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Summary of discussion during CeGS Career Guidance Week on theme of 'Advancing Professional Skills'. This day aimed to focus on the needs of guidance practitioners by encouraging practitioners to consider their own skills and continuing professional development (CPD).
During the Careers Week held at the Centre for Guidance Studies in June 2006, one day was dedicated to consideration of advancing professional skills. Many thought provoking questions were raised, you can review these questions and respond with thoughts of your own here.

ADVANCING PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
30th June 2006.

Led by Siobhan Neary-Booth this day provided opportunities for guidance practitioners, trainees and interested observers to learn about new professional practices and to share knowledge, so enabling individuals to map out different ways in which they could develop meaningful professional development for themselves.  Workshops included:

Ethical Practice – what is it?

Advanced interviewing skills and underpinning theories

New Leadership skills in Guidance organisations

Practitioners as researchers – what are the benefits?

Delegates during the day raised the following questions, to which you can add your own thoughts and comments using the discussion features on this website.  You will need to join the site to contribute to discussions.

Key questions raised in the day

  • What proportion of a guidance worker’s time should be spent undergoing “cpd” activities?
  • Should cpd be compulsory for guidance practitioners? If so how should it be monitored?
    Who should pay for cpd?
  • How can we influence government policy when the government is not interested in meaningful consultation?
  • If ONE opinion is that NVQs don’t include enough theory – what has been done to introduce a “technical certificate” as per apprenticeships?
  • Is connexions here to stay? Will there be a reversion to Careers Advice?
  • Given the diversification and targeting of client groups there would seem a dearth of material on specifically effective practice (interventions). How can we speed up the production and sharing of high quality research into practice in this area?
  • In your opinion what are the advantages of training to be a personal adviser via the NVQ route as opposed to the QCG?

You may also be interested in related topics within this website including:

ethical practice

interviewing skills and theory for guidance practice

research in practice

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