Recent Reports, Official Responses and CDI Publications & Resources
Campaigns
Summary of CDI response to the Commons Education Committee inquiry into CEIAG - In March 2022 the CDI responded to the call for evidence. Evidence responses have now been published by the Commons Education Committee. (June 2022)
Reply to Letter from Minister Keegan - (Received February 2021)
Open Letter to Gillian Keegan MP, Minister for Apprenticeships and Skills - CDI as part of the Career Development Policy Group (October 2020)
Career guidance and the Plan for Jobs - Ensuring impact - CDI as part of the Career Development Policy Group (August 2020)
Reply to Letter from Gavin Williamson, SoS for Education - CDI as part of the Career Development Policy Group (August 2020)
Letter sent to 1000 individuals and organisations welcoming the Plan for Jobs and emphasising the need for a Career Guidance Guarantee - CDI as part of the Career Development Policy Group (July 2020)
Press release - Supporting our call for the government to publicly commit to a Career Guidance Guarantee - CDI as part of the Career Development Policy Group (July 2020)
Open Letter to Gavin Williamson, Secretary of State for Education - Career Development Policy Group (July 2020)
An emergency career development plan to maintain productivity and progression post-Covid-19 CDPG - Career Development Policy Group (June 2020)
Reports, responses and position papers
Providing personal career guidance interviews whilst working towards the Level 6 Diploma in Career Guidance and Development - CDI Position Statement (Nov 2022)
Learning and skills for economic recovery, social cohesion and a more equal Britain (The Blunkett Report) - CDI Briefing Paper (Nov 2022) written by Professor Tristram Hooley
Definitions Career development and related roles - CDI (November 2022)
The contribution of career development to public policy objectives: Recognising the potential with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals - CDI Briefing Paper (December 2021)
Careers Guidance in Schools and Colleges - A Guide to Best Practice and Commissioning Independent Career Guidance Services - Updated by the CDI (August 2021)
Careers guidance and access for education and training providers: Statutory guidance for schools and colleges on providing careers guidance - CDI Briefing (July 2021)
Understanding the role of the Careers Adviser within Personal Guidance - CDI Briefing (July 2021)
CDI briefing on amendments to the Skills and Post-16 Education Bill - CDI Briefing Note (14 July 2021)
CDI Briefing on the Skills and Post-16 Education Bill - CDI Briefing Paper (3 June 2021)
Securing the future: STEM careers provision in schools and colleges in England - EngineeringUK report, with contributions from the CDI (June 2021)
AI Digital Assistants - Frequently Asked Questions - CDI report based on the CDI Digital Strategy
Post Qualification Application to HE - CDI response (May 2021)
Submission to the The House of Lords Youth Unemployment Committee - CDI response (May 2021)
Scottish Parliament Election May 2021: Briefing for All Political Parties - CDI Briefing Paper (Draft - March 2021)
Safe and ethical use of web videoconferencing for personal careers guidance - CDI Position Paper (updated March 2021)
Careers Advisers and Careers Leaders in the 21st Century: Managing the Challenges of Covid-19 - CDI Briefing Paper (March 2021), written by CDI Fellows Anthony Barnes and Claire Nix
Career Action Planning - CDI Briefing Paper (March 2021), written by Liz Reece RCDP
Review of Post-16 level 2 and below study and qualifications in England – CDI response to Government Consultation (Feb 2021)
The Skills for Jobs White Paper - Implications for career development - CDI Briefing Paper (January 2021), written by Tristram Hooley
Review of post-16 qualifications at level 3 in England – CDI response to Government Consultation (January 2021)
The Workforce of the Future inquiry call for evidence - CDI December 2020
Personal Guidance in English Secondary Education: An initial Return-on-Investment estimate - Careers & Enterprise Company (November 2020)
Thoughts on Careers Leadership: a personal perspective from David Andrews - CDI (November 2020)
AGCAS HE Careers Service Resourcing Survey - AGCAS (September 2020)
Returning to Schools and Colleges: Guidance on face-to-face working this autumn - CDI (August 2020)
All Party Parliamentary Group on Apprenticeships - CDI response (July 2020)
Covid-19: Where Do I Go for Careers Support?- dmh associates, supported by CDI and Careers England (May 2020)
Evaluation of the Careers Leader Training - Institute for Employment Studies (May 2020)
Education Select Committee - Call for evidence: The impact of COVID-19 on education and children’s services - CDI (May 2020)
Taskforce on employment and career development as part of the response to Covid-19 - CDI and Career Development Policy Group (May 2020)
Personal Guidance and Group Careers Guidance - CDI Position Paper (February 2020)
Working Futures 2017-2027: Long-run labour market and skills projections for the UK- Rob Wilson & Sally-Anne Barnes, Institute for Employment Research, University of Warwick (Main report February 2020)
Delivering-Scotlands-Careers-Service- a focus on career managament skills 2020 - Skills Development Scotland (February 2020)
Consultation response - Qualifications Wales - CDI (February 2020)
Framework for careers, employability and enterprise education - CDI (January 2020)
Understanding the use of digital technology in the career development sector - research jointly funded by the CDI and University of Derby, written by Nicki Moore (November 2019)
Developing a careers policy: A briefing for schools, special schools and colleges - CDI Briefing Paper, written by Anthony Barnes (November 2019)
Response to the Higher Technical Education Government Consultation - CDI September 2019
The Mid-life MOT: an update on developments - CDI (September 2019)
Call for Evidence - Character and Resilience (DfE) - response submitted by the CDI (July 2019)
Review of post-16 qualifications at level 3 and below in England (DfE consultation) - response submitted by the CDI (June 2019)
Future of the Skills System (Policy Connect, the Skills Commission and Learning and Work Institute collaborative inquiry into the Further Education and skills system in England) - response submitted by the CDI (May 2019)
The impact of career guidance on the mental well-being of young people - CDI Briefing Paper, written by Dr Pete Robertson (February 2019)
State of the Nation 2018 report - published by the Careers & Enterprise Company (November 2018)
Workforce Needs of the Career Development Sector in the UK - published by The University of Derby (November 2018)
Careers guidance and access for education and training providers - Statutory guidance for governing bodies school leaders and school staff - published by the DfE (October 2018)
Careers guidance - Guide for further education colleges and sixth form colleges - published by the DfE (October 2018)
Destinations data - Good practice guide - published by the DfE (October 2018)
CDI response Early Years Education and Skills (Labour Party consultation) - published by the CDI (October 2018)
Next steps towards providing high quality career guidance for all - published by the CDI (September 2018)
CDI response Early Years Education and Skills (Labour Party consultation) - published by the CDI (June 2018)
Careers Guidance in Schools and Colleges - A Guide to Best Practice and Commissioning Independent Career Guidance Services - published by the CDI (June 2018) - August 2021 version now available
London Youth (2018) Hidden-in-Plain-Sight-Web-Version - published by London Youth
The SEND Gatsby Benchmark Toolkit - published by Careers & Enterprise Company (March 2018)
Thinking digitally in a digital world: A digital strategy for the career development sector - published by the CDI (January 2018)
Implementing the careers strategy in practice: ensuring that everyone makes the most of their skills and talents - Joint statement issued by the Career Management Quality Alliance (January 2018)
Careers guidance and access for education and training providers. Statutory guidance for governing bodies school leaders and school staff - (January 2018)
Careers strategy: making the most of everyone's skills and talents - (December 2017)
"CDI Briefing for Employers; UK Register of Career Development Professionals" - Published by the CDI (September 2017)
Guidance Counselling Core Competencies & Professional Practice (January 2017) IGC Republic of Ireland
"A careers strategy that works for everyone" - Position statement of the Career Management Quality Alliance (August 2017)
Career guidance services in England are in need of improvement, so why no proposals in the party manifestos? - Joint statement issued by the CDI and Careers England (May 2017)
Lifelong career development for all: careers services that work for everyone - CDI Manifesto for the General Election (May 2017)
How well do schools prepare children for their future? All-Party Parliamentary Group for Education (May 2017)
Certificate in Careers Leadership - CDI Academy (May 2017)
Definitions Career development and related roles - CDI (April 2017) - Replaced by the updated 2022 version
Response to 'Building our Industrial Strategy' Green Paper (January 2017) - CDI response submitted April 2017
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Youth Employment, Series 2 – Education into Employment - CDI written evidence (February 2017)
Building our Industrial Strategy (January 2017) - Government green paper
Careers Leaders in Schools - A CDI Briefing (January 2017)
Careers Professionals in the 21st Century - A Blueprint of Learning Outcomes for Professional Roles in the UK Career Development Sector and an Introduction to the Qualification in Career Development - CDI (December 2016)
Making a Difference - Careers and the World of Work: A Guide for Governors in Wales; (Welsh version) Careers Wales (November 2016)
Reforms to technical education: the vital role of career education and guidance (September 2016) CDI response to both the Report of the Independent Panel on Technical Education and the BIS and DfE Post-16 Skills Plan
CDI response to the Recommendations of the Business, Innovation and Skills and Education Committees Sub-Committee on Education, Skills and the Economy - Joint Report on Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (September 2016)
Moments of Choice: a turning point in the work of the Careers & Enterprise Company? - CDI response to Moments of Choice research and discussion (September 2016)
Improving Careers Support for Everyone in England (August 2016) - Joint statement issued by the CDI, Careers England, Assessment Services Ltd (matrix) and the Quality in Careers Consortium
Sam Young, a careers adviser in New Zealand, has reviewed all the journals relevant to the career development field. Drawing on an original list by David Winter (University of London, NICEC and ‘Careers - in Theory’ blog), Sam checked the career development focus and academic metrics of each journal to produce a summary list. Please see CDI’s Resources for CPD, located in the Members’ Area of the CDI website, as are details of ‘Careers - in Theory’ and other useful blogs.
Post-16 Skills Plan (July 2016) DBIS and DfE Post-16 Skills Plan Commentary
Careers education, information, advice and guidance (July 2016) Report of the Business, Innovation and Skills and Education Committees Sub-Committee on Education, Skills and the Economy
New strategy to transform the quality of careers education, advice and guidance for younr people (June 2016) written by David Andrews, published by iCeGs
How working with volunteers from the world of work can boost your careers information and advice provision in line with Ofsteds Common Inspection Fr (May 2016) Education and Employers in Association with the CDI
Professionalism in Careers: Careers England and CDI Briefing Paper (Mar 2016)
Framework for careers, employability and enterprise education (Nov 2015) updated and published by the CDI
The Economic Benefits of Career Guidance (July 2015) researched and written by Professor Tristram Hooley and Vanessa Dodd, of iCeGs for Careers England
Survey of Career Education and Guidance in Schools and Links with Employers (May 2015) researched and written by the CDI with Careers England for the new Careers and Enterprise Company
Revised Statutory Guidance (England) - Careers guidance and inspiration in schools (March 2015)
Letter sent to Nicky Morgan MP Secretary of State for Education following George Osborne's announcement in the Autumn Statement that £20million had been identified to improve careers services for young people (CDI - December 2014)
Why Does Employer Engagement Matter? A toolkit for managing employer activities in schools and colleges, written by Kath Wright (CDI - September 2014)
National Careers Council - Taking Action: Achieving a culture change in careers provision
Commissioned by the CDI and researched and written by the International Centre for Guidance Studies (iCeGS) - Understanding a 'career in careers': Learning from an analysis of current job and person specifications (2014)
Careers Guidance: Making all the difference - A guide for governors (May 2014)
David Andrews (Second Supplementary Paper) - The future of careers work in schools in England 2nd supplementary paper December 2013 (for publication)
Government Paper (September 2013) - Inspiration Vision Statement
Ofsted Report (September 2013) - Going in the right direction (Ofsted Report)
David Andrews (First Supplementary Paper) - The future of careers work in schools in England 1st supplementary paper July 2013
National Careers Council Report (June 2013) - An Aspiration Nation - Creating a culture change in careers provision
ACEG Framework - ACEG Framework CWRE ; ACEG learning outcomes
David Andrews (March 2013) - The future of careers work in schools in England March 2013