- Study captures insight from more than 100,000 students, 4,500 schools, 340 employers and 1,100 business professionals.
- Young people’s career readiness is rising – up 67% between years 7 and 13 (from 46% to 77%).
- Business is benefitting – 86% say working with schools is encouraging young people to take up careers in their sector. 78% say it’s increasing job applications.
- Disadvantage is being targeted – High quality careers education reduces a young person’s risk of being NEET by 8% - saving the Treasury £150 million a year.
Young people are now more ready for jobs, business is tackling skills gaps and the impact of disadvantage is being targeted as a consequence of careers education, according to a new report published today, at the start of National Careers Week.
The study, Careers Education 2022/23: Now & next, is from the Careers & Enterprise Company, the national body for careers education.
It is based on the biggest ever set of data on what is happening in careers education today, from more than 100,000 students, 4,500 secondary schools and colleges, 342 leading companies and 1,100 business professionals.
