All pupils, parents and carers, teachers and staff who support pupils should have access to good-quality, up-to-date information about future pathways, study options and labour market opportunities. Young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and their parents and carers may require different or additional information. All pupils will need the support of an informed adviser to make the best use of available information.
- During each Key Stage, all pupils should access and use information about careers, pathways and the labour market to inform their own decisions on study options or next steps.
- Parents and carers should be encouraged and supported to access and use information about careers, pathways and the labour market to inform their support for pupils in their care.
Criteria for Colleges and ITPs
- During their programme of study, all learners should access and use information about careers, pathways and the labour market to inform their own decisions on study options or next steps.
- Parents and carers should be encouraged and supported to access and use information about careers, pathways and the labour market to inform their support for the learners in their care.
Resources to help achieve this benchmark:
| Resource | Description | Links & Downloads | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cumbria LMI Platform | A live Local Labour Market Information Platform, full of information for young people, parents and carers as well as providing teachers with resources to create LMI lessons. | Download |
| 2 | Cumbria LMI Teaching Resources developed by Cumbria Careers Hub 2025 | Year 7 Teaching resources to help you deliver LMI in short 10 minute sessions. | Download |
| 3 | Cumbria LMI Teaching Resources developed by Cumbria Careers Hub 2025 | Year 8 Teaching resources to help you deliver LMI in short 10 minute sessions. | Download |
| 4 | Cumbria LMI Teaching Resources developed by Cumbria Careers Hub 2025 | Year 9 Teaching resources to help you deliver LMI in short 10 minute sessions. | Download |
| 5 | Cumbria LMI Teaching Resources developed by Cumbria Careers Hub 2022 | Year 10 Teaching resources to help you deliver LMI in short 10 minute sessions. | Download |
| 6 | Cumbria LMI Teaching Resources developed by Cumbria Careers Hub 2022 | Year 11 Teaching resources to help you deliver LMI in short 10 minute sessions. | Download |
| 7 | Cumbria LMI Teaching Resources developed by Cumbria Careers Hub 2022 | Year 12 Teaching resources to help you deliver LMI in short 10 minute sessions. | Download |
| 8 | Cumbria LMI Teaching Resources developed by Cumbria Careers Hub 2022 | Year 13 Teaching resources to help you deliver LMI in short 10 minute sessions. | Download Files 1 - 4 |
| 9 | Cumbria LMI Advanced Manufacturing Infographic | A4 poster for display in subject area classrooms, corridors and career areas 2024 | Download |
| 10 | Cumbria LMI Construction Infographic | A4 poster for display in subject area classrooms, corridors and career areas 2024 | Download |
| 11 | Cumbria LMI Health Infographic | A4 poster for display in subject area classrooms, corridors and career areas 2024 | Download |
| 12 | Cumbria LMI Nuclear and Clean Energy Infographic | A4 poster for display in subject area classrooms, corridors and career areas 2024 | Download |
| 13 | Cumbria LMI Professional Services Infographic | A4 poster for display in subject area classrooms, corridors and career areas 2024 | Download |
| 14 | Cumbria LMI Rural and Agriculture Infographic | A4 poster for display in subject area classrooms, corridors and career areas 2024 | Download |
| 15 | Cumbria LMI Tourism and Visitor Economy Infographic | A4 poster for display in subject area classrooms, corridors and career areas 2024 | Download |
| 16 | Cumbria LMI Transport and Logistics Infographic | A4 poster for display in subject area classrooms, corridors and career areas 2024 | Download |
| 17 | Cumbria LMI Creative Cultural and Digital Infographic | A4 poster for display in subject area classrooms, corridors and career areas 2024 | Download |
| 18 | 101 Amazing Apprenticeship Activities for Schools Guide | Split into unique sections for ideas to use with your students, teachers & parents, the guide contains 101 engaging and informative apprenticeship activities to help all stakeholders understand the incredible opportunities, benefits and complexities of apprenticeships. The guide can be used in conjunction with the Apprenticeship Benchmark Tool, which helps schools to evaluate their apprenticeships IAG and refers to the 101 Guide for activity ideas to boost different areas of their IAG. | Download (amazingapprenticeships.com) |
| 19 | BBC Bitesize - Careers | This well-known resource can be used to help contextualise the world of work alongside curriculum study – and support young people in making informed decisions. | Careers - BBC Bitesize |
| 20 | CareerEar | CareerEar is an online careers advice and exploration platform and the first of its kind to combine direct and personal advice, with relevant labour market data, in order to help people make the most informed decisions. | Career Ear |
| 21 | My Skills My Future (D & I) | This programme has been collated from resources across our partners and network to support young people with SEND under the 2 groups identified in the SEND toolkit. It contains lessons around employability skill development, employer projects and engagement videos all to support young people in their next steps. | My Skills My Future | CEC Resource Directory |
| 22 | Futures For All | Futures for All connect young people with inspirational, eye opening virtual work experience opportunities with some of the largest employers both locally and nationally. | |
| 23 | Our Future Career Opportunities in Cumbria | A presentation introducing LMI in Cumbria. | Download |
| 24 | LMI Sources | Useful sources of labour market Information provided by Cumbria Careers Hub. | Download |
| 25 | Career planning - Health careers | Many people need help to manage their career at some point in their life. In this section you'll find advice and tips on how you can help yourself in your career progression or supporting others take the next step. There’s something for everyone, whether you’re still at school and thinking about your options, or already working in health. | Download |
| 26 | Being an Apprentice Scaffolder | Watch KAEFER apprentice Shannon explain what is involved in being a Scaffolder, and how the qualifications gained will assist in her future career development. | Watch Video |
| 27 | Building Cumbria's Talent | Abbey Metcalfe: Operating Department Practitioner Apprentice, NHS | Watch Video |
| 28 | Building Cumbria's Talent | Ethan Smith: IT Apprenticeship, Furness College | Watch Video |
| 29 | Building Cumbria's Talent | Euan Gilfillan: Engineering Degree Apprentice, BAE Systems | Watch Video |
| 30 | Building Cumbria's Talent | Jax Hartley: Wind Turbine Technician Apprentice, Orsted UK | Watch Video |
| 31 | Building Cumbria's Talent | Kaylee McIsaac: Plant Maintenance Electrician Submarine Sector, BAE Systems | Watch Video |
| 32 | Building Cumbria's Talent | Sommer Steeley: Operating Department Practitioner Apprentice, NHS | Watch Video |
| 33 | Building Cumbria's Talent | Neil Francin Sarmiento: Project & Contract Management Apprentice, Orsted UK | Watch Video |
| 34 | Building Cumbria's Talent | Rebekah Thompson: Business Admin Apprentice, Siemens Energy | Watch Video |
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