week 2012 more than 25,000 totally free resources were downloaded including case studies, videos and information packs. I think you’ll agree that adds up to an impressive amount, maybe even a mountain of free careers support!
This year, National Careers Week has two big objectives:
1. Inspiring schools to offer a more innovative careers approach by highlighting free resources & support
2. Encouraging employers to connect with the massive pool of talent young people represent
We wholeheartedly believe an initiative like this is crucial. We also see the value in supporting young people as they take their first steps towards work in a tough economic climate. Our own explorers regularly tell us that employers look for a mix of attitude and experience. Their lessons have taught us time and time again that attitude can always be influenced and as for experience, you always have more than you think!
National Careers Week is a big step towards ensuring more people get this message and get access to effective, common-sense career encouragement and support. Find out more about what’s happening near you during National Careers Week via their website: www.nationalcareersweek.com. All that remains is for us to say, National Careers Week, once again we salute you!
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