NEWS / RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

Skills for Health – Working in the Independent Healthcare Sector
Skills for Health have published a guide for people who want a career or wish to progress a career in the Independent Sector.  To access the guide - click here.

Higher Education Statistics Agency – Career progression of 2004/05 graduates (September 2009)
This HESA research was based on the responses from over 41,000 leavers from 2004/05 who were asked what they were doing three and a half years later. 76.1% were in full time employment. To access the report, click here. 

Department of Business, Innovation and Skills – HE information and guidance
BIS has published a series of guides to Higher Education:

• Your Future, Your Choice - Post 16 guide to Higher Education;
• Make your dreams a reality - Entering Higher Education as a mature student;
• Don't stop doing what you love - Information about Higher Education; 
• Help your child into Higher Education - Parent's guide to Higher Education
  
  
Skills for Health – The Matrix Quality Standard
Matrix is the nationally recognised standard for any organisation which delivers careers information and advice on learning or work. SfH has produced 2 documents:


• What it means to the healthcare sector, and
• A guide for healthcare employers
  

What's Next?
A new website which has been launched for education leavers and their parents and contains information on further and higher education, training, financial support and practical advice on finding a job.
Website:  http://whatsnext.direct.gov.uk

Life After Gaduation 
A brochure which provides information, advice and guidance on the options and opportunities available to new graduates is now available on-line on the Directgov website at Choices after you Graduate.

Adult Advancement and Careers Service
The Department for Innovation, Universities & Skills (DIUS) has now issued its consultation document on the proposed adults careers service and pilot skills accounts are underway.
Web site:  http://www.iagreview.org.uk

Deprivation and Low Attainment
In March 2009 DCFS published "Breaking the Link between disadvantage & low attainment - Everyone's Business". Poor Careers advice and lack of awareness of financial support were identified - see The Sutton Trust Report - HE & Deprived Communities October 2008.

PERCEPTIONS OF THE HEALTH SECTOR AS A PLACE TO WORK

A poll of 4,500 members of the public by Skills for Health and NHS Careers ranked Healthcare as the third most popular sector overall.

CAREERS IN HEALTH

A brand new on line one-stop IAG shop from Skills for Health signposts employers, advisers and individuals.  It includes details of the new Careers Advice Service.
Website: http://careersiag.skillsforhealth.org.uk/

Further sources of Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG) available in the East of England can be found in the Good Practice Resources Guide (see the Good Practice page of this website).

QUALIFICATIONS

MOVE has recently launched Discover, an interactive web-based tool for learners and professional advisors to show progression pathways between Further and Higher Education courses and careers in the East of England.
Website:  http://www.move.ac.uk/discover

More information

• The Matrix Standard
  The Matrix Standard is the National standard for the delivery of advice and guidance. For further information, click here.
• Careers Framework
  The careers framework produced by Skills for Health describes the career pathways open to health employees.  For further information, click here.
• Sector Qualifications Strategy
  The Sector Qualification Strategy for Health has been published.  For further information, go to the SfH website.

RESOURCE GUIDE

To access further information on new roles and teams, including workforce planning and design, see section 3 of the Resource Guide.