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Career Mark
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Career Mark is a quality award and development framework
for all learning providers to show good practice and provision
in Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG)
for young people. The standards are written by a team of careers
education specialists from Careers Consortium (East Midlands)
Limited, representing Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire,
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire and have been reviewed and
revised in line with national educational developments.
The latest revision, Career Mark 5, supports learning providers
with:-
- Every Child Matters
- Ofsted Self Evaluation
- National IAG standards
- Matrix requirements
Click onto the following links to read about the benefits
of using the framework, to look at the standards and to see
the range of support available. If you would like further
information then please get in touch with the Connexions Learning
Provider Adviser for your area.
Career Mark 5 Standards - you can view or
download the standards and also a front cover and brief explanation
of the Award and Process to produce a document for sharing
with other colleagues
Career
Mark 5 - Front cover for Standards
Career
Mark 5
- Introduction to the Award
Management
(M) - ensures that the planning and management
systems for CEIAG are coherent and effective.
Advice
and Guidance (A & G) - ensures access to
a planned programme of advice, guidance and support.
Information (I) - ensures access to appropriate
and relevant information and resources and the development
of information handling skills.
Curriculum
(C) - ensures that the careers curriculum is
well balanced and supports young people's personal development.
Outcomes
(O) - evaluates the effectiveness of the CEIAG
provision and whether young people have the knowledge, skills
and attitudes to be competent career planners.
It is preferable to work on the standards as a whole and
produce a portfolio of evidence but they can be worked on
in modules over a two year period. Look at the guidance materials
and contact your Learning Provider Adviser for additional
information.
For learning providers currently holding Career Mark IV,
if your revalidation date is due in 2008, you may still use
these standards or choose to revalidate using the new standards
- please speak to your Career Mark Adviser for further support.
Further Information
The following links give further information on the Career
Mark Award process, a presentation to introduce it to colleagues
and an application and commitment form.
Certificate of Commitment - To be completed by
the Learning Provider and submitted to the Connexions IAGS
Development Manager.
A
Powerpoint presentation on Career Mark 5 - can
be used or adapted to introduce the Award to colleagues.
The
Career Mark Award Process
Audits and Action Plans - map current provision
against the standards to identify development needs:
Guidance
on writing policies for Careers Education and Guidance, Work
Related Learning and Information
Storyboard Templates
Guidance
on writing a storyboard
Assessment and Accreditation of Career Mark 5
You can work on the individual standards and have them locally
recognised or work on the whole award at once. The following
links provide information and advice on the process through
to final on-site assessment.
IAG National
Standards mapped to Career Mark 5
List of Career Mark Award holders in Northamptonshire
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