CAREERS EDUCATION, INFORMATION, ADVICE AND GUIDANCE
The process of education is to enable young people to realise their full potential and prepare for the world of work. Throughout all their activities at school, Lagan College students get to know their strengths, interests, values, attitudes, hopes and aspirations. Our Young people are given opportunities to reflect on their self-development, and to consider how their attributes and ambitions relate to future lifestyles, education, training and employment opportunities. Lagan College’s CEAIG Programme serves to support students in ‘Preparing For Success’. The aims of the CEIAG Programme are: Self-Awareness: To enable students to identify, assess and develop the skills and qualities necessary to choose and implement an appropriate career. Career Exploration: To acquire and evaluate information and review experiences. To identify and investigate appropriate career pathways and learning opportunities in education, training and employment. Career Management: To develop skills in career planning and employing effective
decision-making strategies to manage transition and make suitable career development choices, with the appropriate advice and guidance. The CEIAG Learning Entitlement consists of the following components: Careers Education Years 8-14 Career Information provided via access to the Careers Library and Computer Packages, the biennial Careers Convention, Careers Interviews from DEL Careers Adviser, Labour Market Information from DEL, Year 13 interviews, Young Enterprise Workshops, Open Days, Options Events, Educational Visits and Conventions, Guest Speakers and at Parents’ Evenings. Work Related Learning is delivered through Work Experience placements in Years 11 & 13, visits into the school from outside bodies and employers, Young Enterprise Company programme (Year 13) , Enterprise Education, mock interviews, CVs, Personal Statements. Employability Skills provides access to a wide range of skills, capabilities, attributes and dispositions which enable someone to become employable. These skills are embedded in the programmes of study. They include Numeracy, ICT, Communication, Working with Others, Problem Solving, Decision Making and Self Management.
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