Webinar number 6: Optimizing Career Engagement Across All Life’s Roles

Hosted by Dr Deirdre Hughes – dmh associates To view the recording of this webinar click HERE Presentation slides are available upon request : Email [email protected] Presenters: Dr. Deirdre Pickerell, CPHR, GCDF-I, Dean of Student Success at Yorkville University/Toronto Film School and Vice-President, Life Strategies Ltd & Dr. Roberta Borgen (Neault), CCC, CCDP, GCDF-I, President, Life…
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UNEMPLOYMENT RATE:HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE OUT OF WORK?

BBC report: Employers are cutting hundreds of thousands of jobs as Covid-19 continues to hit the economy. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-52660591 FE News Headline: Weak labour market figures driven by continued fall in hiring and spare capacity https://www.fenews.co.uk/fevoices/58266-uk-labour-market-november-2020?utm_source=FE+News&utm_campaign=60f0d4c47b- In a BBC report today The most recent unemployment rate – for July to September – was 4.8%, according to…
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CAREER READINESS IN THE PANDEMIC

How can we tell if young people are likely to be benefit from the career guidance and development that they engage in?  Now, more than ever as the Covid healthcare emergency morphs into an employment crisis, it is important to reflect on what works and why?  The only sure fire way to know is to…
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Career guidance / career development ‘rap’ by Jon Chase (UK)

Sometimes in life you meet someone for the first time and you’re super impressed by this person’s fantastic talent and skills. This is exactly what happened earlier this year when I attended an online virtual conference, organised by Learn by Design. I met Jon Chase – a highly accomplished yet humble person – one of…
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HOPE IN ACTION: APPLYING AN INTEGRATED COUNSELLING/COACHING APPROACH

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FOUR UK MINISTERS SHARE THEIR VIEWS ON EVOLVING EDUCATION AND CAREERS IN A COVID LANDSCAPE

It’s not often we have four Ministers from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland available during these very challenging times. My sincere thanks to Ministers and government officials for prioritising this during their busy schedules. These short videos offer insight to priorities and plans in the coming year. You may find the videos helpful in…
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TREASURY RELEASE AN EARLY TASTER OF COMPREHENSIVE SPENDING REVIEW

The Association of Colleges (AOC) in England highlight the Treasury has released an early taster of some of its Comprehensive Spending Review commitments in advance of tomorrow’s full announcement. “It includes a number of things that have already been trailed previously, and things that we (AOC) will be working with officials for more details on,…
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SUTTON TRUST REPORT ON THE IMPACT OF SCHOOL CLOSURES ON SOCIAL MOBILITY

The Sutton Trust has published a report showing that school closures will significantly impact the social mobility of the “covid generation” unless “significant efforts are made to address the impact on learning.” Its key findings were as follows: The report found that the long-term impact of school closures on future earnings is more than three times higher for pupils from less-well off homes…
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16:15 – 17:15 – Final Round-Up: Where Next? Future implications for policy, research and practice

Watch the recording of the session and download the presentation slides Final close with Rapper John Chase and Dr Deirdre Hughes The recording will be uploaded for the panel debate by the 30 October as there has been technical issues with the recording. Speakers Final Round-Up: Where Next? Future implications for policy, research and practice…
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14.45 – 15.45 – Mental toughness, health and wellbeing

Watch the recording of the session and download the presentation slides View the recording of the session. 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…
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