Now more than ever before, the implications of Brexit, Covid-19 and the fourth industrial revolution are exacerbating the scale of skills shortages across the UK.
To prepare for this, it essential for teachers, careers leaders and young people to have access to key information regarding the size and scale of skills shortages and the changing world of work. Based on our regular series of Skills Shortage Bulletins, this resource includes key information and activities for young people in KS3-KS4 to consider the skills they will need to flourish in their future life and changing world of work.
Cherakee Bradley, Edge’s Employer Engagement Delivery Manager and former Careers Leader‘’It is essential we prepare our young adults for the future workforce in an ever changing labour market which is influenced by trends and radical transformations out of our control. This resource is a valuable tool to highlight those skills which will help our young adults navigate the labour market and become successful in every stage of their careers. The resource also helps students identify transferable skills, the skills they have already honed and those essential development areas. Labour market information is key to developing a rounded understanding of careers available, the information included in the resource pack helps support Gatsby Benchmark 2, Learning from career and labour market information, but also offers information to help students make informed careers choices in the future. The pack is ready to be used as a lesson with students and includes handy activity worksheets already prepared, all in all this is a valuable addition to the careers programme’’
