Careers and Enterprise
The Careers and Enterprise Company exists to facilitate a world-class careers education, inspiring and preparing young people for the world of work.
Every young person deserves the best possible start to their working life; to choose their path, fulfil their potential and contribute to a thriving economy. Careers and enterprise education inspires, informs and immerses young people in the ever-changing world of work. Over recent years, we have established the foundations of a new approach to long-standing issues affecting the quality and availability of careers education for young people across England. Our work began with a transformative employer-led programme to connect business with education. Today, we support schools and colleges to deliver world-class careers education, responsive to individual pupil needs and underpinned by the internationally recognised Gatsby Career Benchmarks.
Connexions
Connexions is impartial information, advice and guidance service which is part of the Skills team at Wolverhampton City Council. We support young people, along with their parents/carers, with making choices in life and making the transition to adulthood. We can work with young people with special education needs and disabilities until the age of 25 and can make referrals to other services after that age. We are client-focused and support our young people with choosing education and training options, developing independence and accessing support to barriers to achievement, exploring jobs and working life, volunteering and work experience, accessing community projects and leisure activities.
Labour market Information
Labour Market Intelligence (LMI) is vital in ensuring students receive careers advice and guidance that reflects an understanding of what business and jobs are available in the local area. LMI should give an understanding of the demographics of the local area as well as key sectors, job trends, key strategic businesses and what opportunities exist within the locality.
The government-funded ‘LMI for All’ service connects and standardises existing national sources of high quality and reliable LMI with the aim of informing careers decisions. This data is made freely available via a single access point for software developers to use in websites and applications to bring the data to life for a range of audiences. It is not a careers website in its own right. The service provides two widgets - Careerometer and Skillsometer - which are free and easy to embed directly onto a school or college website. These widgets have been designed for students (but can be used by others) and provide an easy way to access LMI. The National Careers Service uses this LMI to inform more than 850 job profiles on its website.
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Labour Market Information
The government-funded ‘LMI for All’ service connects and standardises existing national sources of high quality and reliable LMI with the aim of informing careers decisions. This data is made freely available via a single access point for software developers to use in websites and applications to bring the data to life for a range of audiences. It is not a careers website in its own right. The service provides two widgets - Careerometer and Skillsometer - which are free and easy to embed directly onto a school or college website. These widgets have been designed for students (but can be used by others) and provide an easy way to access LMI. The National Careers Service uses this LMI to inform more than 850 job profiles on its website.
Black Country
Labour Market Information
Wolverhampton Local Offer
The Wolverhampton Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) local offer provides information in a single place for children and young people with and their parents or carers.
Provision is available, within Wolverhampton Libraries & Community Hubs as well as City of Wolverhampton Council Civic Centre, to support access to the Local Offer.
The Council for Disabled Children (CDC) in partnership with the Department for Education has produced a series of fact sheets, films and posters designed to help children and young people understand some of the key themes of the new SEND reforms, including a Parent's Guide to the Local Offer. Here you will find information from the Dept for Education.
The Children and Families Act 2014 requires each Local Authority to produce and publish a Local Offer which sets out in one place information about provision available across education, health and social care for children and young people in the area who have special educational needs or are disabled. Further information about the requirements of the Local Offer can be found in Chapter 4 of the pdf icon SEND Code of Practice - January 2015.
You can find information on what services children, young people and their families can expect from a range of local agencies including:
Special educational provision
Provision is available, within Wolverhampton Libraries & Community Hubs as well as City of Wolverhampton Council Civic Centre, to support access to the Local Offer.
The Council for Disabled Children (CDC) in partnership with the Department for Education has produced a series of fact sheets, films and posters designed to help children and young people understand some of the key themes of the new SEND reforms, including a Parent's Guide to the Local Offer. Here you will find information from the Dept for Education.
The Children and Families Act 2014 requires each Local Authority to produce and publish a Local Offer which sets out in one place information about provision available across education, health and social care for children and young people in the area who have special educational needs or are disabled. Further information about the requirements of the Local Offer can be found in Chapter 4 of the pdf icon SEND Code of Practice - January 2015.
You can find information on what services children, young people and their families can expect from a range of local agencies including:
Special educational provision
- Health provision
- Social care provision
- Other educational provision
- Training provision
- Travel arrangements for children and young people to schools, colleges and early years education and Preparing for adulthood, including housing, employment and leisure opportunities.
The Local Offer Group was established to oversee the planning and delivery of the new Local Offer. The following principles were adopted by the Group and will continue to be at the heart of our Local Offer.
Rodbaston College
Have a supportive learner-centred environment fully staffed by a dedicated team of teachers, instructors and learning support assistants at every campus.
Our supported learning programmes offer learners the perfect opportunity to develop and grow in confidence and independence, helping you find your place in the world, enhance life skills and develop employability skills.
Get involved in external work experience opportunities – volunteer with the National Trust to restore woodland and create habitats for the RSPB! We have a dedicated learner support team who are on hand to develop individual learning support plans, based on the needs of each learner.
https://www.southstaffs.ac.uk/courses/sldd/
Our supported learning programmes offer learners the perfect opportunity to develop and grow in confidence and independence, helping you find your place in the world, enhance life skills and develop employability skills.
Get involved in external work experience opportunities – volunteer with the National Trust to restore woodland and create habitats for the RSPB! We have a dedicated learner support team who are on hand to develop individual learning support plans, based on the needs of each learner.
https://www.southstaffs.ac.uk/courses/sldd/