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Young people’s career readiness rising as result of careers education

Young people say they are now better prepared than ever before to move into jobs after school as a result of careers education, says a new report published on 7th March. 

To coincide with National Careers Week 2023, The Careers & Enterprise Company (CEC) has published ‘Ready for the Future: A review of Careers Education in England 21/22′.

The report and press release are available here on CEC’s website.

In Summary

  • A Survey of 35,000 young people shows 74% say they are career ready in Year 13, rising from 45% in Year 7
  • Awareness of apprenticeships doubles from 39% in Year 7 to 81% by Year 11
  • High quality careers education is helping to close the disadvantage gap, reducing NEET levels
  • Work experience has bounced back to pre-pandemic level, up from 47% to 65%

 

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