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UK Employment Tour
ConnexionsBy Denny YEUNG Sik-ho
January 2005
Imagine……
Join training and get a CD? Clients’ learning and training history at fi
ngertip? Across different CMs? Trained and accredited before running
YPTP? Both social work and non-social work b
ackground do career counseling?
Connexions
Connexions Card Connexions Direct Connexions Partnership
Connexions Card
Free smartcard for 16-19 Encourage learning, training, voluntary
service: exchange for reward points
Impact
1.7M youths, 0.6M members, 0.47M active members
Few NEETs: 20,000 only 2/3 schools not join: too much administr
ative work Most popular: I-auction, CDs, adventure
tickets, etc.
Observations
Not effective for those NEETs Good to attract business sponsorship
– Critical mass: 500,000 membership School barrier to break through
Implications to HK
Good way to get commercial participation
Goal displacement and deadweight Too commercial? Too reward-oriented?
Connexions Direct
Free service for 13-19 Information, advice, assistance about ca
reer and training -10% NEETs by 2004
By Whom?
Personal advisers (PA), from different connexions partnership (CXPs)
By face-to-face, by phone, by internet, by activities
Computer system CCIS: share career info. and client info.
7-day call centre in Newcastle
PAs
12,800 accredited PAs From education, health, youth work, wel
fare, justice settings PAs with disabilities or from ethnic mino
rities S/NVQ Level 4 + training + assessment
is a must
The Training
Level 4 qualification in career guidance, youth work, or social work, &
Completion of the Diploma for PA
The Diploma for PA
For PAs working with young people with multiple difficulties – Module 2: Engagement and Effective Prac
tice– Module 3: Working for change with young
people– Module 4: Working with other agencies and
the community– Module 5: The Reflective Practitioner
Impact
1.5M interventions per year, 30% for NEETs
Positive interim review PAs friendly, knowledgeable, helpful
Observations
Wise use of information technology Personal data privacy PAs from various backgrounds, not just
social work Employ those with similar backgrounds Compulsory training and accreditation
Implications to HK
Urgency for quality training and accreditation system, linked to QF
Join hands with professionals from various backgrounds
Computer system as an important backup to career counseling across different CMs
The Link
http://www.connexions.gov.uk/
End
Thank you!
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