Awards Shortlist 2024
Thank you to everyone who entered the UK Career Development Awards 2024. We had a fantastic range of nominations and the shortlisted entries for each award are listed per below.
With so many great entries, just being nominated is great recognition in itself. If you didn’t make the shortlist, we are sure that you will continue to build on your excellent work and we hope to see your future nominations.
Awards categories
- Career programme – pre-16 education
- Careers programme – post-16 education
- Careers Leader of the year
- Private/third sector Career Development Professional of the year
- Public sector Career Development Professional of the year
- Innovative employer engagement activity
- Use of technology in career development
- Research by a career development professional
Shortlist
Careers Programme – Pre-16 Education
Jenny Connick | CEO & Founder | Talentino Limited |
Rebecca Auterson | Head of Careers | Nottingham High School |
Careers Programme – Post-16 Education
Dan White, Paul Hohn & Su Connelly | IAG Manager / Advisers | Information, Advice and Guidance Service – Sheffield City Council |
Samantha Brown & Jennifer Fawcett-Jones | Satellite Manager & Careers Lead / Curriculum Manager & Careers Lead | Derwen College |
Traci Rabaca | Senior Operational Manager | Career Connect |
Careers Leader of the Year
Iffat Ahmad | Careers Leader | Batley Girls’ High School |
Tim Moody | Careers and Employability Lead | Truro & Penwith College |
Rebecca Auterson | Head of Careers | Nottingham High School |
Private/Third Sector Career Development Professional of the Year
Suzanne Collier | Career Development Consultant | Bookcareers.com |
Sianell White | Employability Lead | The SAMEE charity |
Public Sector Career Development Professional of the Year
Annmarie Wills | Working Wales Careers Adviser | Careers Wales |
Deborah Laaff | Senior Information, Advice and Guidance Development Worker | Hertfordshire County Council, Services for Young People |
Sue Lewis | WVPC/Careerpilot Manager | Western Vocational Progression Consortium at the University of Bath |
Innovative Employer Engagement Activity
Mark Owen | Head of Stakeholder Services | Careers Wales |
Leon Scott | Recruitment Consultant | Hays |
Use of Technology in Career Development
Associate Professor Deirdre Hughes OBE | Co-Founder and Director | CareerChat (UK) |
Gemma Sinclair | Northern Foundation School Careers Lead | NHS England North East and North Yorkshire |
Mark Owen | Head of Stakeholder Services | Careers Wales |
Research by a Career Development Professional
Dr Denise Taylor | Later Life Coach | Amazing People |
Danny Mirza | Lead Consultant | Coventry University London |
Associate Professor William E. Donald | Associate Professor of Sustainable Careers and Human Resource Management | Ronin Institute (USA) and University of Southampton |
Rodney Cox Lifetime Achievement Award and CDI Fellowships
In addition to these awards, the CDI Board will be presenting the Rodney Cox Lifetime Achievement Award to an individual who has made a huge contribution to the career development profession throughout their career. We will also be announcing our new CDI Fellows, recognising those who have supported the CDI and the profession over many years.