We work with schools, colleges and employers to help every young person find their best next step.

Our Impact (September 2025)

96%

Of secondary schools and colleges are now members of Careers Hubs supporting progress against the Gatsby Benchmarks.

2x

Young people more than twice as likely to report awareness of apprenticeships between Year 7 and Year 11 (up to 79%, almost on par with A-levels).

1,390

Employers have self-assessed against the Employer Standards to date.

£300m

Saved each year due to the reduction in young people being NEET alone.

Latest News

Latest News

06 Feb 2026

OnTrack+: supporting educators to address risk of young people becoming NEET

Nearly one million young people are now not in education, employment or training (NEET). Rising disengagement mean that too many learners experience difficult transitions from secondary education.

27 Jan 2026

CEC Youth Advisory Group met with Jacqui Smith, the Minister for Skills

Our Youth Advisory Group (YAG) met with Jacqui Smith, the Minister for Skills, to discuss the barriers faced by young women in accessing careers and skills education.

22 Jan 2026

Rising costs put investment in future talent at risk, businesses warn

The new report, from The Careers & Enterprise Company (CEC), finds that economic pressures are increasingly shaping employer school engagement.

18 Dec 2025

Students, sectors and skills-sets: a six-point plan for a modern Industrial Strategy

We met Business Minister, Blair McDougall, to share our six-point plan for putting young people at the forefront of a modern skills-led industrial strategy.

Let's make it work. The Podcast.

Our new podcast explores modern work experience through the lens of employers, educators, providers and more!

Each episode shares real stories, practical insights, and meaningful takeaways, alongside an introduction to equalex, our framework for high-quality, progressive workplace experiences.

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Statutory guidance on careers

In May 2025 DfE published updated statutory guidance for schools, and guidance for further education colleges, sixth form colleges and ITPs.

The guidance supported the updated Gatsby Benchmarks going live in September 2025 and supports the Government's ambition to introduce a guarantee of two weeks’ worth of work experience for every young person.

Careers Impact System

The Careers Impact System is a process that drives continuous improvement in the quality of careers education in schools and colleges.

It’s a systematic approach to raising standards, provides confidence in and an assurance of quality to the education policy community and is directly linked to wider school improvement.

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The Careers & Enterprise Academy

The Careers & Enterprise Academy is the new online home of careers leadership for Careers Leaders and all those who work with them to plan and deliver strategic, progressive careers programmes.

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