Career Mark 5

What is Career Mark?

Career Mark is a quality standard and development framework for good practice and provision in CEIAG for young people.

This award is for all learning organisations, including schools, pupil support centres, colleges and work-based learning providers.

The standards are written by a team of careers education specialists from Careers Consortium (East Midlands) Limited, representing Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire and Nottinghamshire.

The standards are constantly revised to reflect national changes in requirements and developments in good practice. Career Mark 5 is the latest version and supports:

• Every Child Matters
• OFSTED self evaluation
• National Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG) standards
• Links to Matrix.
  

If you would like to find out more about Career Mark Contact the Careers Education and Information Team (CEdIT) - 0116 261 5920.

Go through to the Career Mark Website for advice and resources.

You will need a log-in from your Career Mark adviser to access the full resources (handbook, audit sheets, standards and checklists).

The Career Mark Framework and Standards

Career Mark 5 is built around a model of integration (see introduction for diagram), which has led to the development of five standards of good practice.

Introduction to standards

Standard M - Management

ensures that the planning and management systems for CEIAG are coherent and effective.

Standard A & G - Advice and Guidance

ensures access to a planned programme of advice, guidance, and support.

Standard I - Information

ensures access to appropriate and relevant information and the development of information handling skills.

Standard C - Curriculum

ensures that the careers curriculum is well balanced and supports young people’s personal development.

Standard O - Outcomes

evaluates the effectiveness of the CEIAG provision and whether young people have the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to be competent career planners.

See the links below for schools and colleges who are working towards or have achieved Career Mark in Leicester and Leicester Shire.

City schools and colleges (pdf format)

County schools and colleges (pdf format)

20-May-2010