The Good Work Plan is government legislation to bring UK employment law in line with modern ways of working. It’s the result of the independent Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices commissioned by the prime minister. The government also launched 4 consultations to seek views on the detail of implementing the recommendations, covering: employment status (joint…
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Cedefop invited experts from its CareersNet network to provide an initial assessment of how the coronavirus health emergency has affected the delivery of career and lifelong guidance in their country or region. Responses suggest a seismic shift towards online learning and guidance delivery. Deirdre Hughes provided an overview of responses from each of the four…
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WISE Ability Services Dorset WISE Ability Services’ commissioned evaluation of the Building Better Opportunities (BBO) ‘UCan’ project in Dorset WISE Ability Services is highly committed to ensuring that the delivery, quality and impact of its work should be independently evaluated. As part of its ongoing continuous improvement, WISE Ability Services’ Building Better Opportunities (BBO) UCan…
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Britain’s recession is deep and wide, but new data reveals some towns and cities are hit harder than others. The coronavirus has triggered a public health crisis. But the effect on the economy is critically important, too. Our future health, wealth and happiness will be linked to our prosperity. This new report from Tortoise analysis…
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The lockdown continues in most countries of the EU neighbourhood and Central Asia. With the prospect of longer-term school closures, new measures are being taken to deal with the need to care for all learners, teachers and trainers, and impossibility of proceeding with end-of-year assessments. As school closures continue in most of the European Training…
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A report by Kerstin Holland (Head of International Relations, Estonia Unemployment Insurance Fund) and Anthony Mann (Senior Analyst, OECD Directorate for Education and Skills) With schools closed across the world in the face of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, education systems have understandably rushed to enable online teaching and learning. As schools adjust to a new…
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Sareena Hopkins, Founding Executive Officer of the Canadian Career Development Foundation (CCDF) has complied this paper aimed at Canadian Government. After receiving the invitation to provide input to Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) on the impact and implications of COVID-19 for the career development sector, the Canadian Career Development Foundation (CCDF) put out a…
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CareersNet was created to collect comparable and reliable information on a European scale in the field of lifelong guidance and career development issues. The gathered information and analysis aims at identification of gaps and solutions, beyond a snapshot of national guidance systems. Deirdre Hughes was formally appointed by Cedefop as the UK expert on lifelong guidance…
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This study on lifelong guidance (LLG) policy and practice in the EU focuses on trends, challenges and opportunities. Lifelong guidance aims to provide career development support for individuals of all ages, at all career stages. It includes careers information, advice, counselling, assessment of skills and mentoring. The report was published in February 2020. Barnes, S-A.,…
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This report published in February 2020 has been produced by the Institute for Employment Research (IER), University of Warwick with the support of the Gatsby Charitable Foundation and J.P. Morgan. https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ier/research/careerguidanceparents/ier_gatsby_jpm_parents-carers_final_report_v8_final.pdf It provides an evidence-based overview of relevant policies and practices aimed at parents and carers. The main findings highlight the importance of parents/carers in…
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