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. I think that it is really important that education studies recognises the importance of career as a conceptual lens for thinking about education and career guidance…
Read moreCareers & employer engagement in schools – what works (ISE webinar)
Last month I had the opportunity to participate in an ISE webinar to talk about what works in careers and employer engagement in schools. It was a great opportunity as, as well as me, there were also employers and representatives of schools there. I talked about currently policy and practice, but then we all rolled…
Read moreCareers & employer engagement in schools – what works (ISE webinar)
Last month I had the opportunity to participate in an ISE webinar to talk about what works in careers and employer engagement in schools. It was a great opportunity as, as well as me, there were also employers and representatives of schools there. I talked about currently policy and practice, but then we all rolled…
Read morePodcast: Sustainability and career guidance
Photo by Narcisa Aciko on Pexels.com I recently had the opportunity to be interviewed as part of Veilederforum-podden (the Norwegian guidance forum’s new podcast). In the podcast I discuss the issue of sustainability in career guidance with Mari Thorbjørnsrud from the Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills. In the conversation we discuss both the…
Read moreThe importance of investing in a careers system: Presentation to the Tertiary Education Commission, New Zealand
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. The TEC invests over $3 billion into tertiary education and supporting…
Read moreBuilding good career guidance in schools
Today I ran a workshop on career guidance in schools for the CDANZ conference in Auckland, New Zealand. In it I tried to distil down the learning that we’ve had from 12-13 years of a school based career guidance system in England and use it to prompt some thinking about how colleagues might want to…
Read moreInvesting in the future: Why career development should be at the heart of public policy (Presentation to CDANZ conference 2023)
Yesterday I keynoted the Career Development Association of New Zealand conference in Auckland. It was a great first day, and wonderful to be together with such a wide group of committed practitioners from New Zealand and overseas. I was asked to talk about the idea of investment in career development services. My core message was…
Read moreThe future of career – Presentation to the Auckland Chamber of Commerce
I have just had the opportunity to present to the Auckland Chamber of Commerce about the importance of career and the future of work. My aim, as always in these things, was to try and present some kind of corrective to public and press scaremongering about the future, particularly in relation to AI and automation….
Read moreThe Power of Routines in Everyday Life
If you spend any time at all on social media, you’ve probably been suggested and have watched numerous videos about people’s daily routines. Have they inspired you enough to start forming your own yet? If not, read on to learn more about the power of routines and how they can improve your everyday life. The…
Read moreDiscussing career and agency on Hoda Kilani’s Career Info show
I was recently very privileged to be interviewed by Hoda Kilani’s Career Info show on YouTube. Hoda is a career development expert and practitioner based in Alberta, Canada. Hoda’s Career Info consists of career discussions with leading global experts in career development. Through these discussions she seeks to increase awareness about the importance of career…
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