Category: 2015

  • HOUSE OF LORDS SELECT COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL MOBILITY CALL FOR EVIDENCE

    HOUSE OF LORDS SELECT COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL MOBILITY CALL FOR EVIDENCE Dr Deirdre Hughes, OBE, Principal Research Fellow, Warwick University, Institute for Employment Research (IER) and former Chair of the National Careers Council in England (2012 -2014) reporting to three Skills Ministers. I am pleased to submit evidence to this important inquiry into the transition…

  • Careers policy reviews: where next?

    Hughes, D. (2015). Careers policy reviews: where next? GMT Winter 2014/15, Higher Education Careers Service Unit: Manchester, p.7-10. Visit: http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f88fbf2a#/f88fbf2a/1  

  • Education, Skills & Productivity – the role of careers provision

    Hughes, D. (2015). Education, Skills & Productivity – the role of careers provision, London: Joint Education & BIS Select Committee Expert Paper, Portcullis House, Westminster, 5th November 2015 This briefing note has been prepared at the request of the Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) and Education Select Committees to feed into their joint invitational seminar…

  • London Ambitions: Shaping a careers offer for all young Londoners

    Hughes, D. (2015). London Ambitions: Shaping a careers offer for all young Londoners, London: London Mayor’s Office, London Enterprise Panel & London Councils. This report sets out the rationale for the London Ambitions Careers Offer. A distinctive London offer has to tackle the challenges of diversity and fragmentation. It needs to be applicable to a…

  • UK Country Report , International Centre for Career Development and Public Policy (ICCDPP)

    Hughes, D. (2015). UK Country Report , International Centre for Career Development and Public Policy (ICCDPP), Iowa, USA (14th -17th June 2015) This Country Report for an International Symposium ICCDP describes how technologies are used to support workforce preparation, placement, and development policies for young people in the UK. http://www.is2015.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/UnitedKingdom.pdf UnitedKingdom ICCDP country report

  • Careers provision: how to mend a fragmented system

    Hughes, D, (2015). Careers provision: how to mend a fragmented system, London: SSAT Journal 03, Summer 2015, pp.14-19. https://webcontent.ssatuk.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/SSAT-Journal-03-Excerpt.pdf This article considers the degree of attention needed by central and local government with local agencies to mend a fragmented careers support system for young people across England. It focuses on the UK productivity challenge to…