WEBINAR NUMBER 28: WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP? ARE WE ASKING CHILDREN THE WRONG QUESTION?

Studies of Early Career-Related Learning in Primary Schools in Ireland NEW DATE: 27th February 2025 TIME: 14.00 -15.30 (GMT) TO REGISTER CLICK HERE OVERVIEWThe question “What do you want to be when you grow up?” has long been a staple of childhood conversations. But are we asking children the right question? Recent studies of early…
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WEBINAR NUMBER 27 : MIGRATION AND WELLBEING TOWARDS A MORE INCLUSIVE WORLD

Migration and Wellbeing: Towards a More Inclusive World with Associate Professor Deirdre Hughes (University oif Warwick, Institute fore Employment Research), Emeritus Prof. Fusun Akkök (Middle East Technical University), and global guest panellists discussing all-age career support and effective approaches to working with migrants and refugees in communities, both in person and online. This is a…
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MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR

Click on the picture to open the newsletter and learn about a new webinar series for 2025 Deirdre and the team would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has engaged with our research and development (R&D), evaluation, and continuous professional development (CPD) activities throughout the year. Wherever you are in the world,…
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SPECIAL INVITATIONAL EVENT – HELP SHAPE THE FUTURE OF CAREERS IN COUNTY DURHAM

Are you passionate about strengthening the talent pipeline in County Durham? We are thrilled to invite you to attend one of our exclusive consultation events that will shape the future of careers support for young people and adults across the region. Please join us by selecting the event from the list below that you are…
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CAREERCHAT(UK) UK WINS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD – UK CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARD (UKCDA) 2024

CareerChat (UK) is thrilled to announce that we have won the prestigious Career Development Institute’s award for Use of Technology in Career Development. This accolade celebrates four years of innovative work on ‘CiCi,’ a truly groundbreaking curated careers chatbot drawing on AI, including large language models. CiCi stands for Careers innovation and Careers intelligence. Previously…
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AI WILL DIVERSIFY HUMAN THINKING, NOT REPLACE IT – TATA COMMUNICATIONS STUDY

A new study by Tata Communications on the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace finds that AI will diversify human thinking, rather than replace it. Carried out in collaboration with UC Berkeley professor Ken Goldberg, the study is based on inputs from 120 global business leaders like Tony Blair, Executive Chair of the…
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DEPARTMENT FOR THE ECONOMY MINISTER LYONS LAUNCHES NEW SKILLS STRATEGY FOR NORTHERN IRELAND

Investing in the skills and talent of our workforce will help unlock economic prosperity for everyone in our society, Northern ireland’s Economy Minister Gordon Lyons said today. https://www.economy-ni.gov.uk/news/lyons-launches-new-skills-strategy-northern-ireland#: The Minister was speaking at Belfast Met’s Titanic Quarter campus as he launched ‘Skills for a 10X Economy’, the Department for the Economy’s strategy to support more…
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THE COMMISSION ON THE FUTURE OF EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT

In 2021 The Institute for Employment Studies announced “The Commission on the Future of Employment Support has been set up to develop evidence-led proposals for reform of our system of employment support and services, so that it can better meet the needs of individuals, employers and our economy.” The Commission is defining employment support as…
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IMPROVING SKILLS AND POST-SCHOOL TRANSITIONS FOR UNDER-REPRESENTED YOUNG PEOPLE – R&D COMMISSIONED BY ENVISION

In October 2022, dmh associates was commissioned by Envision to: dmh associates is conducting the evaluation in 3 distinct phases: To access the latest report findings – Benchmarking essential skills progress

EVALUATION OF LONDON’S CAREERS PROGRAMME

In June 2024 Greater London Authority (GLA) commissioned dmh associates to conduct a a mixed methods evaluation of the London Careers Programme. The evaluation was led by Dr Deirdre Hughes OBE commencing in early July 2024 to the end of November 2024. The outcomes will be used to inform achievements of the current programme against…
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