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SECTION 1:  CONTEXT

 1.1         Green Labyrinth (GL) strives to put learners at the heart of its development and planning and to ensure that learners come first in service delivery.

 1.2         GL celebrates learner individuality and diversity and will support and encourage all learners to strive for excellence to allow them to reach their full potential.  This relates to their programme of study, creative and supporting capacities and in their social and personal development.

 1.3         To aid this process, GL will provide effective impartial advice and guidance to ensure that each individual is steered towards the programme best suited to them and their needs and aspirations.

 1.4         Where we are unable to respond to specific needs, we will collaborate with other Providers to promote schemes of study which will widen participation among all sections of the community.

SECTION 2:  STATUS

 2.1     This policy was approved by the Senior Leadership Team on 08.08.2022#

SECTION 3:   POLICY

 3.1       All learners have an equal entitlement to high-quality impartial information advice and guidance.  This will provide them with an understanding of the world of work, help them to explore their future options, allow them to explore career choices and support them in making decisions on the opportunities available to them.

 3.2       As a post 16 provider, GL strives to enable all learners to make an effective transition into the world of work, further and higher education and to leave the programme with career and life skills to help them in an increasingly uncertain future.

3.3       GL aims to:

• Ensure all learners have an equal entitlement to information advice and guidance;

• Act as a broker for supporting the continuing improvement of standard careers education and guidance.

3.4   GL was re-accredited with the Matrix standard on 1st February 2022 which endorses GL’s commitment to offering high-quality information, advice and guidance.

SECTION 4:  PROCEDURE

4.1   The main activities and events through which information, advice can be promoted and accessed by learners include: