What does the data mean to young people , to decision makers and to organisations ?
Making informed future decisions .
Could young people could access support to make decisions about their future
during lockdown ?
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On the whole they could access services if they wanted to ( see data on page 20 ). Professionals were happy to see young people were able access services . Most respondents said that careers services were " Okay " rather than really helpful . Professionals wonder why this may be , could be due to online delivery ? On of the young researchers shares her experience of accessing a careers appoint from her school during lockdown . She felt it was too broad and the information could be found quite easily online with a bit of research . Although she did say that if someone had no idea what they wanted to do next , an appointment like that would be useful . Young people who accessed UCAS services and help with UCAS applications found it more helpful than other services , perhaps because the information is a bit more black and white .
How can decision makers better support young people to make decisions about their future ? ( The most popular response
was personal advice and guidance ).
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That makes sense , advice being personal is important . A young researcher shares that she finds conferences and virtual work experience to ask questions of professionals really helpful . It is nice to be able to talk to someone and ask questions of people who do specific jobs . There is a bit of a divide between those young people who will and will not engage online . One of the young researchers points out that the young researchers who are present are a little biased as they are actively engaging over online calls . Big careers events costs lots of money , they ' re also difficult to run online . Do schools have budget to put on services like virtual workshops to improve CVs or 1-2-1 advice and support ? Lots of young people put value in these services which is encouraging .
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