How we make a difference: we do this by empowering our clients to identify their strengths and preferences, enabling them to make sound career decisions and by giving them an insight into the work skills required by employers. Working successfully in partnership with schools and employers, we help bridge the gap between education and work; and for those already in work, important career management skills.
We work with thousands of students every year delivering interactive workshops to inspire young people to think positively about their futures and help them to make informed choices about the world of work.
Workshops are run by experienced careers professionals and inspiring business ambassadors who work collaboratively to engage students in a programme of activities designed to ensure they develop the skills needed for employment in the 21st century.
New for 2017/18 Careers Local: Approved Provider for Careers Enterprise Grant to schools in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire in partnership with Skills Funding Agency and ESF.
Supported by local and national business leaders…
We are supported by many local and national business leaders, including those from key priority areas identified by the skills sector across D2N2. We also work closely with local training providers across a wide range of sectors.
Ideas4Careers are to be congratulated on this innovative approach, they clearly understand how important it is to give students the tools to gain meaningful employment. I will be glad to help at future events.
A registered professional member of the Career Development Institute (CDI), Michelle is also an Associate of the International Centre for Guidance Studies which provides consultancy to the careers sector on career progression and employability. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and advises on employment and skills having collaborated with OCR on writing employability qualifications which are now widely used. She brings her wealth of knowledge and much need creativity to refresh how careers and employability is taught and delivered.
Michelle provides the overall strategic direction and leadership for the organisation and manages a growing team of career guidance experts who share her passion.
Helen is a labour market and careers information consultant with many years’ experience in the careers sector. She uses her expertise to help careers practitioners, teachers, young people and their parents gain a greater understanding of the current and future labour market and how to make the most out of researching jobs and careers.
Martin has been working as a careers guidance practitioner for over 30 years. In addition, to work in schools, he has worked extensively with adults and has led on initiatives such as an Employee Development Scheme within Peugeot Motor Company, redundancy counselling programmes with major companies, an Education Business Consortium and teacher placements as well as individual adults needing career guidance. He has a diploma in careers guidance and a post-graduate certificate in management studies joining Ideas4Careers in 2013.
Martin is qualified in psychometric testing and can administer a range of personal profiling tools. He believes strongly that everyone has unique potential and should have the opportunity to express their skills and personal qualities to the full, starting with making the right choices in school.
Julie is a Workforce Development consultant with many years of experience of working on the Apprenticeship Agenda for the Skills Funding Agency including; managing seven training provider contracts and leading on a three year regional Healthcare Joint Investment Framework project to match fund the training of support staff. This led to 24 NHS Trusts recruiting 1,700 apprenticeships from a starting point of 17.
Julie has also worked directly with employers and has supported 150 companies to recruit apprentices. Julie is focused on helping companies to understand the impact of the apprenticeship reforms and levy on their business, to ensure that they maximise the opportunities fully for their existing and new staff.
In addition, we have a team of careers and employability practitioners who are involved in the delivery of our services. We are supported by local business ambassadors who support activities in education and are co-designers of our employability programmes.
Excellence: professionally qualified Career Guidance Consultants (Level 6 & 7) – on the national register of career guidance practitioners with the Career Development Institute; company members of Careers England; Matrix Accredited. The quality of the overall provision of CEIAG in schools and our contribution to it is very important to us.
Impartial and independent of the school: thereby helping schools to comply with the obligations under the new Statutory Career Guidance for Schools (March 2015) to provide students from Year 8 – 13 with access to quality, impartial and independent careers guidance in partnership with independent CEIAG providers.
We are always on the lookout for high quality associates to join our team of outstanding professional careers and employability advisers. Could you be the person we are looking for?
We have a diverse, experienced team of professional guidance practitioners and employability skills trainers from a range of different backgrounds who support young people in education or our adult clients. Many associates have been us for several years and enjoy the wide variety of work we can offer. We are members of the Career Development Institute, Careers England and Matrix accredited.
Our services are currently delivered by 16 Careers & Employability Advisers who share a passion for engaging with young people or adults to support their career development. We look for advisers who have excellent communication skills, who enjoy being creative and innovative with ideas, are adaptable and work well in a team with other like-minded professionals and business ambassadors. Do you have what it takes?
