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1240/5(1967)
QUESTION TO BE ASKED OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE EDUCATION, SPORT AND CULTURE COMMITTEE ON TUESDAY 21st OCTOBER 2003, BY THE DEPUTY OF ST. JOHN
Question
- A s a numberof young people have left schooland gone out into the workplacebut have beenunable to obtain employment, what preparations has the Committee put in place to help young people wishing to return tofull-timeeducation or to assist them to obtain a job placement?
- W ith the apparentreductionin the number of jobs in the finance industry, whatsteps is the Committee taking toencourage young people into othercareers,suchas nursing, engineeringand other manual trades?
Answer
- A l l youngpeople leaving compulsory education at 16 years of agehave the optiontoremaininfull-time education either inone of the schools that provide sixth form programmesofstudy', or at Highlands College. I understand that this year about 97 per cent of sixteen year olds took this option.The Careers Service tries to maintain contact with thosewhodonotremain in full-time education andhave difficulty in securing employment. Discussions are underway with representatives from the Training and EmploymentPartnership,and the EmploymentandSocialSecurityDepartmenttoconsiderwhetherany additional programmesormeasuresshouldbe taken toraise vocational skill levels among this groupand others whomayneed further training or support inorder to gain employmentin the current economic climate.
- T h e Careers Service,through its publications, eventsand presentations to pupils andparents,hasalways encouraged youngpeople to take thewidestpossible view of career and training options available to school leavers. All KeyStage 4 students in Jersey undertake courses ofcareers education in schools and have one-to-one interviews with careers teachers when considering their career options. The job opportunities for16 year olds in the finance industry have been reducingfor a numberofyears and so encouragement to consider a wide range of training and employment opportunities is not a new phenomenon. Indeed, recentyears have beenmarkedby increasing numbersofschool leavers progressing to Highlands College at 16+ to undertakeprogrammes in practical areas.