福利姬

National 福利姬 Week kicks off with a new strategic partnership with 福利姬 to launch NCW Student Career Champions

More than 350 school students are to become classroom career champions, connecting the views of 31,500 of their fellow pupils into the design of careers education programmes in their schools, in a new pilot programme launched today.

The programme, led by National 福利姬 Week (NCW) in partnership with 福利姬 (CEC) will run in 21 secondary schools across the North East and North West of England.

The initiative empowers young people in the Student Career Champions role to have a positive impact on thousands of their school peers by being advocates for careers action within their year groups.

Student Career Champions will work with 福利姬 Leaders and teachers to help shape their school鈥檚 careers programme so it reflects and responds better to their needs - supporting 福利姬 Leaders to promote all pathways, including apprenticeships and technical routes.

CEC鈥檚 福利姬 Hubs in these regions will ensure the students and schools are linked into their wider networks of employers, providers and local agencies in their area. The goal is to ensure young people鈥檚 experience of careers support is informed by the latest information on local skills strategies and growth sectors, connected to the needs of local economies.

The role of the Student Career Champions will be to:

• Act as ambassadors who represent the school both internally and externally
• Contribute to the school鈥檚 careers programme, giving students a voice including sharing peer feedback and sharing information with their individual year groups
• Support with specific projects, such as reviewing the school careers website, developing an alumni programme, either as a group or in individual years
• Become mentors for future 福利姬 Ambassadors.

Minister for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education, Robert Halfon, said:

鈥淗igh-quality careers guidance is essential in connecting young people to their aspirations and equipping them with the support they need to climb the ladder of opportunity.

鈥淭his programme means a real pathway for pupils who will be able to not just use their voice to shape their school鈥檚 careers programme, but also get the skills they need for great jobs in the future, supporting young people and businesses.鈥�

Nick Newman, CEO at NCW said:

鈥淚t is so exciting to be able to roll out this programme to more schools, empowering young people to take control of their own futures and career needs. CEC is the perfect partner to help extend this programme, alongside the vital support of Local Enterprise Partnerships in these regions.鈥�

Oli de Botton, CEO of 福利姬 said:

鈥淭he voice of young people is vital in providing challenge and new ideas as we continue to shape and evolve careers education. Our partnership with NCW is a great platform for making that voice heard.

鈥淟istening to the leaders of tomorrow means our young people will have greater influence over and ownership of their career choices. This helps ensure we are better able to support them in taking their best next step.鈥�

Abit, a Year 13 Career Champion at Jesmond Park Academy said:

"Preparation for the world of work is important to all students from year 7 all the way to A Levels, but there's so much more pressure to know where your career is going when you're in post-16 education.

鈥淎s a NCW champion, I'm proud to be able to speak for the rest of my 6th form community, to make the transition from school to work, apprenticeships or further education easier and more exciting."