Careers Service - Staff Survey

As part of the self-evaluation process, staff are invited to complete this survey so that we can gain feedback and an insight into the current position of our Careers provision. Staff feedback is critical as it will be used to complete the Self-Evaluation Toolkit. We appreciate you taking the time to complete the survey and this will provide us with valuable feedback which will support us to further grow and enhance our Careers Provision/Service.

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Are you aware of the vision and aim of our organisation's Careers Service?

Yes

How are learners/clients/participants provided with opportunities to enhance their essential employment skills* within our organisation and through key stakeholders?

*Essential Employment Skills can be defined as the transferrable skills required to function successfully in society and in employment. Good understanding and subject knowledge are very important, but employers have identified a set of essential employment skills they require from employees in order to contribute effectively to the workforce, such as: Communication, Problem-solving, Planning and organising, Leadership and Management, Enterprise, Teamwork, Self-management, Confidence and Information Technology.

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What career-related activities and/or events are delivered by our organisation?

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What training and support have you been provided with to enable you to promote and/or embed careers activity within our organisation?

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What Labour Market Information (LMI) do you currently receive which could support you in providing impartial Careers Information, Advice and Guidance?

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How do you encourage learners/clients/participants to access and use careers/labour market information such as websites to make informed choices and raise awareness of key Employment Sectors?

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How does our Organisation support learners/clients/participants to overcome their individual barriers and progress into Sustained Employment?

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Do you feel the offer available through our Careers Provision/Service supports learners/clients/participants to make informed choices and into Education, Employment or Training?

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Yes

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Please detail any meaningful learner/client/participant encounters* you are aware of with employers, training providers and educational institutions which have been facilitated by our Organisation?

*A meaningful encounter is one in which the learner has the opportunity to explore what it’s like to learn in a work environment and can include work-related learning with an employer, voluntary work placements, visits to employers and further and higher education providers, interaction with industry professionals, and designing projects between learners and businesses.

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How do you support learners/clients/participants to access an Individual Career/Action Plan which details and confirms how they can achieve their Career Goals?

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How are learners/clients/participants within our Organisation supported to enhance their Essential Digital Skills*?

*Providers must embed activity within their careers programme which is aligned to the Governments Digital Skills Framework. The five categories of Essential Digital Skills for life and work within the framework are: Communicating, Handling Information and Content, Transacting, Problem Solving and Being Safe & Legal On-Line.

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Can learners/clients/participants access virtual Careers Information, Advice and Guidance through our Organisation’s Careers Provision/Service?

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What additional training or support be provided by our Organisation to improve your understanding and knowledge of the Careers Provision/Service?

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What changes or improvements could be made to further grow and enhance our Careers Provision/Service?

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Please provide any best practice examples or good news stories from learners who have accessed our Careers Provision/Service?

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How would you grade the Careers Provision/Service offered through our Organisation? Please tick one of the options below:

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Outstanding

Good

Requires Improvement

Inadequate