THE DEVELOPMENT OF EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE IN GUIDANCE SERVICES IN SCHOOLS

26 May 2018

To access the full report visit: https://www.ncge.ie/sites/default/files/Final%20Dublin%20TCA%20Report%20-%20May%202018pdf The National Centre for Guidance in Education (NCGE)  commissioned Dr. Deirdre Hughes OBE (Director) and Trevor Carson (Senior Associate) to co-facilitate two thematic Transnational Co-operation Activity (TCA) seminars and to prepare a report on the process and outcomes. This brought together 47 participants from thirteen countries across Europe – Austria,…
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WEST MIDLANDS COMBINED AUTHORITY: VISION FOR A REGIONAL ALL-AGE CAREERS STRATEGY

26 May 2018

Deirdre Hughes has been commissioned by the West Midlands Combined Authority to work with colleagues on the design and development of an all-age careers strategy in the West Midlands region of England. This builds on models of good and interesting policies and practices at an international, national and regional level. Preliminary work began in late…
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JOINT TRAINING DAY FOR GO HIGHER WEST YORKSHIRE AND LEEDS CITY REGION ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIP

26 May 2018

  On  22nd May 2018, Senior Associate Karen Adriaanse delivered a keynote presentation (on behalf of Dr Deirdre Hughes) to a group of over 6o staff from the National Collaborative Outreach programme (NCOP) operated by Go Higher West Yorkshire and Leeds City Council’s careers and enterprise advisers. The aim of the event was a training…
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ADULT LEARNING: CHANCE, CIRCUMSTANCE, AND CHALLENGES

26 May 2018

Deirdre Hughes delivered a keynote address at a major Adult Learning Conference, organised by the Learning and Work Institute, in Cardiff on 16th May 2018. She focused on lifelong learning opportunities and challenges. She argued for both a national strategy and a regional/local focus on the delivery of adult learning provision customised to meet the…
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EDUCATION SELECT COMMITTEE, WEDNESDAY 16 MAY, COMMITTEE ROOM 15, PALACE OF WESTMINSTER

26 May 2018

The Committee questioned the Chief Executive and Chair of the Careers & Enterprise Company (CEC) on the organisation’s role in coordinating careers and enterprise support and the delivery of the Government’s careers strategy. The CEC was established as an independent social enterprise in 2015 with the aim of supporting schools and colleges in improving their…
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NATIONAL CAREERS SERVICE, WEST MIDLANDS – INSPIRATION AGENDA

26 May 2018

The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) in England introduced the Inspiration Agenda initiative in September 2013[1]. It is currently sponsored by the Department for Education (DfE) and funded through the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) until the contract formally ends on 30th September 2018. This evaluation draws on evidence-based research, using both…
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LMI FOR ALL

26 May 2018

LMI for All is an online data portal, which connects and standardises existing sources of high quality, reliable labour market information (LMI) with the aim of informing careers decisions. This data is made freely available via an Application Programming Interface (API) for use in websites and applications. LMI for All data can be used to…
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NEARLY HALF A MILLION ‘HIDDEN’ YOUNG PEOPLE LEFT WITHOUT STATE HELP TO SURVIVE AND FIND WORK

14 May 2018

New research has found that 480,000 16- to 24-year-olds are missing out on both benefits and advice – no less than 60 per cent of the official total of young jobless. The Deputy Political Editor of The Independent (Rob Merrick) says “many of them have good job prospects, boasting impressive GCSE qualifications and having continued…
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SKILLS NORTHERN IRELAND 2018: BRIDGING THE SKILLS GAP FOR NORTHERN IRELAND’S YOUNG PEOPLE AND FAMILIES WITH CAREERS, JOBS, SKILLS AND APPRENTICESHIPS

11 May 2018

It’s estimated that around 80,000 job opportunities will become available in Northern Ireland every year for the next ten years, with around 29,000 of these jobs needing to be filled by people leaving education or training. *Ulster University’s Northern Ireland 2017 Skills Barometer “Skills in Demand” report With Brexit looming, and predictions of stronger immigration controls,…
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SKILLS NORTHERN IRELAND 2017

11 May 2018

Skills Northern Ireland 2017 built on the success of Northern Ireland’s first major careers and skills event held previously in 2016 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3ZRF_MHr24  This 2017  major was designed to be a highly innovative, interactive and inspiring two day event,  which took place at the Titanic Exhibition Centre, Belfast. in 2017. The event was aimed at 14-19…
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