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29th November 2011 Professor John Arnold Institute of Work Psychology University of Sheffield

Re-framing service delivery, professional practices and professional identities in UK careers work: ESRC Seminar Series. 29th November 2011 Professor John Arnold Institute of Work Psychology University of Sheffield. ESCR Seminar Series: Partners. University of Warwick:

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29th November 2011 Professor John Arnold Institute of Work Psychology University of Sheffield

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  1. Re-framing service delivery, professional practices and professional identities in UK careers work:ESRC Seminar Series 29th November 2011Professor John Arnold Institute of Work PsychologyUniversity of Sheffield

  2. ESCR Seminar Series: Partners University of Warwick: Institute for Employment Research [lead] Loughborough University: School of Business and Economics

  3. Aims • To foster interdisciplinary and inter-sectoral dialogue by bringing key stakeholders together to debate issues of mutual interest • To contribute to policy about the future shape of services and building workforce capacity • To deconstruct and reframe the professional identities of careers guidance and careers practitioners in the context of UK service delivery policies

  4. Dialogue: 3 way – reciprocal exchange

  5. Objectives • Identify features of a range of practices and how each is effective in particular settings • Examine careers guidance workers’ perceptions of their actual and ideal professional roles • Explore how best to develop integrated practice that enables access to opportunity in culturally diverse and disadvantaged settings • Evaluate existing, emerging and potential uses of digital technologies to deliver enhanced careers-work practice • Suggest how emerging career theory can most usefully be embedded in developing practice

  6. Six seminar topics: 2010 - 2012 • UK policy and practice • Professional associations • Professional identity formation • Digital technologies • Stakeholder perspectives • Learning from others

  7. Seminar venues • Autumn, 2010: University of East London • Spring, 2011: University of Glamorgan • Summer, 2011: University of Limerick • Autumn, 2011: University of West of Scotland • Spring, 2012: University of Ulster • Summer, 2012: Nottingham Trent University

  8. Dates for your diary! 5th Seminar: Venue: University of Ulster Date: 29th March, 2012 Theme: Stakeholder Perspectives 6th Seminar: Venue: Nottingham Trent University Date: 20th June, 2012 Theme: Learning from others: Equality & Diversity

  9. Dedicated website

  10. Careers Work Innovation Website http://www.careersinnovation.net/ Where you can find leading-edge ideas for careers

  11. Thank you! Look forward to your active participation!

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