Good Practices
1. A Stable and Visible Career and Life Development Policy
A stable and visible policy on career and life development should be formulated within the youth service unit to govern its action plan and programme development Such policy and programme should be regularly evaluated and should be known and understood by youth, social workers and youth service practitioners, parents, corporate partners and relevant stakeholders.
2. Professional Competencies and Leadership
Leader of CLD team with the youth service unit should be equipped with core competences in leadership, management, coordination and networking to lead trained workers to implement the full spectrum of CLD related programmes.
3. Learning from Multiple Pathways Information
Youth beneficiaries should have access to the latest information about multiple pathways to support their career and life decisions and act accordingly.
4. Address the Needs of Each Individual
Career and life development programmes should be customised based on the needs of every youth, especially the needs of Special Target Groups, with addressing diversity and equality throughout.
5. Youth Engagement and Co-creation
Career and life development programmes should be customised based on the needs of every youth, especially the needs of Special Target Groups, with addressing diversity and equality throughout.
6. Career and Life Guidance for Developing Career Roadmaps
Every youth should receive personal guidance for identifying life goals, making their career roadmaps whenever significant education or career choices are being made.
7. Linking Youth Service Plans to Career and Life Development
Youth service practitioners should link regular activities and service plans to career and life development. Youth service practitioners should highlight the relevance of personal growth and development for a wide range of future career and life pursuits.
8. Meaningful Encounters with the Workplace
Youth could have multiple opportunities to learn from employers and employees about work, employment and the Values, Attitudes, Skills and Knowledge that are valued in the workplace Youth could also have first-hand experiences of the workplace to help them gain job opportunities and expand their networks.
9. Meaningful encounter with further education opportunities
Youths could understand the full range of progression opportunities available to them, including local and overseas academic and vocational pathways, such as higher education, Vocational and Professional Education and Training (VPET), working holiday and further education opportunities.
10. Parent Engagement and Support
Youth service unit should engage parents through various forms of formal and informal interaction so that parents have access to quality information on multiple pathways and become positive agents and collaborative partners in providing support to youth’s career and life development.