Adventures in Career Development

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

I’ve just published a new paper with Dawn Bennett and Lizzie Knight called Rationalities that underpin employability provision in higher education across eight countries. The article is available in open access in the journal Higher Education. Download the article from the Higher Education website.

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JULY 12, 2022

The International Centre for Career Development and Public Policy (ICCDPP) is a non-profit body committed to improving policies, strategies, and systems to strengthen career service provision around the world. ICCDPP promotes exchange, collaboration, and action through international symposia and targeted policy initiatives.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Yesterday I appeared in front of the Education Select Committee to discuss career guidance policy in England. Thirdly, there was a narrative developing that the money that was spent on this area e.g. through the Careers and Enterprise Company, would be better being directed to schools.

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OCTOBER 10, 2022

NICEC is committed to serious thinking and innovation in career development work. Founded in 1975, NICEC is a learned society for reflective practitioners in career education, career guidance/counselling, and career development. Membership is open to all.

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OCTOBER 19, 2022

A collaborative research project with minority ethnic students of career development practice – Gill Frigerio, Lassie Chen, Marni McArthur, Nishi Mehta. An investigation of power constraints and other barriers to career development practitioners’ innovation in higher education – Holly McLoughlin.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2022

NICEC is holding a seminar on the 29th November entitled The Future of Undergraduate Careers Education. The event will see Melanie Buford and Michael Stebleton , two of the editors of the recently released book Mapping the Future of Undergraduate Career Education (Routledge), discussing the origins and key points of the book.

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Adventures in Career Development

MAY 19, 2022

The new paper looks at the implications of the Covid-19 pandemic on career and then goes on to set out a process for schools to develop a Covid careers recovery plan and reboot their careers programme. Delivering career education in the post-pandemic world.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2024

We heard some very encouraging things from the Department for Education (although there is still some considerable way to go with this). Although careers work has been pretty beleaguered for the last decade, there was a sense that the new government might offer better things. I felt that there was a very positive atmosphere.

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Adventures in Career Development

MAY 12, 2022

Olaru and Emma Bolger looking at the career development needs of single parents , or Vaidehi Ranavaya considering how to decolonise career guidance. In between you will find a treasure trove of material inspired by the last 22 years of career development policy, research, theory and practice. Enjoy diving in!

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NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Professor Jaana Kettunen (Finnish Institute for Educational Research (FIER) of the University of Jyväskylä). The digitalization of career services and the use of digital tools by career practitioners have come under the spotlight during the COVID-19 pandemic.? information and communication technology in career guidance.?

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Adventures in Career Development

JULY 17, 2023

On Friday I was asked to present on Employability in higher education: Exploring contested rationalities at the Employability in programme development congress in Barcelona. The full presentation is at… Employability in higher education Download The full presentation is at… Employability in higher education Download

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APRIL 12, 2022

I’m really pleased to be able to contribute to an exciting new book entitled Mapping the future of undergraduate career education published by Routledge. The book explores trends and possibilities for undergraduate career education, the nature of the changing workplace, and its impact on students in colleges and universities.

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Adventures in Career Development

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Pete is a fellow of the National Institute for Career Education and Counselling (NICEC) and President Elect of the Career Development Institute (CDI). The lecture is entitled Career Development as Freedom. The key role of autonomy and freedom in ethical practice will be highlighted.

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Vantage Circle

AUGUST 9, 2024

Effective morale surveys typically include questions about job satisfaction, management support, work-life balance, and opportunities for growth and development. Professional Development Are there sufficient opportunities for professional growth and development? Do you feel encouraged to pursue further training and education?

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Vantage Circle

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Host a brief educational session about the traditions and history of Chinese New Year to foster cultural awareness and inclusivity. Organize fun and educational activities for children, such as interactive tours or hands-on workshops. Share educational content on fire safety and prevention to raise awareness among employees.

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Adventures in Career Development

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

On Monday I had the opportunity to go and talk about career and career guidance with a group of third year Education Studies students at the University of Derby. So that is what I tried to say. For anyone who is interested, here are the slides that I used.

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International Coach Academy

JULY 31, 2023

The first group of those looking to transition to leadership roles, this target group has several characteristics that make them a good fit for career coaching services: They are in a high-demand industry: The technology industry is growing rapidly and offers many opportunities for mid-career professionals to advance their careers.

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Adventures in Career Development

MAY 17, 2022

More generally I’m using this as an opportunity to talk to parents about the role that they can play in supporting their children’s career development. In general my message is that parents should talk about careers more, but try not to turn this into a big summit about the young person’s future.

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Adventures in Career Development

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Photo by RDNE Stock project on Pexels.com Thank you to David Andrews (Visiting Fellow at iCeGS) and co-author of The Careers Leader Handbook for this guest post. David Andrews For many years it has been argued that every teacher is a teacher of careers. I would argue yes, but we should not rely on this alone.

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Forbes Careers

APRIL 9, 2023

Even if you are still committed to traditional schooling for you (or your kids), these 5 alternative education options can still be part of your career development

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Adventures in Career Development

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Synthesis: The role of the secondary school teacher in career development All secondary schools should take a whole school approach to careers. At present careers education is not givena high enough priority in schools, but in future it should have mandated and timetabled time in the curriculum.

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Adventures in Career Development

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Yestersday, I had the opportunity to present to the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) in Wellington, New Zealand. The TEC is a Crown Agency which leads the Government’s relationship with the tertiary education sector in New Zealand and provides career services from education to employment.

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Adventures in Career Development

JUNE 11, 2024

But it is worth calling attention to the work of the Career Development Policy Group. This group is a coalition of careers sector organisations and stakeholders who campaign to influence policy. The main proposal that the group has made is called the Career Guidance Guarantee.

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Adventures in Career Development

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

I have just written a briefing paper for the Career Development Institute looking at Lord Blunkett’s report for the Labour Party, Learning and skills for economic recovery, social cohesion and a more equal Britain. In the paper I describe the vision that Blunkett’s paper sets out for the career development system.

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Adventures in Career Development

OCTOBER 1, 2024

The Journal of the National Institute for Career Education and Counselling is seeking submissions for the Spring 2025 issue. This issue will be an open call and articles may be submitted on any topic relevant to career development. Further information about the journal is here.

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JUNE 8, 2023

In late 2022 and early 2023 I undertook a small research project on behalf of the Norwegian Directorate for Skills and Higher Education. In it we were investigating European practice in the career development of researchers. Other countries are much earlier on the journey of developing a culture of researcher development.

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Adventures in Career Development

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Last week I posted an article on FE News in which I made some polite suggestions for what the forthcoming education select committee inquiry should say about career guidance. This is what I had to say… The Education Select Committee has recently launched a new inquiry into career education, information, advice and guidance.

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Adventures in Career Development

MARCH 30, 2023

Photo by Ingo Joseph on Pexels.com We have just received funding for a new PhD project entitled Educating people in deprived communities – What’s the problem represented to be. It will centre on a school or other educational setting, exploring how the area in which the school is located is understood by local stakeholders (e.g.

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Adventures in Career Development

MARCH 29, 2023

In this systematic review, we document 32 ROI studies across nine countries that address either school-based guidance or one of three congruent fields: widening participation in education, behaviour in schools and adult career guidance. investmet Career guidance for adults = 0.9x-109.6x Returns = 0.7x – 61.5x

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Vantage Circle

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

A Research from LinkedIn workplace study revealed that 94% of employees would stay longer at companies that invest in their career development and celebrate these achievement moments. In HR, we can celebrate these leadership milestones with tailored recognition and leadership development programs.

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Adventures in Career Development

JANUARY 8, 2024

The context for this is that the Labour Party has made a commitment to make people who pay for private education to pay some tax on school fees. In a situation in which paid for education has proven itself to be one of the main gateways through which people can access opportunity, it is a bit difficult to ignore. But, OK, fine!

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Adventures in Career Development

JUNE 6, 2022

It was a great privilege to be asked by Tom Richmond to talk about career education on the EDSK podcast, Inside your ED. It was really great to be able to go into a bit of depth about the history of recent careers policy and to consider what we could learn from it.

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Adventures in Career Development

MAY 23, 2024

Career education for social justice and equity Download There seemed to be a lot of interest in these approaches. We will hopefully be able to share a video version of our presentation soon, but for now here are our slides.

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Adventures in Career Development

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Essentially this is about how we can incorporate technologies into guidance and careers education in a purposeful way using ideas of instructional design. Mapping the future of undergraduate career education (pp.138-154). The role of digital technology in career development. Stebleton (Eds.) Routledge.

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CMOE

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Lean on these 23 best learning and development blogs to gain insights on elevating L&D at your organization. Learning & Development Blog by Dashe & Thomson Dashe & Thomson’s L&D blog holds numerous articles and guiding tips on current L&D trends of which professionals should be aware.

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Adventures in Career Development

MARCH 7, 2023

The Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills have just published a series of new reports looking at career guidance in Norwegian schools. This provides a powerful evidence base for the development of the countries career guidance system. New ambitions for career guidance in schools (Holm-Nordhagen et al.)

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JULY 2, 2024

This will be underpinned by substantial investment in research and skills development. There is also a recognition that the structure for people’s careers are getting more complex and that there is a need to respond to this through changes in the education system. But, no specific mention of careers education or guidance.

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