Reflections on the series

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Re-framing service delivery, professional
practices and professional identities in UK
careers workESRC Seminar Series

• Reflections on the series next steps
• Jenny Bimrose

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Reframing the journey
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Reframing the host institutions

• East London Rachel Mulvey
• Glamorgan John Talbot
• Limerick Lucy Hearne
• West of Scotland Graham Allen Janet
  Moffatt
• Ulster Rob Millar
• Nottingham Trent Phil Mignot

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Reframing 3 way dialogue policy, research and
practice

Seminar location   Seminar date Participants confirmed Participants attended
University of East London 1st December, 2010 57 41
University of Glamorgan 31st March, 2011 50 45
University of Limerick 9th June, 2011 46 36
University of West of Scotland 29th November, 2011 52 44
University of Ulster 31st March, 2012  (41?) 31
Nottingham Trent University 20th June, 2012 45  
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Reframing the back story?
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Reframing the back-story?
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Reframing next steps?

• Career Profession Alliance
• (supporting economic productivity)
• Register of Career Development Professionals
• https//www.cparegister.org/public/report.aspx?mem
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Reframing next steps?

• National Careers Council
• provide advice to government on a strategic
  vision for the national careers service and
  allied career support services
• http//www.bis.gov.uk/policies/further-education-s
  kills/national-careers-council

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Reframing the role of HE?
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Reframing known and unknown?
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Reframing some key challenges?
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European International
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Reframing the future ideal?

• Responsible autonomy
• appointing good people creating the conditions
  in which they can get on with the job.
• ties are crucial a sense of belonging,
  community, identity
• Ref Radford, J. (2012) Looking back to look
  forward. Psychology in a changing world past,
  present future. UEL, June 2012.

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Reframing the future ideal?
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Reframing the future reality?

• The lesson is, now as always, adapt or perish.
• Ref Wells, H.G. (1920) Short History of the
  World

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Careers Work Innovation Website Details of all 6
ESRC seminars
http//www.careersinnovation.net/
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Special Symposium British Journal of Guidance
Counselling Spring, 2013