CREATING CONNECTIONS - Practical Ways to Assist the Careers of Disadvantaged Young People

CREATING CONNECTIONS – Practical Ways to Assist the Careers of Disadvantaged Young People

The previous post highlighted the OECD PISA 2018 findings on the impact of social class on the job expectations, career aspirations, and career planning of young people, in particular the negative impact for disadvantaged young people.

This special report from the NYT (February 2020) gives a concrete example of how a Careers Centre at a higher education institution in Brooklyn, NYC, has built bridges to the world of work for such young people by creating a network of “aunts and uncles, the friends of the family that those kids don’t have”. Read here!

March 23, 2020 / North America, Disadvantaged groups, USA, Career management skills, Coordination and leadership, Young people at risk, Project Reports, Expanding access to guidance, Schools, Improving career information, ICCDPP Blog, Newsletters and Journal Articles, Guides and Resources for Policy Makers and Delivery Managers