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Introduction
Clients and practitioners alike recognise the importance of labour market information in careers guidance - albeit, they are more often referring to labour market information's more sophisticated sister labour market intelligence. However, whilst there may be agreement that LMI is a vital component of career guidance work there is diversity in terms of how it might - or even should - be used.
This section gives an overview of some of the more recognisable frameworks that inform practice. This underpinning theory demonstrates that, whether practitioners consciously recognise it or not, it is likely that the way LMI is used reflects a particular approach. This matters, because the approach used will both influence the type of relationship formed with a client, the type of LMI that is considered to be most appropriate and the manner in which it is accessed and used.
Have a look at the section on 'underpinning theory' and then you might like to reflect on some of the case studies to consider if your way of working resonates with any particular approach, and if it does, to what extent you are comfortable with that?
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