Background (Extract from the research report) This project was borne out of a curious concern for the future of guidance. The instigation of new all powerful regulatory ‘Office for Students’, twinned with the impending impact of the Teaching Excellence Framework (and it’s weighting of performance indicators, such as DLHE/ Graduate Outcomes), are sizeable eruptions to…
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Yesterday, Ministers announced a new one-year trial, for the 2018 to 2019 funding year, which will enable more eligible adults to access AEB funding. Adult Education Budget (AEB) 2018 to 2019 increased flexibility for learners in receipt of low wage https://www.gov.uk/government/news/adult-education-budget-aeb-2018-to-2019-increased-flexibility-for-learners-in-receipt-of-low-wage A new trial will enable AEB providers to fully fund learners, who are employed…
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The Government published its response to the T level consultation on Friday 25 May 2018. This is a very comprehensive document and does pick up on many of the issues that were thought by many in the sector to be missing in the consultation. there is recognition that work needs to be done on the…
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A Public Consultation for the Career Guidance Review The Department of Education and Skills has committed in the National Skills Strategy 2025 and the Action Plan for Education 2016-2019, to commence an independent review of existing career guidance tools and career information for students and adults and recommend changes to improve the existing…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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