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The AI and Chatbot Revolution

The CDI Ethics and Professional Standards Committee invited Deirdre Hughes to produce a set of guidelines designed to inform and support careers advisers and CDI member organisations in their work and ongoing consideration of...


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The contribution of career development to public policy objectives: Recognising the potential with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

This paper seeks to do three things. Firstly, to outline the current international consensus on the contribution of career development to delivering on public policy goals. Secondly, to point to the unrecognised potential for...


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Understanding the role of the Careers Adviser within ‘Personal Guidance’

Registration shows that a Careers Adviser is professionally qualified at level 6 or higher in career guidance/development, abides by the CDI Code of Ethics which includes impartiality, and updates their skills and knowledge b...


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Securing the future - STEM careers provision in schools and colleges in England

The last year has been difficult for everyone. For young people, the pandemic and the lockdowns that came with it put a stop to their attending school or college and forced them to adjust to a whole new way of learning and li...


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Personal Guidance in English Secondary Education: An initial Return-on-Investment estimate

The Careers & Enterprise Company in England commissioned this report estimating the return on investment (ROI) of personal guidance in England, to inform discussions with the Department for Education and to build on the evalu...


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An emergency career development plan to maintain productivity and progression post-Covid-19

Briefing paper written by the Career Development Policy Group


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AI Digital Assistants - FAQs

AI Digital Assistants have emerged over the last decade and are now commonplace, embedded in the devices we use at home and work every day – computers, smartphones and televisions and smart speakers.


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Understanding the use of digital technology in the career development sector

This research, funded jointly by the UK’s Career Development Institute and the University of Derby, has been conducted at a time of rapid change in the availability and use of digital technologies. For the purposes of this re...


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The impact of career guidance on the mental well-being of young people

This paper will focus on the potential for career guidance to contribute to the mental health and well-being of young people. It will outline the reasons for concern, the potential contribution of career guidance, and make r...


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Professionalism in careers

This briefing paper sets out the background, evidence and key issues relating to professionalism in careers work in England.2 The work is produced on behalf of Careers England and the Career Development Institute (CDI), but t...


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The Economic Benefits of Career Guidance

This research paper sets out the evidence on the economic benefits of career guidance. It argues that although career guidance is primarily concerned with the individual it also offers major social and economic benefits. It i...


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Understanding a ‘career in careers’: Learning from an analysis of current job and person specifications

The Career Development Institute (CDI) is developing a career progression pathway for the career development sector. This report provides evidence which can inform the creation of such a framework. It is based on an analysis ...


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