ERIC Number: ED558601
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2015-Apr
Pages: 8
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: 978-1-9100-0862-1
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Top Tips for Senior Leaders in Schools and Colleges: How to Provide Meaningful Experience of the World of Work for Young People as Part of 16 to 19 Study Programmes
National Foundation for Educational Research
A core part of 16 to 19 study programmes is the provision of work experience for all young people. It is increasingly recognised that young people need to develop their employability skills, alongside qualifications, in preparation for the world of work and securing a job. This top tips guide offers advice to schools and colleges wishing to implement and deliver new work experience offers/opportunities. It recommends some ideas that have been tried and tested and suggests some techniques for the development of relationships between employers and education providers and ways to further develop employability skills in young people.
Descriptors: Work Experience, Youth Opportunities, Youth Programs, Employment Potential, Employment Qualifications, Career Readiness, Delivery Systems, Program Implementation, Leaders Guides, Best Practices, Partnerships in Education, Educational Administration, Educational Strategies, Educational Practices, College Administration, School Administration, Educational Research, Career Academies, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) (England)
Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom
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