Agenda item

Report of the Director of Community and Children’s Services.

Members considered a report of the Director of Community and Children’s Services regarding Education Activities and the following points were made.

·         In response to a request from a Member, the Education Strategy Director agreed to expand the report to a six-month lookahead document going forward.

·         A Member recommended booking Guildhall venues such as the Great Hall up to two years in advance.

·         The Chairman noted ongoing planning for the proposed July 2019 careers event and emphasised that the event would build on the work undertaken by the City of London Corporation to date. In response, a Member commented that the City should be mindful of emerging narratives in employability e.g. the emphasis on digital skills.

·         A Member noted that, in his view, there was a need to change the narrative around the perception of apprenticeships as second rate to university degrees. He cited an example of a recent conversation with a Managing Director of a construction company who had found it difficult to recruit four apprentices.

·         A Member suggested that the Education Strategy Director explore the possibility of securing royal patronage of the careers event.

·         A Member noted that it was important to direct the careers narrative at parents as well as young people, and moreover take into account the approaches adopted by corporates in identifying and recruiting talent.

RESOLVED, that the report be received.