30th October 2012 Professor Jenny Bimrose Institute for Employment Research University of Warwick Re-framing service delivery, professional practices and.

30th October 2012 Professor Jenny Bimrose

Institute for Employment ResearchUniversity of Warwick

Re-framing service delivery, professional practices and

professional identities in UK careers work:

ESRC Seminar Series

ESCR Seminar Series: Partners

University of Warwick: Institute for Employment Research [lead]

Loughborough University: School of Business and Economics

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

Dialogue: 3 way – reciprocal exchange

Policy

ResearchPractice

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

Reframing: 3 way dialoguepolicy, 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 37

Six seminar topics: 2010 - 2012

• UK policy and practice• Professional associations• Professional identity formation• Stakeholder perspectives• Digital technologies• Learning from others

Special Symposium

British Journal of Guidance &

Counselling

Spring, 2013

Dedicated website

Evaluation

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5 minutes of your time!

Thank you – in anticipation.

Thank you!

For your active participation!