Learning from career and labour market information (LMI)
Why is this important
For students and those who advise them, it is critical that they access to information about the labour market at a local, regional, national, and international level. This must include information about the learning options that they will need to make decisions about now and in the future. Without this information, young people cannot make informed decisions about their future and they will tend to be limited to existing knowledge.
How to achieve 100%
Ensure that the careers programme includes sessions, before the end of Year 9, to introduce students to labour market information providing them with an opportunity of using the information to inform their own choices. This should also include information about the full range of options open to students at the various transition points.
Use all available communication channels with parents and carers to emphasise to them the important role they play in supporting their children with their decision making and provide them with links to information that can help them with this responsibility.
Ideas
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Link LMI to the key growth areas for the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough region
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Include LMI into the regular school communications to parents and young people (school newsletter/emails)
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Highlight a different sector each fortnight for students to discuss and research in tutor time, include some videos for tutors to play
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Integrate into a Maths lesson with a comparison of different industry shares locally, or graphs to show changes in job growth locally
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Integrate into an English lesson to research a specific industry and write a report/essay on businesses in that industry locally
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Integrate into PSHE to do research into local skills and experience needed and how you can develop these through school and post 16 options
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Team work to investigate post-16/18/25 options, e.g. apprenticeship, t-levels, a-levels, BTEC, uni, traineeship, supported apprenticeship, etc.
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Task students to research and identify their dreams for the futures and the industries that interests them
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Use your school website to communicate LMI to parents and other stakeholders
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All colleges offer talks, taster days and pathway resources
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Include LMI sessions at parents evenings
Important points to consider
You need to ensure that students are informed about all the options including those provided by other providers of learning.
To provide students with access to information about careers and the labour market, there are a range of ‘paid for’ careers platforms and free to access websites, your website and intranet should include references and links to these.
When communicating with parents, a range of approaches is better than just one. For instance, being available at a parent’s event may not capture all parents. Ensure that Careers is a regular feature in newsletters to parents and is highlighted at key times in the year.
This information is provided in partnership with the Careers and Enterprise Company (CEC). For more information about CEC Careers Hubs please visit the Careers Hub Provider Access Policy.
Career Maps from Cambridge Regional College
Cambridge Regional College offer a fantastic range of vocational courses and apprenticeship programmes that lead our students onto many different careers.
Take a look at their great resources that may help you map out your career options.
Gatsby benchmark 2
All pupils, parents and carers, teachers and staff who support pupils should have access to good-quality, up-to-date information about future pathways, study options, and labour market opportunities. Young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and their parents and carers may require different or additional information. All pupils will need the support of an informed adviser to make the best use of available information.
