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UK TVET Systems: an introduction

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UK approaches to Careers Information 
Advice and Guidance
The Careers and Enterprise Company
In England, the Careers and Enterprise Company works in 
partnership with schools, colleges, employers and youth 
organisations to create career opportunities for young 
people. They have an Enterprise Advisor Network which 
pairs senior businesses volunteers with schools to build 
employer engagement plans and create powerful, lasting 
connections between local businesses and the schools 
and colleges in local areas. 
Organisations that provide careers advice in England are 
encouraged to meet minimum standards designed by 
independent charity, Gatsby. They identified 8 criteria for 
effective careers provision know as the 
Gatsby 
Benchmarks
. These are:
1. A stable careers programme
2. Learning from career and labour market information
3. Addressing the needs of each pupil
4. Linking curriculum learning to careers
5. Encounters with employers and employees
6. Experiences of workplaces
7. Encounters with further and higher education
8. Personal guidance