Career Information, Advice and Guidance (CIAG) reviews
The CIAG team has redesigned the review model to reflect initiatives that have been introduced recently. These include the roll out of the SDS enhanced service delivery of CIAG services across the country, the implementation of the Career Education Standard and the publication of the Work Placement Standard for schools and colleges.
In addition, the outcome from the CIAG review grades, for the quality element Capacity to Improve, will now form part of the evidence base for demonstrating progress in the National Improvement Framework priority:
- to improve employability skills and sustained positive school leaver destinations for all young people.
The next set of CIAG reviews have been agreed and will commence in September in Highlands region. Following this review there will be reviews in:
- Renfrewshire.
- South Lanarkshire.
- Midlothian.
- Dundee.
Follow-up reviews, which occur 18 months after the initial full CIAG review will take place in:
- Clackmannanshire.
- North Lanarkshire.
- Shetland.
- Scottish Borders.
- Glasgow.
The reports from the full CIAG reviews can be found on the Education Scotland website at: http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/inspectionandreview/reports/othersectors/careersservices/index.asp
