Hong Kong Benchmarks for Career & Life Development
HKBM is a systematic self-improvement framework for schools to build quality CLD provisions that can be benchmarked with global standards. It aims to empower schools to add value to their existing CLD efforts through a strategic lens.
With experience gained from Phase I, the HKBM has been co-created and localised in consultation with CLAP’s global adviser Sir John Holman (the author of UK’s world-class Gatsby Benchmarks) and local educators, ten guiding principles (or “Benchmarks”) for CLD was derived and piloted in six schools with diverse backgrounds since September 2019.
Building on the foundation of the pilot, the HKBM become an integral part in CLAP@JC.
The Ten Benchmarks
Core
1. A Stable and Visible Career and Life Development Policy
2. Professional Competencies and Leadership
Student Focused
3. Learning from Multiple Pathways Information
4. Address the Needs of Each Student
5. Student Engagement and Co-creation
6. Personal Guidance for Developing Career Roadmaps
Enabling Environment
7. Linking Curriculum Learning to Career and Life Development
8. Meaningful Encounters with the Workplace
9. Meaningful Encounters with Further and Higher Education
10. Parent Engagement and Support
Benchmark 1
A Stable and Visible Career and Life Development Policy
Benchmark 2
Professional Competencies and Leadership
Benchmark 3
Learning from Multiple Pathways Information
Benchmark 4
Address the Needs of Each Student
Benchmark 5
Student Engagement and Co-creation
Benchmark 6
Personal Guidance for Developing Career Roadmaps
Benchmark 7
Linking Curriculum Learning to Career and Life Development
Benchmark 8
Meaningful Encounters with the Workplace
Benchmark 9
Meaningful Encounters with Further and Higher Education
Benchmark 10
Parent Engagement and Support
CLAP Hong Kong Benchmarks for Career & Life Development Toolkit
Referencing the UK’s Gatsby Benchmarks, the CLAP team has created the Hong Kong Benchmarks for Career and Life Development (“HKBM”), a localized and systematic CLD framework that empowers school to add value to their existing CLD efforts through strategic lens.