How can we optimise young people’s preparation for adult employment at a time of extreme labour market turbulence? Our Career Readiness in the Pandemic project is designed to provide new advice to governments and schools on how to best prepare young people to compete in the coronavirus (COVID-19) labour market. Education systems can help all students compete more effectively and schools can do more to help young people become more attractive to employers, but the message is not getting through and new waves of austerity and employer retraction will create new barriers to effective action. This presentation looks highlights key OECD data in this field to deepen our understanding and explore how teenagers; - think about their futures in work (career ambition) - what they do to explore their futures and - experience workplace within and outside of schools Read more -- https://www.oecd.org/education/career-readiness/

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Percentage of students who underestimate the education required to
achieve their occupational ambition by social characteristics, OECD
countries (PISA 2018)
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Percentage of students expecting to work in the skilled trades (ISCO 7000
occupations) by social characteristics, OECD countries (PISA 2018)
Career Readiness in the pandemic

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Percentage of students agreeing that they had had a conversation with
someone about the job they would like to do when they finish their
education by social characteristics, OECD countries (PISA 2018)
Career Readiness in the pandemic

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Percentage of students agreeing that they had talked to someone about
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Percentage of students who have no clear idea about their
future job
Percentage of students whose education and career
expectations are not aligned
Had talked to someone about the job they would like to do Had not talked to someone about the job they would like to do
Relationship between speaking to someone about a potential future job and
career uncertainty/misalignment, OECD countries (PISA 2018)
Career Readiness in the pandemic

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90 Student participation in volunteering (PISA 2018)
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Percentage of students agreeing they had worked in any form of
employment (PISA 2018)
Career Readiness in the pandemic

8. Percentage of students participating in internships (PISA 2018)
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Percentage of students who have attended a jobs fair (PISA 2018)
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Percentage students who have spoken to a career counsellor in school
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Career Readiness in the pandemic

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Percentage of students who have completed a questionnaire about their
interests and abilities (PISA 2018)
Career Readiness in the pandemic

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