Careers guidance
I120Careers guidance
In section 1 of the Employment and Training Act (Northern Ireland) 1950 (general functions of Department as to employment and training for employment), after subsection (3) insert—
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The Department must make arrangements under this section for providing careers guidance for such persons as the Department considers appropriate.
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The guidance must—
a
be provided in an impartial manner; and
b
be in the best interests of the person receiving it.
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The Department may by regulations make such provision concerning arrangements under subsection (4) as the Department considers appropriate, including provision requiring the guidance to be delivered or otherwise provided by a person who has such qualifications as the Department may determine.
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In this section “careers guidance” means guidance on—
a
what employments are available to and suitable for the persons receiving the guidance; and
b
what education and training may be available to those persons to prepare them for those employments