In the Article Mr Cridland goes on to state that "The education system needs to develop the rigorous, rounded and grounded young people who can make that leap"
"Mr Cridland, whose organisation represents 240,000 businesses, said ‘face-to-face’ guidance was needed for pupils aged 12 and over and called for the National Careers Service to be given access to schools."
"A speech by John Richards, Head of Education union Unison coincided with a poll of 500 workers that found 77 per cent admit having regrets about their career choice. Four per cent felt they should have chosen a less pressurised job, according to the poll for office space provider officebroker.com. Over a third yearned for a more exciting or worthwhile job, while 31 per cent wished they had chosen something more lucrative and seven per cent wanted a less demanding role." Click to Read Above Article From The DailyMail
This got me thinking, and reminded me of several sessions I have had with students aged between 11-16.
On one hand he has a point, getting young people as Young as 12 exposed to Careers advice, can give them a focus and help with their direction. Yet, on the other hand I don't necessarily think careers advice is the only thing that will stop them wasting working lives.
There are some young people out there who know exactly what they want to do, they are very focus, motivated, self-starters, determined with a set goal and or idea. Then there are young people who have a rough idea, are exploring options, trying things out, seeing how things go. Whilst many others have no clue.
I'm not against Careers Advice, for young people and I don't think 12 is too young to start exploring what you may want to do in the future. However my suggestion is to have 12 year olds exploring their Skills, Strengths, Abilities & Passions. Because I believe that to lower the number of Adults regretting their Career Choice, more investment needs to be placed on people exploring their natural gifts, talents & abilities.
There's Nothing wrong with not knowing what you want to be when you are older if you're 12, Its not the end of the world. When supporting my Mentees I always encourage them to start looking at the things that they are good at, getting them to Focus on the things they Love doing, their passions, strengths & interests. Then exploring what career options are available to them using the skills they already have.
We are all good at something, some people just haven't discovered it yet!
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