What is the Future Skills Questionnaire? Learning about careers starts at a really young age and is a core part of education. Careers education helps you learn about the world and your place within in. You’ll be developing this knowledge throughout your lifetime. The FSQ captures a snapshot of your careers knowledge and skills at this point in time. The questionnaire is used nationally to support students to think about their futures.
Why am I completing this questionnaire? • To help you think about your strengths and knowledge. • So your views, needs and interests can help shape the careers support the school provides moving forward. • To make sure that you have the support you need to make informed choices about your next steps. There are two sections of the questionnaire: 1) Career related knowledge and skills 2) Skills for life and work
How will my responses be used? • The Careers & Enterprise Company (CEC) accesses your questionnaire responses for research and reporting purposes, this will help CEC and local partners improve careers provision for young people across the country. • CEC Researchers will access your data in pseudonymised form. This means that the researchers will not see your name and will not be able to identify you. We will combine your responses with other students so it will not be possible to identify any individual students in outputs. • Your questionnaire responses will be held safely on secure servers that meet with data protection rules.
Part 1: Career Knowledge & Skills The first set of questions ask you about your career related knowledge and skills.
“A career describes your journey through life, learning and work.” -Tristram Hooley, Career Development Institute
Part 2: Skills for Life & Work This section will ask you eight questions about some of the skills you will develop throughout your life.
Skills are personal qualities and things that someone is able to do.
How to answer the Future Skills Questionnaire The questionnaire takes about 10-15 minutes to complete. Take your time to carefully read and answer each question. This is not a test! There are no right or wrong answers! If you have any questions or concerns after completing the survey, please speak to [insert name here].