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Speakers Final Round-Up: Where Next? Future implications for policy, research and practice Session Content It is hoped that this Virtual International Conference will stimulate a wealth of ideas, including good and interesting policies and practices for career learning, digital transformation and equality, inclusion and diversity in a fast changing education and careers landscape. What key……

Speakers Mental toughness, health and wellbeing Session Content Dr Reinekke Lengelle will speak about personal development, resilience in the context of loss and grief, and how writing can facilitate this learning. To be healthily connected to ourselves via an internal dialogue that is both cognitively sound and affectively satisfying is the foundation of resilience in……

Speakers Why inclusion is integral to reskilling Britain and our long term recovery Session Content While the impact of Covid-19 continues to unfold and the reskilling agenda emerges as a critical solution to economic recovery, there is a growing risk that the principles of inclusion, diversity and social justice will become diluted in the rush……

Speakers Professionalisation of the career development workforce Session Content This session will explore whether career development can legitimately be regarded as a profession. It will examine aspects of professional identity and what this means for career development practitioners, including the challenges to professional identity and the importance of creating a sense of belonging. There is……

Speakers Session Content Day 3 Plenary Session Dr Deirdre Hughes will welcome delegates to the final day of the conference. This will be followed by a short talk from our guest speaker Sandra Cheyne from Skills Development Scotland. Our keynote speaker is Dr Anthony Mann who will discuss; Career guidance: from good practice to effective……