Essay On Career Guidance

'Rapid economic and technological changes are pushing individuals to have several job transitions during their working lives. The model ‘one job for life’ is being replaced by careers with several job experiences and periods of learning or of family responsibilities. Lifelong guidance to support individuals in the management of their careers is increasingly important at any age and at any point in their lives:...'

(ELGPN Guidance Toolkit)

This is the opening statement from the 'European Lifelong Guidance Policy Network' highlighting the changing world we live in with focus on careers guidance, life-long learning, career management. Additionally, skills development and increasing awareness and learning in technological advancements are key for

As with any change, assessments need to be made as to how things will develop for the future, how quickly it will impact upon us and how we must develop ourselves to cope with these changes to be flexible within an variable labour market. In order to be contemporary with our delivery of Careers Education Information Advice and Guidance (CEIAG), as professionals, we need to be one step ahead of these changes by planning for the future and attempting to predict what skills will be needed to boost economic growth and develop a contemporary workforce. One which is self-aware and resilliant within an unpredictable society, who can adapt to change without feeling out of control as they have been provided with the tools to manage their own lives. Within Scotland, Career Management Skills are at the forefront of Developing Scotland's Young Workforce as well as preparing adults for change within the labour market and knowing where they fit in today's society and beyond. It is a universal life-long strategy which aims to equip people of all ages to plan for and manage their own career journeys. The strategy was developed in

Encased within the 'Letter of Guidance' (John McClelland, CBE 2017), which outlines expectations for SDS over the year in relation to preparing their Operating Plan, the government stipulates the 'importance of skills in driving inclusive and sustainable economic growth.' After reviewing several documents in relation to this years policies for economic growth and development within the Careers sector, the focus, in terms of 'skills', lies with the development of Career Management Skills, on an all-inclusive level and introducing more work-based learning opportunities. This idea is echoed throughout the 'Operating Plan' for SDS 2017/18 with this statement, '....our ambition is to achieve a rebalancing of skills provision through an expansion of work-based options.' Following on from this, the plan details ways in which this might be acheived, one of which is the idea of drawing upon the experiences of other