Welcome to the Career Development Institute (CDI)
The CDI is the single UK-wide professional body for everyone working in the fields of career education; career information, advice and guidance; career coaching, career consultancy and career management. We opened our doors on 2 April 2013.
It had been the goal for many years of the founding bodies - ACEG; ACPi-UK; ICG and NAEGA - to join together and create a single voice for the Career Development sector.
As the professional body for the sector our aims are to support members to maintain their professionalism by helping them to:
- become qualified to a relevant level;
- adopt professional values and adhere to the CDI Code of Ethics;
- recognise the need to maintain and develop their own skills and knowledge;
- integrate current research and theory into practice;
- keep up to date with sectoral, societal and technological developments;
- publicly advocate for their profession in the interest of clients.
Our range of Member Benefits have been designed to meet these needs as have our Training and Events, Conferences and Webinar Series. We also produce a range of publications and reports and have a well-developed CPD Resources Area which is accessible via the members' only area.
As the awarding body for the Qualification in Career Guidance/Development we support universities to deliver a post graduate level programme to students which is responsive to the evolving needs of the sector and we moderate the QCG/D so that employers, stakeholders and clients are assured that the professional practice requirements have been met.
Although we are not a regulatory body we do promote the need for the appropriate qualification for the career development role being undertaken and have a Career Progression Pathway which explains this. This is based on the National Occupational Standards: Career Development which as custodians we refreshed and added to in 2014. The NOS: CD have also informed the development of new qualifications and Apprenticeships in Scotland.
At the request of the Government we also maintain the UK Register of Career Development Professionals. We encourage all career development professionals to join the Register to show that they are qualified to at least QCF level 6 or above/SCQF Level 11, abide by the CDI Code of Ethics and maintain and develop their competence by undertaking, reflecting upon and recording on the CDI site a minimum of 25 hours CPD each year. We also promote the use of the word Registered in front of relevant job titles to promote the value of using professionally qualified practitioners.
The CDI is governed by a Board and has a Council and Professional Standards Committee all of which represent members from the professional constituencies of career education, career guidance and career coaching and career coaching and consultancy and the national constituencies of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
Views from our 5000+ members, Professional Associates and Communities of Interest enable the CDI to lobby Governments and Assemblies on the value of career development services and to promote the need for relevantly qualified practitioners to provide these in whichever part of the sector they work.
We quality assure career development products and training via our Career Assured endorsement and annually celebrate the achievements of our members through the UK Career Development Awards.
Vacancies for jobs throughout the sector can be found on our Careers in Careers Jobs Board. The site is very flexible and employers can load up their vacancies here and practitioners can add their CVs and apply for jobs directly. We also offer a range of commercial opportunities for advertising on our website, Portico and in our quarterly magazine Career Matters; sponsorship and exhibiting at events; emailing members, and website banners and buttons.
Further information on all that we do can be found on the home page of this website. You can join the CDI as an Individual Member, Affiliate Organisation, School Affiliate, Student Member or Retired Member and join the Professional Register from this page.
Please look on the horizontal bar at the top of the home page and click on any of the tabs for further information.
Details of the CDI Team can be found below. Please contact the relevant person if you would like further information or have a specific question or suggestion.
The CDI Team
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General Office Telephone No.
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01384 376464
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Address
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Ground Floor
Copthall House
1 New Road
Stourbridge
DY8 1PH
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Office Hours:
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Mon - Thurs: 9:00am - 5:15pm
Fri: 9:00am - 4.45pm
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Jan Ellis
Chief Executive
01384 445626
07545 887064
jan.ellis@thecdi.net
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- Policy and strategy
- Membership
- Business development
- Events and conferences
- Marketing and communications
- Website
- Premises and infrastructure
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Claire Johnson
Professional Development
Manager
01384 376464
07947 385003
claire.johnson@thecdi.net
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- UK Register of Career Development Professionals
- Awarding Body and QCG/D
- Supporting student members
- Qualification queries
- Professional Development
- National Occupational Standards
- Career Progression Pathway & Competency Framework
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Laura Johnson
Finance Manager
01384 445630
accounts@thecdi.net
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- All aspects of finance
- Payment of expenses
- Direct manager of Financial Services Assistant
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Dan Hope
Membership Services Manager
01384 445621
dan.hope@thecdi.net
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- Office Manager
- Office and Infrastructure
- All aspects of individual, bulk and affiliate membership
- IT support and website development
- Direct manager of Membership Services Assistant and
Events Administrator
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Joanne Thorniley
Sponsorship & Advertising
01384 445627 (part-time)
joanne.thorniley@thecdi.net
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- Advertising and sponsorship
- Advertising for Career Matters
- Event sponsorship & exhibitions
- Commercial activities
- Careers in Careers Job Board
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Tanya Rushton
Financial Services Assistant
01384 445622
tanya.rushton@thecdi.net
Working hours:
Mon - Thu: 9:00am - 5:15pm
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- Assisting Finance Manager
- General office support
- Credit control and Financial admin
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Matthew Webster
Membership Services Assistant
01384 445624
matthew.webster@thecdi.net
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- Assisting Membership Services Manager
- Membership queries
- New Membership Applications
- Ongoing New Member support
- Careers in Careers Advertising
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Tracie Parkes
Training and Qualifications Coordinator
01384 445628
tracie.parkes@thecdi.net
Working hours:
Tue, Thu, Fri: 9:00am - 5:15pm
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- UK Register of Career Development Professionals
- QCD Administration
- Awarding Body and CDI Academy Administration
- Direct manager of Membership Services Assistant (Register and Qualifications)
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Lyn Burgess
Membership Services Assistant
(Register and Qualifications)
01384 445628
lyn.burgess@thecdi.net
Working hours:
Mon - Fri: 10:00am - 2:00pm
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- Assisting Training and Qualifications Coordinator
- General Professional Register queries
- QCD Administration
- Awarding Body and CDI Academy Administration
- Supporting student members
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Ashley Bott
Training Events & Social Media Administrator
01384 376464
ashley.bott@thecdi.net
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- Organising Administration for all training events
- Promotion of training events
- Social Media and Marketing
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Alison Dixon
Editor of Career Matters
editor@thecdi.net
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- Commissioning articles and features
- Editorial Board
- Production scheduling
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