#CareersWorks is a brand new mobile Careers Service which will serve isolated communities across Wales, the UK and Europe, taking our vision of equality, enterprise and future careers from #WalesToTheWorld. We have partners across the UK and North West Europe, from Angus to Ireland, Derry to Belgium, with Pontypridd at the heart of this network, and whilst Mrs May will be gone by June 7th, #CareersWorks will be around for much longer. It’s the vision of Andy Fosterjohn, (andyf57@gmail.com 07977 371550)who has been in the Careers Business since 1984, and trained Careers Advisers in Wales in the 1990s.
Here in Wales, due to funding cuts, the statutory services like Careers Wales and JobCentre Plus are unable to deliver to people in isolated communities, and their outreach is limited, both in the Valleys, rural areas, and suburban fringe estates in our bigger cities. Refugee and migrant communities are ill served, as are those with a range of additional needs, who may be a long way from the Labour Market, and all need additional on-gong support, in their local community.
Good careers guidance, delivered by experienced, motivated, well trained and well-paid careers advisers has economic value to individuals, their communities and the wider regional economy. Careers education and advice is what connects the vocational education and training ecosystem to the workforce of today and tomorrow.
So, each region will have a team of three mobile units, who will deliver pop up careers centres to places not reached by existing services, see clients, deliver group sessions. We have a bid going in to Interreg North West Europe in June, for the final round of funding under the current EU budget arrangements, and our aim is to embed the service during the next three years, so it becomes self sustaining. We need startup money.
Andy Fosterjohn
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