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What does the Labour Party manifesto mean for careers?

Adventures in Career Development

As they are the party most likely to form the new government it is important to think about what it means for the careers sector. Firstly the commitment to arbitrary fiscal rules may prove to be a serious limiter on the capacity of the government to act.

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Imagine if career guidance and employability could join forces

Adventures in Career Development

As employability professionals you are probably aware of the existence of the National Careers Service and the wider world of career guidance. Career guidance professionals work with clients to help them to manage their life, learning and work, to develop and articulate their skills and to make career decisions and transitions.

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Guest post: Secondary school teachers and careers: Implications for training and CPD

Adventures in Career Development

Through the informal conversations and more formal reviews that form tutors have with students, and the links that subject teachers make between the curriculum and careers, all teachers contribute to young people’s career development.

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Investing in careers: What is career guidance worth?

Adventures in Career Development

We note that effective career guidance is associated with a range of economic and social benefits and argue that ultimately higher employment, better skills alignment, increased productivity and improved employee engagement pay off at the national level for government, in terms of a well-functioning economy and improved tax returns.

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Careers leadership: An idea whose time has come

Adventures in Career Development

Careers are not just important to individuals, they also matter for families, communities and societies. Where people are able to effectively manage their careers it helps governments to ensure that the education system works effectively and that the skills we develop in learning are useful in the workplace.

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A mission to break down the barriers to opportunity – OK but what does it mean?

Adventures in Career Development

Earlier this week Kier Starmer set out his big vision for a Labour Government in what was trailed as a major speech. If you want to watch the whole speech, including an extended football analogy in which Starmer channels Ron Manager then here it is. Instead what it presents is a business school model for project management.

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Assuring Positive Career Choices: A Toolkit

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A big-picture person may hate that and instead enjoy vision or concept development. An introvert may have terrific technical skills but be drained by managing people’s issues. He posited that what they did best and most enjoyed doing could be the foundation for building their career searches.

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