This section of the forum provides links to relevant documents relating to recent initiatives affecting the structure and delivery of career guidance within IAG partnerships, HE, careers work in Scotland and Wales, Connexions (England).

Whatever our role, careers work does not take place in a vacuum. Given that much work concerned with the provision of careers information, advice, guidance, education and research is funded by government bodies, it is impossible to think about research in or on practice without recognising the impact of policy objectives. There’s no escaping the influence of government agendas.  It has been said that careers education and guidance possess:

‘a chameleon-like ability to change in hue according to the prevailing socio-economic climate and political forces’

(Bates, I., (1990) ‘The Politics of Careers Education and Guidance, A case for scrutiny’ in British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, Vol. 18, No. 1, Jan 1990, pp 66-83)

The Careers Service has, indeed, experienced a multitude of changes in recent years. The following links relate to recent initiatives relevant to these changes.

You are advised also to make use of the section on inter agency working which includes materials on partnerships.