Chris Evans
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(10 years, 6 months ago)
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Chris Evans (Islwyn) (Lab/Co-op)
10. What assessment he has made of current provision of information, advice and guidance for young people.
The Minister for Skills and Enterprise (Matthew Hancock)
We have introduced a new duty on schools to secure independent and impartial careers advice. For the first time, we have a National Careers Service and Ofsted will judge a school’s leadership on how well they deliver.
Chris Evans
Careers Wales has referred 9,000 people to the Jobs Growth Wales programme and 75% of them are now in sustainable employment. Have the Government studied the Welsh experience?
Matthew Hancock
Yes, of course; we have looked all around the world. We are increasing the amount of mentoring to ensure that we have the best people, including employers, to inspire young people to go into careers that will enable them to reach their potential.