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Presentation to the ILO Africa Skills Hub – Adventures in Career Development
Today I had the opportunity to present with Dr Pedro Moreno da Fonseca of the International Labour Organisation to the ILO's Africa Skills Hub. We discussed the value of thinking about career, career development and career guidance to the achievement of a range of policy aims for African countries. We presented the career development framework…
Engaging with social justice in your work – Presentation to Solihull careers hub – Adventures in Career Development
Yesterday Keren Coney and I presented to careers advisers in the Solihull Careers Hub. This was part of a new initiative by the Hub to provide a developmental space for careers advisers. We really welcome this and are keen to support both careers leaders and careers advisers and recognise that sometimes this is best done…
Call for papers – Adventures in Career Development
We have just issued a call for papers for the launch conference of the Critical Perspectives on Career and Career Guidance network. Please consider submitting a proposal by 28th February. Some funding will be available to cover the costs of attending. Further information follows... https://cocag.co.uk/2025/02/05/career-guidance-policies-and-practices-in-europe-assessing-the-strengths-and-addressing-the-gaps/
How can and should secondary school teachers be involved inbuilding students’ career knowledge and skills? – Adventures in Career Development
Suzanne Rice and I have just published a new new paper entitled How can and should secondary school teachers be involved inbuilding students’ career knowledge and skills? A Delphi study of the expert community. It is open access, so you should be able to access it where ever you are. I hope that it will…
Call for Papers: NICEC Journal Vol.55 (Autumn 2025) – Adventures in Career Development
Submissions are now invited for volume 55 of the NICEC journal which will be published in Autumn 2025. In keeping with our new approach to the journal we are open to receiving articles on all topics. However, this issue will include a special collection guest edited by Emily Róisín Reid focused on career development as…
Introducing The Career Development Handbook – Adventures in Career Development
Last week we ran a webinar to provide an introduction to The Career Development Handbook. Just in case you have missed it, this is a new book written by Gill Frigerio, Rosie Alexander and myself. The book is designed to give a comprehensive introduction to the field and practice of career development. The book is…
Using the The Career Development Handbook: A one day workshop – Adventures in Career Development
Thursday 6th March - 9.30am to 4.30pmLocation: Kedleston Road Campus, Derby DE22 1GB£125 At the start of March we are offering a once in a lifetime opportunity to spend the day with me, Gill Frigerio and Rosie Alexander for a one day workshop exploring The Career Development Handbook. The workshop will help you to: Understand…
The future of career guidance in public employment services – Adventures in Career Development
Earlier this week I participated in a seminar organised by the World Association of Public Employment Services. In this I had the opportunity to present some of the work that we have been doing on career guidance in public employment service. As well as my presentation on the results of the survey we also heard…
Career guidance in public employment services – Adventures in Career Development
I have just finished a project in which iCeGS has collaborated with the World Association of Public Employment Services and the International Centre for Career Development and Public Policy. In this project we sought to explore the provision of career guidance in public employment services globally. The report finds that there is a global footprint…
Is the concept of calling still relevant to career decision making in Norway? – Adventures in Career Development
We have just published a new article in the Indian Journal of Career and Livelihood Planning. This is an open access journal so the article is freely available to anyone who is interested. Schulstok, T., Kjærgård, R., Hanson, J., & Hooley, T. (2024). Is the Concept of Calling still Relevant to Career Decision Making in…
New year, new me (again) – Adventures in Career Development
So every year I publish my New Year's Resolutions on this blog. This is an attempt at some kind of reflective practice and also a desire to give myself some accountability for the things that I want to do. At the end of the year I review my progress against these resolutions and let people…
And so passes another year – Adventures in Career Development
Every year I post some New Year's resolutions. I haven't got around to doing this year's yet, but I will do. But, I also review last year's resolutions as a form of reflection on my life and practice. So, that is what I'm going to do in this post. I posted my New Year's resolutions…
Come and work with us at iCeGS: Research Assistant vacancy – Adventures in Career Development
At iCeGS we are recruiting a new research assistant. The role will support the growth and development of research and consultancy in the area of careers, employability, and the relationship between education and work. We are looking for someone with a degree in social sciences, education or a related discipline. Ideally you will have experience…
Career Development Handbook now available in Sweden and the Nordic countries – Adventures in Career Development
Our new book The Career Development Handbook is now available in Sweden and the Nordic countries via Adlibris. I suspect that it will also be easier for others in Europe to get the book via this route. For those of us in the UK, we can still buy it direct from the Trotman website. Hope…
Imaging education for the green transition and the future of work: Presentation to the Jeju education for designing a happy future – Adventures in Career Development
Yesterday I was set to fly to South Korea to address the Jeju education for designing a happy future conference. But, sadly the imposition of martial law gave me pause for thought and I decided not to get on the plane. Thankfully it now appears that the coup has been defeated and South Korea's democracy…
Breaking through… Why career development matters for people, for politics and for the profession – Adventures in Career Development
I've spent the last couple of days at the CDI conference. This was a great experience and was the biggest of these conferences since the pandemic. We heard some very encouraging things from the Department for Education (although there is still some considerable way to go with this). I felt that there was a very…
Please help me with our construction survey – Adventures in Career Development
I have been involved in running a survey on careers professionals attitudes to construction for the last three years. It has been a really useful survey (see my recent post setting out some of the findings). But, if we are going to do this kind of research, we really need everyone to engage with the…
The Career Development Handbook – Adventures in Career Development
Trotman have just published the new book that I have written with Rosie Alexander and Gill Frigerio. Entitled The Career Development Handbook it sets out everything that you ever wanted to know about career development policy, practice and theory. The book is aimed at new and training careers professionals. So in the UK that is…
NICEC Journal special issue on career and sustainability – Adventures in Career Development
We have just published a new issue of the NICEC Journal which focuses on career and sustainability. I had the great pleasure of editing this special issue, so if you want to find out more you can read my editorial. Other articles address. Enhancing the sustainability of careers in disruptive times by Ans De Vos…
Career guidance practitioners’ attitudes to construction – Adventures in Career Development
For the last few years, the Construction Industry Training Board has been undertaking research with careers practitioners to find out how they are engaging with the construction section. In this blog we set out some of the main findings from last year and explore what the implications might be for careers practice. The overall picture…
Call for papers: Career guidance and schools – Adventures in Career Development
I will be keynoting the online Career Guidance in Science and Practice conference next April. This looks like it is going to be a fantastic event which will bring people together to discuss career guidance in schools. The organisers are currently calling for papers, workshops and other contributions focused on career guidance in schools. If…
Book your place for iCeGS annual lecture 2024: Professor Guðbjörg Vilhjálmsdóttir on ‘counselling socially disadvantaged clients’ – Adventures in Career Development
The iCeGS annual lecture will take place on the 20th November 2024 at the Kedleston Road, Derby Campus. Attendance is free, but pre-booking is essential. The lecture will be given by Gudbjörg Vilhjálmsdóttir, Professor Emerita, University of Iceland and Professor at the Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences. She will discuss the evidence on 'counselling…
Call for papers for the NICEC journal – Adventures in Career Development
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. For consideration, full articles need to be submitted by December 6th 2024 to the journal platform. Further information…
Transitions and recruitment in the Midlands – Adventures in Career Development
Today I'm addressing the Institute of Student Employers Midlands group. I'm going to be talking about the policy context for student transitions and recruitment and then moving on to give some data about both the supply and demand sides of the student labour market. In particular I'm interested in thinking about how we can build…
Come and work with us at iCeGS as a Lecturer in Career Development – Adventures in Career Development
An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a Lecturer in Career Development (Teaching) to support the growth and development of our teaching and learning portfolio, including the MA in Career Guidance and Development which incorporates the Qualification in Career Development (QCD) awarded by the Career Development Institute and our Career Leaders programmes. Further details are…
Keynoting the CDI conference – Adventures in Career Development
I'm pleased to announce that I will be keynoting the CDI conference on the 26th & 27th November at the Studio, Birmingham. I will be talking about how career guidance can support us in breaking down barriers to opportunity. As well as me there will also be speeches from Jane Hubbuck (Deputy Director for Careers, Department…
A career development handbook for low- and middle-income countries – Adventures in Career Development
Over the summer the International Labour Organization published a new handbook for career development for low- and middle-income countries. The handbook introduces a new career development framework that can be used to establish career education and career guidance programmes. It can be used to enhance, integrate and develop curricular and non-curricular activities and help organise…
Last chance to sign up for an MA in career guidance and development this year – Adventures in Career Development
It is almost time to start our new intake for the MA in Career Guidance and Development at the University of Derby? We are still open for applications for the 24/25 academic year for our MA programme. If you study with us you will become part of the International Centre for Guidance Studies which is the leading…
Online research: Launch webinar – Adventures in Career Development
At the end of May I released a new book called Online Research which I co-authored with Rachel Buchanan. To give people an insight into the new book we organised a webinar last month, which we have now posted on the iCeGS YouTube Channel. In the webinar we discuss the book, some of the key…
Evidence on green guidance: A review of the literature – Adventures in Career Development
The Exploring Green Guidance project has just published a new literature review focusing on the evidence that supports green guidance. The paper explores literature which examines the intersection between career, career guidance, sustainability, green issues and environmental concerns. It finds that the literature is clear that climate change is real and already happening and that…
Technology and inequality – Adventures in Career Development
I recently participated in a panel discussion on 'technology and inequalities' as part of the OECD's Future Dreaming Conference 2024. In the discussion, myself, Anthony Mann and Tricia Berry discuss the way in which careers interventions can disrupt inequality and explore how they interface with new technologies. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0HvySHcyEM
What does the Green Party manifesto mean for careers? – Adventures in Career Development
Like Pokemon, I've got to catch em all (my cultural references are as on point as the King's). So before the election I'm going to quickly report on the Green Party's manifesto. The manifesto is called Real Hope, Real Change which is essentially the party trolling the other political parties in a fairly amusing way.…
Guest post: Should Job Centres provide career guidance? – Adventures in Career Development
In the light of the Labour Party's promise to align Jobcentre Plus and the National Careers Service in England, Professor Pete Robertson offers some useful reflections on the opportunities , and pitfalls, that such a move might offer. One of the promises in the Labour Party manifesto for the Westminster election is to kickstart economic…
What does the Reform Party manifesto mean for careers – Adventures in Career Development
My tour of the manifestos has now reached Britain populist right wing party the Reform Party (the people who brought you Brexit). At the time of writing they are surging in the polls and looking to capture around a sixth of the votes. Because of our weird electoral system this is only likely to result…
Career Development Policy Group: Election webinar – Adventures in Career Development
Earlier this week I participated in a webinar organised by the Career Development Policy Group to discuss the current election and what it means for career guidance. We discussed the Career Guidance Guarantee and talked through the party manifestos. It is worth a listen if you are interested in these kinds of policy issues. https://www.youtube.com/live/aGRe3dpPIrk
Practitioners perspectives on green guidance – Adventures in Career Development
We have just published a new paper as part of the Exploring Green Guidance project. The paper sets out the findings of a survey of 674 (mainly European) career guidance practitioners conducted in late 2023 and early 2024 about green guidance. The survey reports that the clients of career guidance need help with a range…
What does the Lib Dem manifesto mean for careers – Adventures in Career Development
I'm working my way through all the manifestos for parties in the current election to see what they have to offer for careers. I started with the current government (pretty much ignores careers), then went to the Labour Party (not bad on career, but not so good on the wider economic and public sector picture).…
What does the Labour Party manifesto mean for careers? – Adventures in Career Development
The Labour Party have now launched their manifesto, which is simply entitled Change. 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. As ever there are lots of people who have offered more detailed analysis of what the whole…
What does the Conservative manifesto mean for careers? – Adventures in Career Development
It is the time of the election when parties start to release their manifestos. As I have done oft times before, I will try and keep up and give my take on what the different parties are promising for careers. First up The Conservative and Unionist Party Manifesto 2024 which is entitled Clear plan, bold…
The Career Guidance Guarantee – Adventures in Career Development
As you will have probably spotted, there is an election on in the UK. I'm hoping to say a lot more about this over the next few days, but I'm struggling a bit to find the time. But it is worth calling attention to the work of the Career Development Policy Group. This group is…