The “investment fund” has been launched by the government’s Careers and Enterprise Company (CEC) and comes after it carried out research to identify England’s “cold spots” – areas where quality careers guidance is lacking.
The fund is intended to support careers and enterprise projects aimed at young people aged 12 to 18 and schools are eligible to apply.
The money is to come out of the £20 million careers package announced last year when the government formed the independent CEC.
The “cold spots” research used a variety of indicators, such as work experience, work-readiness, and employer engagement to try and discern which areas in England have poor careers coverage.
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