The Career Guidance sector in Wales

Careers Wales

Careers Wales is the Welsh provider free, bilingual, impartial careers information, advice and guidance for all ages - bringing education and business together. Private careers practitioners and companies also operate in Wales.

WELSH CAREERS SERVICES REVIEW

Future Ambitions: Developing careers services in Wales

The Welsh Assembly Government released the long-awaited report 'Future Ambitions: developing Careers Services in Wales' in November 2010, and issued a Ministerial statement and response to key recommendations contained with the report. The Institute has considered and responded to both documents.

Publication of the Review

The Review (click on link above) was published on 16th November 2010.

Read Leighton Andrews' written statement on publication of the Review.

Recommendations - accepted and rejected

The Minister and officials have highlighted recommendations that have been accepted and rejected and there are timescales noted for action - see document here.

ICG's response to the Review and the accepted/rejected recommendations

ICG President Steve Higginbotham's letter to the Welsh Minister Leighton Andrews

ICG Response Document sent with the letter above

It is interesting to consider the extent to which the contents and findings relate to careers service developments in each of the four home countries. Therefore, we encourage all our members to review the contents and consider the implications for current and future careers policy, research and practice.

Evidence to the Review of Careers Services in Wales

The ICG's Immediate Past President Vivienne Brown has submitted both written and verbal evidence, including the results of the ICG Welsh members survey, to the Core Group comprising Dr. Haydn Edwards (chair), Professor Danny Saunders and Dr Deirdre Hughes.

The Chair, Haydn Edwards, warmly welcomed the report and particularly appreciated the fact that ICG had taken the trouble to survey its members in Wales. He was pleased to have such a good, well presented report; the panel took note of all the findings and these will be used to inform future deliberations. He also appreciated the fact that the materials had been made available in Welsh as well as English.

The Core Group is reporting to the Minister on Wednesday 19th May 2010, with all the evidence it has received.

Read the ICG's Position Statement on the Review: