Progression in Kent: schools taking charge

This report sets out research into the practice of careers work in Kent.This report has been prepared by the International Centre for Guidance Studies (iCeGS) for Kent County Council. iCeGS was commissioned to conduct an independent investigation into the implications of the Education Act 2011 for schools in Kent. The findings were gathered from schools and key stakeholders in Kent. The conclusions do not necessarily represent official Kent County Council policy.Kent County Counci

Careering towards a wall? Careers guidance policy and election 2015

This article reviews recent policy in career guidance in the context of the 2015 election

Why we've all got to be digital career practitioners

This article discusses effective strategies for career development on the internet

How the internet changed career: framing the relationship between career development and online technologies

This article examines the inter-relationship between the internet and career development. It asks three inter-linked questions: How does the internet reshape the context within which individuals pursue their career? What skills and knowledge do people need in order to pursue their careers effectively using the internet? How can careers workers use the internet as a medium for the delivery of career support? The article develops conceptual architecture for answering these questions and in particular highlights the importance of the concept of digital career literacy

Career guidance and inspiration in schools

This is the thirtieth in an occasional series of briefing notes on key policy documents related to the future of career guidance services in England. The note has been prepared for Careers England by Professor Tristram Hooley.Careers Englan

The Kent model of career education and guidance

Kent County Counci

Graduate Careers in the Post-Brexit World

Tristram Hooley, Professor of Career Education at the University of Derby, offers a prognosis on Brexit’s effect on the graduate labour market. He argues that careers guidance should play a role in bringing about more equality in the aftermath of Brexit and in empowering the generation of young people whose voices were not heard in the referendum