Hughes, D. (2015). London Ambitions: Shaping a careers offer for all young Londoners, London: London Mayor’s Office, London Enterprise Panel & London Councils. This report sets out the rationale for the London Ambitions Careers Offer. A distinctive London offer has to tackle the challenges of diversity and fragmentation. It needs to be applicable to a…
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Hughes, D. (2015). UK Country Report , International Centre for Career Development and Public Policy (ICCDPP), Iowa, USA (14th -17th June 2015) This Country Report for an International Symposium ICCDP describes how technologies are used to support workforce preparation, placement, and development policies for young people in the UK. http://www.is2015.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/UnitedKingdom.pdf UnitedKingdom ICCDP country report
Hughes, D, (2015). Careers provision: how to mend a fragmented system, London: SSAT Journal 03, Summer 2015, pp.14-19. https://webcontent.ssatuk.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/SSAT-Journal-03-Excerpt.pdf This article considers the degree of attention needed by central and local government with local agencies to mend a fragmented careers support system for young people across England. It focuses on the UK productivity challenge to…
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Hughes, D. (2014). Taking Action: Achieving a Culture Change in Careers Provision, London: National Careers Council Second Report to Government, London: England, September 2014 In 2012-14 the National Careers Council produced two reports for the Coalition Government. The Council consulted widely to find out what works and what more could be done to improve the…
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Hughes, D. (2014). A Forward Glance: Career development in a dynamic context, Career Development Association of Australia (CDDA) Journal, Sydney, May 2014.
Hughes, D. (2014). Inspiration: changing times. London: Prospects in Partnership Online Journal. April 2014. Issue 22 page 9 A plurality of careers provision now exists. Greater autonomy is devolved from government to head teachers and college leaders to run their institutions and teach lessons as they deem appropriate. A new national curriculum in 2014; new…
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Hughes, D. (2013). British Journal for Guidance and Counselling, London This article explores how the UK careers landscape in each of the four home nations is changing in response to neo-liberal policies. In this context, careers services are increasingly under pressure to demonstrate their added value, impact and returns on investment https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3701932
Hughes D (2013) Glasgow: Skills in Focus 10, Joint Skills Committee, Scotland. November 2013 This report highlights the need for a curriculum which integrates Career Management Skills, as well as the need to improve the capacities of students, parent/carers, and teachers. Particular emphasis is placed on the role that employers play in articulating future skills needs.…
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Hughes D (2013) British Journal for Guidance and Counselling, Volume 41, (1), February 2013, pp. 58-68. The careers profession is challenged significantly by government, employers and potential consumers to articulate its added value to society. Neoliberal discourses such as privatisation, deregulation, flexicurity and a self-help culture are impacting upon arrangements for the design and delivery of…
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Hughes D (2013) The purpose of this study is to review evidence from the UK, EU and other international countries of models of interesting policies and practices to inform an effective approach to adult IAG design and delivery for London and to offer potential evidence based policy options for consideration by the London Assembly Economy…
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