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Skills and Post-16 Education Bill: Careers information Today the government have issued an amendement to the Skills and Post 16 Education Bill in which they have made some important changes to the Baker Clause. High-quality careers education and guidance in school or college is critical to young people’s futures. It helps to prepare them for……

Demographic behaviour trends shaping the nation To view the report click here This latest report by McCrindle Research of Australia is written by Mark McCrindle, Sophie Renton and Kevin Leung. “Coined in the 1980’s, the VUCA acronym has been an apt summary of recent decades (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity). In 2018 at the World……

The Institute for Employability Professionals (IEP) has reecently published the 4th edition of their journal with dialogue and debate from the employability sector in which it shares articles and contributions from the sector. In this edition among the many interesting and useful contibutions are two articles, one by Deirdre Hughes and also by Senior Associate……

The Canadian Career Development Foundation (CCDF) has released its new career development competencies list. The project was funded with a grant from Employment and Social Development Canada. It involved many hours from volunteers informing the framework and multiple consultations with stakeholders far and wide. http://ccdp-pcdc.ca/en/Competency_Profile_CDP.pdf Along with the new list of competencies comes an updated……

FE News has published a new article by Deirdre Hughes in which she claims ” there has never been a more urgent time for this country’s young people to have access to highly visible careers support for all, not just the privileged few.” Following the Brexit, the impact of the Covid pandemic ” today’s young people face……