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Annex 5 Careers Scotland Staff Draft Interview Schedule
1. Explanation of research, confidentiality etc
2. Particular contribution CA can make:
a. Understanding the nature of provision in the local school and the local labour market
b. Considering the contribution part-time work makes/might make to the development of career ideas
c. Considering the contribution part-time work makes/might make to the development of enterprising behaviours and attitudes
3. What is the nature of the local labour market for young people? What are the key features? What are the destinations for leavers from this school?
4. What are thought to be the types of work that school pupils do part-time? How would the CA know?
5. What use does the CA/Careers Scotland make of pupils' part-time employment in:
a. Individual career planning interviews
b. Group work (particularly re the local labour market)
c. Submissions to employers/training providers
d. Career education lessons
e. Working with particular client groups (for example, the Activate programme or similar)
6. To what extent does part-time employment contribute to pupils' career development? Positively? Negatively? Give examples
7. To what extent does part-time employment contribute to pupils' development of enterprising attitudes and behaviours? Examples?
8. To what extent are you aware of the school making use of pupils' part-time employment in their schooling?
9. Should more links be made between pupils' schooling and their part-time work? Give reasons.
10. In what way might part-time work be more closely linked? (Test 5 models, especially 2-5. Model 5 might actually involve Careers Scotland employability advisers or key workers).
11. What might employers' reactions be to this possible development?
12. (Left till end if enough time) What is the relationship between part-time work and work experience? To what extent does the impact of each experience differ?
13. What, in your experience, do parents' think about their children doing part-time employment while at school?
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