£2.5 million to expand Careers Hub programme

The Careers Hub programme is being expanded following the success of the first wave of the programme which aims to improve careers education around the country.

Careers Hubs bring together schools and colleges with employers, universities, training providers and career professionals to improve outcomes for young people, through a focus on best practice.

Schools and colleges in this first wave of Careers Hubs are already outperforming the national average across all aspects of careers education.

The announcement is for a second wave of 18 new and two expanded Careers Hubs, backed by a further £2.5m investment. Just over 1,300 secondary schools and colleges (around a quarter of those in England) will now benefit from being part of a Careers Hub.

Schools and colleges will have access to support and funding, including an expert Hub Lead to help coordinate activity and build networks, a central fund to support employer engagement activities, and training for a Careers Leader in each school and college.

Last year, The Careers & Enterprise Company launched the first 20 Careers Hubs accross England. Each Hub brings together a group of up to 40 schools and colleges to improve careers support for young people in their area.

Research into the programme shows that improvements are strongest in disadvantaged areas, including in Careers Hubs located in Tees Valley, Lancashire, the Black Country and Liverpool City Region.