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Is what’s on offer high quality?\n2. How do you know?\nEvidence towards Careers quality assessments such as Career Mark and Matrix\nIf you want to apply for any quality awards such as The \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://matrixstandard.com/\" \u0014Matrix\u0015 Standard or the \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://complete-careers.com/career-mark/\" \u0014Career Mark\u0015 or The \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://www.qualityincareers.org.uk/\" \u0014Quality in Careers\u0015 Standard they will also ask for evidence of evaluation.\nFor the students\nEvaluation is important for the accountability measures above but is also an important to improve. By using a range of evaluation methods, the careers programme can continuously improve, which ultimately benefits the students.\n( Top Tips (\n\u000fEvaluation Methods – One-page guide\n\u000f\nQuick Feedback: Face to face\nRed/Amber/Green cards\nA pile of these cards can be left out with a box near the door in the careers room, or any room you run careers activities in. You can ask them to rate the session in terms of red, amber or green by selecting the relevant card and popping it in the box when they leave. For some additional feedback, you can leave out a pen to add comments to the card.\nDart/target board\nYou can draw a darts/target board and ask participants to write their name on a post-it note and stick it on the board, with the most happy/confident being closest to the target and the least happy/confident being further away. Otherwise, you can ask them to score their satisfaction with a specific number on the board. 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