Career Leaders Training Programmes

Transform your careers programme and develop your skills as a Careers Leader to strategically embed careers in the curriculum.

These resources have been developed by Ormiston Academy Trust as part of a work experience project, to support the amplification of Technical and Vocational Education routes in Alternative Provision settings. 

Developed by Somerset Careers Hub.

This resource details the ways in which Enterpriser Advisers could support schools to develop their careers programme. Ideas have been categorised under each specific benchmark.

This course 'Understanding Pathways and Career Opportunities' is designed to support SENCOs and their teams in understanding the role they play in careers education and how they can, through the work they already do, support young people to make informed choices about their best next step and potential career pathway. 

Connect your practical experience with research informed frameworks for understanding the risks to NEEThood and planning effective interventions.

Developed in collaboration with educators and local authority professionals during a three year research study to understand and intervene on Early School leaving across five EU nations, these research-informed tools offer practical and CPD support for professionals working with young people at risk of NEET/Early School Leaving.

This short course is designed to highlight how the wider education workforce play a key role in supporting young people to make informed choices about their best next step and potential career pathway. 

When referring to the ‘wider education workforce’ we include those in roles such as pastoral within education and those who support young people through other relationships such as social workers, case workers, youth workers and specialist support. 

Developed by Black Country Careers Hub. Here are three resources to support a mainstream setting to audit their careers offer for SEND pupils. Create a SWOT analysis based on the audit, then plan pupil centred interventions to meet the needs of individual pupils.

Train students to become Career Ambassadors for your school using a leadership training resource & a booklet of activities to complete.

Created in partnership with The Careers & Enterprise Company, #InApprenticeships is a free online course supporting young people currently in apprenticeships. Apprentices can complete this standalone course to build confidence and understanding during their career journey.

This resource has been developed by Youth Employment UK and is a fantastic opportunity for young people to develop their skills. 

Youth Employment UK have developed a suite of free careers resources for home educated students in the UK. These courses do not assume or expect learning to be curriculum-based. They aim to focus on creative positivity, agency, and wellbeing when it comes to exploring skills, strengths and possible future steps.

The following resource and support are designed to support a Careers Leader to create a strategic careers plan. The resource and support include ‘Building a Strategic Careers Plan’ guidance document and a Careers Leader recorded webinar on this element of Benchmark 1.