Hundreds of school pupils attend first NI Skills event in Titanic Quarter

Deirdre Hughes interview for Skill Northern Ireland event in Titanic Quarter Belfast 2016   Hundreds of school pupils attend first NI Skills event in Titanic Quarter

Gearing Up for STEM Skills Strategy and Action Plan – THAMES VALLEY BERKSHIRE

In mid-January 2017, Adviza commissioned Dr Deirdre Hughes, Principal Research Fellow at the University of Warwick, Institute for Employment Research (IER) to undertake the design of a STEM Strategy and Action Plan covering six geographical areas: Slough, the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, Bracknell Forest, Wokingham, Reading and West Berkshire. She led the IER…
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HOUSE OF LORDS SELECT COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL MOBILITY CALL FOR EVIDENCE

HOUSE OF LORDS SELECT COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL MOBILITY CALL FOR EVIDENCE Dr Deirdre Hughes, OBE, Principal Research Fellow, Warwick University, Institute for Employment Research (IER) and former Chair of the National Careers Council in England (2012 -2014) reporting to three Skills Ministers. I am pleased to submit evidence to this important inquiry into the transition…
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Careers Provision for Young people – Where Next?

Careers England Policy Commentary 32 The note has been prepared for Careers England by Dr Deirdre Hughes, OBE, Principal Research Fellow, University of Warwick, Institute for Employment Research (IER) In its election manifesto the Conservative Party set out its ambition to make this the most vibrant and dynamic country in the world.2 Delivering on this…
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Careers policy reviews: where next?

Hughes, D. (2015). Careers policy reviews: where next? GMT Winter 2014/15, Higher Education Careers Service Unit: Manchester, p.7-10. Visit: http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f88fbf2a#/f88fbf2a/1  

Testing Times: careers market policies and practices in England and The Netherlands

Hughes, D., Meijers, F. Kuijpers, M. (2014). Testing Times: careers market policies and practices in England and The Netherlands. British Journal for Guidance and Counselling,London: Routledge Online Access 8/8/2014. Visit: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03069885.2014.940280#.VEkBcEuaZfM  

Work inspiration for more young people in the UK: a call for action

Hughes, D. & Bimrose, J. (In Press). Work inspiration for more young people in the UK: a call for action, Seoul: Journal of Careers Education, KRIVET, South Korea, December 2014

Counseling in England, in Counseling Around the World: An International Handbook

Bimrose, J. and Hughes, D. (2013). Counseling in England, in Counseling Around the World: An International Handbook, 183 – 191, Editors: T. H. Hohenshil, N. E. Amundson & S. G. Niles, Alexandria, VA, USA: American Counseling Association

ESRC Policy Briefing: Reframing service delivery, professional practices and professional identities in UK careers work

Hughes, D. & Bimrose, J. (2013). ESRC Policy Briefing: Reframing service delivery, professional practices and professional identities in UK careers work, London: ESRC and Warwick University Institute for Employment Research (IER). Available at: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ier/research/semcomprfs/esrc_policy_briefing_final_101212.pdf  

Career adaptability and skills supply: rethinking conventional work life patterns, NGCE

Hughes, D. & Bimrose, J. (2013). Career adaptability and skills supply: rethinking conventional work life patterns, NGCE Journal, Dublin: National Centre for Guidance in Education pp. 4-8.