Free Webinars and Open Meetings

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Introduction to Using Webinar Technology (Free webinar)

Webinar training programmes are growing in popularity due to increasing pressures of time and less flexibility and availability to physically attend training and continuous professional development opportunities.  However, although webinars provide many solutions, they carry an assumption that everyone is familiar with the technology and feels comfortable participating in online activity.

Webinbar Presenter: Johnathan Ambrose

Researching Higher Education Options and New Degree Courses (Free Webinar)

Providing guidance to young people in the changing world of higher education is harder than ever. Staying up to date and understanding the complexities and nuances of the system is ever more challenging, yet can be vital to the successful outcomes of your students. 

Although we have not won any awards for it, the CDI website is a dynamic and growing source of information for members and non-members. It is host to critical information about accredited and non-accredited training opportunities; the careersincareers job board; news and resources; the Professional Register; a CPD recording area and growing CPD resources bank, accessible to members’ only.

Webinar Presenter: Dan Hope

The Quality in Careers Standard – The Benefits For Your School, Careers Department and Students (Free Webinar)

A growing number of institutions already either hold, or are working towards, the single national careers education, information, advice and guidance (CEIAG) quality award – the Quality in Careers Standard. The Standard is relevant to all parts of the UK, but there has been a spike in interest, particularly in England since the publication of government recommendations that all schools should work towards the Quality in Careers Standard (DfE Statutory Guidance, updated April 2017). The aim of this webinar is to raise awareness of this unique national quality standard and address the main questions (and concerns) for career professionals about quality award processes – everything from how long it takes to achieve the national award to the choice of awarding body and costs.

There Has Never Been a More Important Time to Join the UK Register of Career Development Professionals (Free Webinar)

Join this new webinar led by Professional Development Manager, Claire Johnson and find out about the benefits of being on the Register, how the CDI supports your professional development and what you need to do to maintain your registered professional status. This webinar will also be useful to you if you work anywhere in the UK and if you also have a role as a private practitioner.

Digital Career Management (Free Webinar - Scotland)

Advanced technologies of the 21^st century is significantly impacting the way the employment market is accessed.  This requires young people (and adults) to develop and utilise digital skills and competencies using social media to learn about/apply for training and job opportunities and to manage their career.  To facilitate this career professionals, need to fully understand the nature of social media and wider digital career literacy within careers guidance and to develop their own knowledge of how to enhance a personal brand. 

Webinbar Presenter: Johnathan Ambrose

Student Finance, Scholarships and Bursaries (Free Webinar)

Student finance is a contentious and complex issue for students, parents and their advisers. This webinar will provide an update on student finance, entitlement and application procedures as well as an overview of how to find out about and apply for scholarships and bursaries.

There is a wide range of options available to students considering university study abroad taught in English, from English-speaking countries such as Ireland, the USA and Australia, to more exotic options such as Japan, Latvia or Qatar.

Quick Ways to Develop Confidence in Clients (Free Webinar – Wales)

As interventions get shorter and management targets and expectations increase, it can be a challenge to help an under confident client be successful. In this webinar you’ll discover some really quick, unique, and proven techniques which you can teach your clients of any age. They only take a couple of minutes each and they will help your clients nail their next challenge be it an interview, presentation or pitch, whatever the context.

Tour around the website – Welcome to the CDI (Free Webinar)

 Although we have not won any awards for it, the CDI website is a dynamic and growing source of information for members and non-members. It is host to critical information about accredited and non-accredited training opportunities; the careersincareers job board; news and resources; the Professional Register; a CPD recording area and growing CPD resources bank, accessible to members’ only.

There Has Never Been a More Important Time to Join the UK Register of Career Development Professionals (Free Webinar)

Tues 20th March 

Wed 11th April

Join this webinar led by Professional Development Manager, Claire Johnson and find out about the benefits of being on the Register, how the CDI supports your professional development and what you need to do to maintain your registered professional status. This webinar will also be useful to you if you work anywhere in the UK and if you also have a role as a private practitioner.

Introduction to Using Webinar Technology (Free webinar)

Digital Career Management (Free Webinar - Scotland)

Advanced technologies of the 21^st century is significantly impacting the way the employment market is accessed.  This requires young people (and adults) to develop and utilise digital skills and competencies using social media to learn about/apply for training and job opportunities and to manage their career.  To facilitate this career professionals, need to fully understand the nature of social media and wider digital career literacy within careers guidance and to develop their own knowledge of how to enhance a personal brand. 

Webinbar Presenter: Johnathan Ambrose