- Year 10 had the lowest starting confidence, averaging 2.7 out of 5.
- 24 students said they were still exploring their options.
- 47% were considering an apprenticeship or degree apprenticeship.
- University was the most selected individual route at 38%.
Run a Career Confidence Check with an agreed group of students. Each student receives a personalised careers report, while your school receives an anonymous summary of the shared picture.
See confidence before and after the report, career clarity, intended routes and the areas where additional support may be most valuable.
Measure how confident students feel about their next steps before they begin and again after they have reviewed their personalised report.
Give every participating student a report connecting their interests, subjects and preferred activities with relevant careers and pathways.
See combined patterns in confidence, career clarity, intended routes and subject interests without seeing who gave each answer.
Identify the year groups or areas where careers lessons, guidance conversations and employer encounters may have the greatest value.
Compare before-and-after confidence scores and establish whether participating students feel clearer after receiving guidance.
Support discussion of university, apprenticeships and employment with current regional vacancy, salary and graduate-market information.
Use the findings to shape future careers activity and give students practical resources for continuing their exploration.
The Career Confidence Check does not replace conversations with students. It gives careers teams a clearer starting point for deciding which conversations, lessons and employer encounters are needed.
Certyz can also support evidence of informed career and labour-market learning and guidance tailored to students' needs.
Learn more about Certyz for schoolsTell us about your school or college. We'll review the request and email you within 1–2 working days. Setup can be completed without a sales call.
An illustration of the anonymous, combined results a school could receive after running the Career Confidence Check.
Prioritise Year 10 guidance, provide targeted support for students who are still exploring and increase awareness of apprenticeship and degree-apprenticeship opportunities.
The Career Confidence Check is delivered through a free 12-week pilot planned around an agreed student cohort, with no credit card and no automatic renewal.
Submitting the form lets us verify the request and prepare access. Setup can be handled by email; it does not create a payment or ongoing commitment.
Tell us about your school and choose the year group or student cohort you would like to involve.
Students rate their confidence, complete the assessment and receive their personalised careers report.
After reviewing their report, students answer the confidence question again so change can be measured.
Review anonymous, combined findings and the areas where additional careers support may be most useful.
No. We can confirm the cohort, timing and access arrangements by email. If you would prefer to talk first, you can request a conversation.
No. Students enter through the agreed school access route and complete the assessment without supplying a personal name or email address.
Authorised staff see anonymised, aggregated patterns such as participation, confidence, career clarity and intended routes. Individual assessment answers are not presented as named student records.
No. There is no credit card and no automatic renewal. Any continuation is discussed and agreed separately.