Digital Skills, Career, apprenticeship
Lords ask if digital economy being let down by careers guidance
11 November 2014
On Tuesday 11 November the House of Lords Digital Skills Committee will turn its attention to careers advice and whether it is effectively preparing the future workforce for the booming growth in digital jobs. The Committee will also ask what changes need to occur within the current system of apprenticeships in order for them to support the rapidly changing work landscape.
Witnesses
Tuesday, 4 November, Committee Room 2, Palace of Westminster
At 10.15am
- Chris Jones, Chief Executive Officer, City & Guilds
- Martin Hottass, Manager, Skills & Siemens Professional Education, Siemens
- Sue Husband, Director, Apprenticeships and Delivery Service, Skills Funding Agency
Possible Questions
Questions which the Committee will put to the witnesses are:
- Is the infrastructure of skills delivery working across the piece?
- How can apprenticeships and careers guidance best meet the needs of the future workforce?
- Does careers advice need a complete re-think?
- Are there enough tech apprenticeships?
- How can we support people of all ages through apprenticeships or other training?
- Should industry play a greater role in careers guidance?
- Are apprenticeships flexible enough to adapt to changing digital careers?
- How can more of them be encouraged?
- How can more girls be encouraged to take computing subjects at school?