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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…
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…
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…
New date for the Online Research webinar (20th June) – Adventures in Career Development
Thanks to everyone who has booked to the Online Research webinar so far. We have had to change the date to Thursday 20th June, but it will be running twice at 5am UK time (mainly for non-UK audiences, but early risers are also welcome) and 11.30am UK time. The webinars are being held to celebrate…
One month to go until NICEC conference – Adventures in Career Development
There is just one month to go until NICEC conference. If you haven't booked your place yet, there is still time! The conference will focus on career and sustainability. We are defining sustainability broadly, as ‘the integration of social equity, economic vitality and environmental health and well-being in order to create thriving healthy, diverse and…
Policies for a green transition: Exploring contemporary environmental and sustainability policies for green guidance. – Adventures in Career Development
I am involved in a project called Exploring Green Guidance which is, unsurprisingly given the title, exploring what the idea of 'green guidance' means and develop new approaches to practice. We are just at the beginning of the project, but we have produced our first publication which is entitled Policies for a green transition. This…
Launch webinar: Online research – Adventures in Career Development
The webinar will take place twice first on Tuesday 18th June (10am, UK time) and secondly on Thursday 20th June (5am, UK time). Please book for the slot that makes most sense for your time zone. To celebrate the publication of their new book on online research methods, Professor Tristram Hooley and Dr Rachel Buchanan will be…
Can technologically mediated career guidance address inequalities – Adventures in Career Development
On Wednesday I was invited to address the OECD's conference Future dreaming: Career guidance in the age of digital technologies. I was invited to be part of a session looking at the intersection between digital technologies and social justice. This builds on the paper that I published with the OECD earlier this year called Challenging…
Career education for social justice and equity: In memory of Ronald Sultana – Adventures in Career Development
Last week, Rie Thomsen and I gave a webinar to practitioners in Australia via MyFuture. In it we talked about career guidance and social justice, paid tribute to the work of Ronald Sultana and set out our five signposts model. There seemed to be a lot of interest in these approaches. We will hopefully be…
New book: Online research – Adventures in Career Development
Rachel Buchanan and I have just produced a new book entitled Online Research. It is the second edition of my previous book Online Research Methods, but is to all intents and purposes a completely new book, as the last 10 years have completely revolutionised the practice of online research. In the book we provide a…
Flourishing while careering through an imperfect world – Adventures in Career Development
Today I'm presenting at the Canterbury Christ Church University conference on Living now, thriving together: Community sustainability and wellbeing for possible futures conference. This is part of my role as a visiting professor at CCCU. I'm going to be talking about Flourishing while careering in an imperfect world. This is what I'm planning to say.…
A systematic review of research into career guidance policy in the Nordic countries (2008-2022) – Adventures in Career Development
Over the last year or so I have been working with a very inspiring group of Nordic colleagues to investigate research into career guidance policy. This weekend we successfully published our article A systematic review of research into career guidance policy in the Nordic countries (2008-2022). In the article we look at the research which…
Reframing careers practice in a hybrid world – Adventures in Career Development
A couple of weeks ago I was very privaleged to take part in a CDI/NICEC webinar entitled Reframing career practice in a hybrid world. The event was hosted by Rosemary Mclean and Cathy Brown on behalf of NICEC and also saw contributions from me, Sikin Jynge and Nalayini Thambar. The whole event was recorded and…
Study for an MA in career development with me at the University of Derby – Adventures in Career Development
Are you interested in studying for an MA in Career Guidance and Development? If so, we are now 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 global research centre in career…
Is ‘integrated guidance’ a solution to supporting careers in a hybrid workplace? – Adventures in Career Development
Last week my colleague Sikin and I tool part in one of the Cutting Edge webinars organised by CDI and NICEC. These webinars are designed to connect research and theory with practice. This webinar included input from us, Rosemary Mclean, Cathy Brown and Nalayini Thambar. We were all discussing the shift of life and work…
Book now for NICEC conference 2024 – Adventures in Career Development
NICEC Conference 2024 is focused on Career and Sustainability. We are defining sustainability broadly, as ‘the integration of social equity, economic vitality and environmental health and well-being in order to create thriving healthy, diverse and resilient communities now and in the future'. It will be taking place on the 2nd and 3rd July in Birmingham,…
Ikke bare god å snakke med [Not just good to talk to] – Adventures in Career Development
My colleagues at the Inland Norway University have just released a new book called Ikke bare god å snakke med [Not just good to talk to]. It covers all aspects of professional career guidance in Norway and includes two chapters co-written by me. The book argues that career guidance addresses a range of big and…
A legacy of solidaric critique and hope for a better world: A meditation on the scholarly contribution of Ronald Sultana – Adventures in Career Development
I have been very pleased to collaborate on a new article with my colleagues Rie Thomsen and Manwel Debono on a new article exploring the legacy of Ronald Sultana. The article is called A legacy of solidaric critique and hope for a better world: A meditation on the scholarly contribution of Ronald Sultana and appears…
Exploring practitioners’ pedagogic stances in relation to integrated guidance: A Q-Method study – Adventures in Career Development
We have just published a new article in the Nordic Journal of Transitions, Careers and Guidance. In the article my colleagues Sikin, Ingrid and I explore how practitioners understand and relate to the concept of integrated guidance. We used a Q-method approach to examine this issue, which was methodologically new ground for me, so thanks…
Exploring the role of secondary teachers in building students career skills and knowledge – Adventures in Career Development
Photo by fauxels on Pexels.com On the 4th October 2023 Suzanne Rice and I convened an expert round table to discuss the role of secondary teachers in building students career skills and knowledge. The round table built on a research project which we had been undertaking for the previous six months, which explored the same…
Presentations on social justice, green guidance and international work in career guidance in Drammen – Adventures in Career Development
I've just finished a wonderful few days visit to the University of South-Eastern Norway (USN) in Drammen. I was invited to give some guest lectures to their students and to present a paper to their research group on career guidance. I've had a great time talking career guidance and research with all of the team…
Challenging social inequality through career guidance – Adventures in Career Development
I've just been involved in a new OECD paper entitled Challenging social inequality through career guidance: Insights from international data and practice. In it we look at the evidence that suggests that class, gender and ethnic and migrant status inequality structures peoples' careers and examine how career guidance can be used to challenge these kinds…
Why it is time to end our obsession with ‘resilience’ – Adventures in Career Development
On Friday it was Employee Appreciation Day so I teamed up with my colleague Professor Frances Maratos from the University of Derby to discuss resilience. In a blog post published on the University's website it we noted that resilience is increasingly seen as something the education system should foster and employers should encourage and develop, but…
Key themes in career guidance policy – Adventures in Career Development
On Saturday I was teaching on the University of Derby's Masters in Career Guidance and Development. We've recently deepened our discussion of career guidance policy and so I reworked the session that I've done in the past to focus on some of the big themes that have guided career guidance policy over the years. In…
Surviving the future: Presentation to Nottingham Business School – Adventures in Career Development
Yesterday I was invited to go to Nottingham Business School and talk about the future of career to the Future of Work conference (#fowconferencenbs2024). In the talk I tried to take on some of the big shifts that are happening in work (the growth of automation and AI and the climate in particular) and to…
The Castle (updated – with thanks to Franz Kafka and the lived experience of late digital capitalism) – Adventures in Career Development
It was late morning when K. arrived. The entrance to the organisation lay under deep snow. There was no sign of a reception desk and concrete, glass and steel created a barrier that it was impossible to see through. K. stood a long time on the gravel road that led towards the organisation, gazing upward…
Presentation to the Norwegian National Forum for Career Guidance – Adventures in Career Development
On Monday I was invited to speak at the Norwegian National Forum for Career Guidance in Oslo. This is the annual meeting between the government's Higher Education and Skills Directorate (HK-Dir) and key stakeholders including employers, trade unions, regional leaders in career guidance and the professional association. I presented on the importance of investing in…
Integrated guidance – Adventures in Career Development
Photo by Tranmautritam on Pexels.com I spent a few days last week talking about and teaching integrated guidance to students at Lillehammer. Essentially this is about how we can incorporate technologies into guidance and careers education in a purposeful way using ideas of instructional design. I'll hopefully have a new article coming out on this…
Exploring career theories – Adventures in Career Development
Photo by Merlin Lightpainting on Pexels.com I spend a lot of last week teaching career theory in Lillehammer with my colleague Sikin Jynge. As anyone who has ever taught a career theory course will know, it can be a challenging thing to teach. Career theory is supposed to help people to make the complexity of…
Why I’m supporting Jo Grady for UCU General Secretary – Adventures in Career Development
For those people who aren't in UK higher education, this post might be a little strange, please feel free to skip. I'm writing about this here because it is the platform that I have to try and influence something that is important in my life and in the life of other workers in the industry…
NICEC conference 2024: Call for papers and bookings now open – Adventures in Career Development
The NICEC conference 2024 will focus on career and sustainability. The concept of sustainability is defined broadly, as ‘the integration of social equity, economic vitality and environmental health and well-being in order to create thriving healthy, diverse and resilient communities now and in the future'. We will be looking at this topic through three important…