Introduction
The Centre for Career and Personal Development is committed to providing high quality research of both an academic and applied nature in areas related to career and personal development. Staff at the Centre are engaged with meeting research and development needs posed by the current policy agenda alongside their own academic interests.
We are involved in the development of evidence-based practice and in undertaking new and collaborative projects that lead to the advancement of theory, policy and practice in the guidance field.
The Centre is involved currently in two funded research Projects;
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Developing an effective tool for the career path of secondary school students: a Leonardo da Vinci European project
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NICE - Developing a network for Career Counsellor Educators; an Erasmus project.
The CCPD recognises the importance of disseminating findings to inform practioners, the wider community, policy-makers, academics and other professionals. Staff at the Centre publish their work in books, and professional and academic journals; present papers at national and international conferences and contribute to occasional papers. We liaise closely throughout with those who fund research projects and disseminate findings to them as required, in the form of reports and/or through presentations.
The research interests of members of staff can be viewed on this website (see staff profiles), further details may be obtained by contacting individuals directly.
Our staff have well established links with colleagues in other higher education institutions and undertake collaborative research. Staff are also active members of a number of professional associations research committees, including the ICG Research Committee, Careers Guidance Today editorial board; the International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance (journal of the IAEVG); and the National Careers Research Network.
CCPD research activities are currently focussed on:
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Developing narrative approach for career guidance interviews
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Advancing a model to support personal learning and development in group work
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Exploring professional identity for practitioners working in integrated services for young people
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Examing issues facing young people relarted to prolonged transitions into the labour market
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Exploring the move from multiprofessional working to interprofessional working
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Investigating the influence of parents on young people's career choice
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Creating and implementing a career path tool for secondary schools, within a European partnership
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Working with others to form a European network of career counselling educators to promote innocative practice
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Researching models for effective engagement with e:guidance
Other Research Sources
Association for Career Education and Guidance (ACEG)|
The Association for Career Education and Guidance is for all people involved in the management and delivery of careers education and guidance for young people in the UK. Our key purpose is to promote excellence and innovation in CEG for all young people. Through our journals, newsletters, annual conference and website we keep members up to date.
Institute of Careers Guidance|
The Institute of Careers Guidance is at the leading edge of professional development, helping and supporting career guidance professionals to offer impartial, client-focussed career guidance.
International Association for Educational and Vocational Guidance (IAEVG) |
The aims of educational and vocational guidance are to assist students and adults to:
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understand and appreciate themselves.
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relate effectively to others
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develop appropriate educational and vocational training plans
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explore career alternatives
and people of all ages to cope with and integrate successfully in society and the labour market.
National Association for Educational Guidance for Adults (NAEGA) |
Aims to promote the provision of adult guidance services, to promote high standards of practice, to promote equal access to learning and work opportunities for all adults in the UK and to work in partnership with appropriate organisations to achieve our aims.
National Guidance Research Forum (NGRF)|
The website is created and maintained by guidance researchers and practioners in the UK to make available the latest thinking and evidence-based guidance practice.
National Institute for Careers Education and Counselling (NICEC) |
The National Institute for Careers Education and Counselling is a network organisation initiated and sponsored by the Careers Research Advisory Centre (CRAC). NICEC's objectives are
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to develop theory, through the convening of, and contributing to, seminars and conferences, and through a sustained output of thoughtful, informed and high quality publications.
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to inform policy through representation on national bodies, convening policy consultations and other activities.
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to enhance practice in the broad fields of career guidance and career development through staff development, consultancy and research.
National Library Resource for Guidance (NLRG)
The National Library Resource for Guidance|
Housed at the University of Derby, holds the UK's largest collection of guidance literature. This comprises historical and contemporary books, journals and reports, and unpublished materials. The NLRG also holds examples of guidance practice throughout the world.
The CCPD supports the development of careers guidance and guidance and the work-related curriculum, Connexions and IAG Services (Next Steps), by promoting access to its research and development facilities that are responsive to current needs and developments. It also hosts regular seminars and conferences, which are open to students, academics and practioners.
Careers Work Innovation|
Where you can find leading-edge ideas for careers work - including information-advice-and-guidance (iag), careers education (ce), career counselling, mentoring, coaching, personal-and-social development, learning for well-being, for a changing world, portfolio development and individual action-planning